Exam 35: Infection Control Practices

What is the proper placement order when multiple PPEs are needed for the protection of the healthcare worker?

Part of the medical assistant's responsibility is to run the autoclave to sterilize instruments, and once a week the MA should include a biological sterilization indicator with a load as a general quality control measure. Today, she notices that the biological indicator from yesterday's load is positive. What does a positive result mean?

The goal of medical asepsis in the medical facility is to ____.

Which of the following diseases must be reported to the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System of the CDC?

Which of the following instruments and equipment must be sterilized before use?

Which of the following equipment is categorized as a semi-critical item?

Which of the following is the appropriate way to wrap instruments for sterilization?

Which of these diseases is reported to the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System as required by the CDC?

When wrapping items to sterilize in an autoclave, all hinged instruments should be placed in the ____ position.

The SSI classification that involves tissues such as fascia and muscle is called _____ _____.

The cleaning process that is required for all instruments that penetrate the skin or that come in contact with normally sterile areas of the tissues and internal organs is ____.

Which of the following is not part of the respiratory hygiene recommendations established by the CDC?

The SSI classification that includes organs and cavities but excludes skin, fascia, and muscle is called___/_____.

An infection acquired by a patient in a healthcare facility is known as a(n) ________ infection.

In which of the following methods of sterilization does moisture cause coagulation of proteins within microorganisms at a much lower temperature than is possible with dry heat?

Most surgical site infections are _______, which means they are caused by microorganisms found on the skin or in the body of the patient.

A clean technique that is based on maintaining cleanliness and preventing the spread of microorganisms in the medical environment is known as which of the following?

Employers are required by law to supply _______ at no charge to their employees.

Injection, phlebotomy, and winged steel needles are available with _____ _____ features that will keep the user's hands behind the needle tip.

Self-sheathing needles, retractable needles, and self-blunting needles are examples of __________ devices.