Sterile Technique & Transmission Based Precautions

Masks should be worn within____feet of a droplet isolation person

• 3
• 6
• 10

Hand must be washed _____after removing gloves

• never
• sometimes
• always

Free from all organisms including spores and viruses

• contaminated
• sterile

The first step in donning PPE

• wash your hands
• mask
• gown
• gloves

The correct way to clean  a wound

• whatever way you want
• from inner to outer in a circular manner
• from outer to inner in a circular manner

What should we be using with all patients, all of the time?

• Contact Isolation
• Transmission-based Precautions
• Droplet Isolation
• Standard Precautions

Which of the following are signs or symptoms of a localized infection?

• Fever, chills, nausea/vomiting
• Heat, pain, swelling
• Headache, confusion, weakness
• Body aches, drop in blood pressure, fever

This means that pathogens that are spread by touching contaminated items. 

• Standard Precautions
• Isolation Precautions
• Droplet Precautions
• Contact Precautions

When your hands are visibly soiled, you should: 

• Put on gloves immediately
• Clean hands with hospital provided hand sanitizer
• Wash your hands with soap and water
• Report the exposure to your supervisor

The amount of time is should take to wash your hands

• 10-20 seconds

• 15-20 seconds

• 20-30 seconds