Chapter 6 Infection Control

Which Precaution is NOT a Droplet Precaution?

• Wearing a mask

• Washing hands before and after leaving the room

• Keeping a 3-6 feet distance from infected person

• Wearing a special N95 respirator mask

What are the three types of Transmission Based Precautions?

• Airborne Precaution

• Infection Precaution

• Droplet Precaution

• Contact Precaution

You must always wash hands before and after using PPE

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the correct order of the Chain of Infection?

• reservoir, portal of entry, portal of exit, causative agent, mode of transmission, susceptible host

• causative agent, reservoir, portal of entry, mode of transmission, portal of exit, susceptible host

• causative agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

• mode of transmission, reservoir, causative agent, susceptible host, portal of exit

A (a)   infection is limited to a specific location of the body

How are blood borne diseases transmitted?

• By hugging an infected person

• By touching something an infected person has touched

• By standing too close to an infected person when he coughs

• By contact with blood or body fluids

What are two common types of MDROs?

• MRSA

• Influenza

• Norovirus

• VRE

Making an area or object free of all microorganisms is called

• Infection prevention

• Disinfection

• Transmission

• Surgical asepsis

Immunity given by a vaccine lasts forever

• FALSE

• TRUE

(a)   is a federal government agency that issues guidelines to protect and improve health