Question 1

An infection that is acquired while one is in the hospital is called a(n)_____ infection.

Accepted Answer

A) nosocomial 
B) opportunistic 
C) cause-of-action 
D) immunodeficiency 
A) nosocomial 
B) opportunistic 
C) cause-of-action 
D) immunodeficiency

Question 2

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)may be transmitted by:

Accepted Answer

A) hospital employees who are not careful in washing their hands. 
B) standing too close to the sneeze of an infected individual. 
C) the blood of a rabid animal. 
D) blood,vaginal fluids,and semen. 
A) hospital employees who are not careful in washing their hands. 
B) standing too close to the sneeze of an infected individual. 
C) the blood of a rabid animal. 
D) blood,vaginal fluids,and semen.

Question 3

A patient with which condition is most likely to be admitted to immunocompromised isolation?

Accepted Answer

A) Heart transplant 
B) Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 
C) Cholecystitis 
D) Drug overdose 
A) Heart transplant 
B) Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 
C) Cholecystitis 
D) Drug overdose

Question 4

Patients are at risk for acquiring infection as the result of:

Accepted Answer

A) noninvasive procedures. 
B) reduced exposure to numbers and types of disease-causing microorganisms. 
C) lower resistance to infectious microorganisms. 
D) poor quality of hospital food. 
A) noninvasive procedures. 
B) reduced exposure to numbers and types of disease-causing microorganisms. 
C) lower resistance to infectious microorganisms. 
D) poor quality of hospital food.

Question 5

A fire is detected in the medication room wastebasket.An immediate response should be to:

Accepted Answer

A) announce fire in a loud voice so as to evacuate patients quickly. 
B) avoid using the phrase code red,which is the code used during an emergency blood transfusion. 
C) walk quickly down the hall and open all doors that are closed. 
D) follow the procedures noted by the acronym RACE. 
A) announce fire in a loud voice so as to evacuate patients quickly. 
B) avoid using the phrase code red,which is the code used during an emergency blood transfusion. 
C) walk quickly down the hall and open all doors that are closed. 
D) follow the procedures noted by the acronym RACE.

Question 6

A procedure that is designed to protect a patient with low resistance to disease from becoming infected is:

Accepted Answer

A) standard precaution. 
B) reverse isolation. 
C) pathogenic care. 
D) nosocomial isolation. 
A) standard precaution. 
B) reverse isolation. 
C) pathogenic care. 
D) nosocomial isolation.

Question 7

The most effective way to prevent infection in the hospital is by:

Accepted Answer

A) practicing hand hygiene. 
B) having health care workers always wear a gown and a mask when in a patient's room. 
C) assigning the same patients to the same nurses. 
D) teaching patients to change their own dressings. 
A) practicing hand hygiene. 
B) having health care workers always wear a gown and a mask when in a patient's room. 
C) assigning the same patients to the same nurses. 
D) teaching patients to change their own dressings.

Question 8

In 1987,the CDC presented a concept to protect health care workers called:

Accepted Answer

A) disaster precaution. 
B) universal precautions. 
C) material safety data sheet (MSDS). 
D) protective care. 
A) disaster precaution. 
B) universal precautions. 
C) material safety data sheet (MSDS). 
D) protective care.

Question 9

A patient in airborne precautions would:

Accepted Answer

A) be required to wear a mask at all times. 
B) be placed in a room with high-efficiency filtration. 
C) not be allowed to have any visitors. 
D) be discharged to a private facility as soon as possible. 
A) be required to wear a mask at all times. 
B) be placed in a room with high-efficiency filtration. 
C) not be allowed to have any visitors. 
D) be discharged to a private facility as soon as possible.

Question 10

Which of the following episodes most likely would require an incident report?

Accepted Answer

A) An employee's laptop is stolen from the car while it is parked in the restaurant parking lot across from the hospital. 
B) The doctor changes the patient's medication from intramuscular (IM)to by mouth (PO). 
C) The registered nurse (RN)administers quinine instead of quinidine,which was ordered. 
D) The relief HUC arrives late for work three times in a row. 
A) An employee's laptop is stolen from the car while it is parked in the restaurant parking lot across from the hospital. 
B) The doctor changes the patient's medication from intramuscular (IM)to by mouth (PO). 
C) The registered nurse (RN)administers quinine instead of quinidine,which was ordered. 
D) The relief HUC arrives late for work three times in a row.

Question 11

A disease that is spread by body fluids,that is even more contagious than AIDS,and that poses a great risk to health care workers is:

Accepted Answer

A) AFB. 
B) HBV. 
C) PPE. 
D) TB. 
A) AFB. 
B) HBV. 
C) PPE. 
D) TB.

An infection that is acquired while one is in the hospital is called a(n)_____ infection.

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)may be transmitted by:

A patient with which condition is most likely to be admitted to immunocompromised isolation?

Patients are at risk for acquiring infection as the result of:

A fire is detected in the medication room wastebasket.An immediate response should be to:

A procedure that is designed to protect a patient with low resistance to disease from becoming infected is:

The most effective way to prevent infection in the hospital is by:

In 1987,the CDC presented a concept to protect health care workers called:

A patient in airborne precautions would:

Which of the following episodes most likely would require an incident report?

A disease that is spread by body fluids,that is even more contagious than AIDS,and that poses a great risk to health care workers is:

Health Unit Coordinating

Overview of Health Care Today

The Nursing Department and Medical Staff

Communication Devices and Their Uses

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Workplace Behavior

Management Techniques and Problem Solving Skills for Health Unit Coordinating

The Patients Chart or Electronic Medical Record

Health Unit Coordinator Role in Processing of Electronic, preprinted, and Handwritten Doctors Orders

Patient Activity, patient Positioning, and Nursing Observation Orders

Nursing Intervention or Treatment Orders

Nutritional Care Orders

Medication Orders

Laboratory Orders

Diagnostic Imaging Orders

Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment Orders

Miscellaneous Orders

Admission,preoperative,and Postoperative Procedures

Discharge, transfer, and Postmortem Procedures

Medical Terminology, basic Human Structure, and Disorders

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Exam 21: Reports, infection Control, emergencies, and Special Services

An infection that is acquired while one is in the hospital is called a(n)_____ infection.

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)may be transmitted by:

A patient with which condition is most likely to be admitted to immunocompromised isolation?

Patients are at risk for acquiring infection as the result of:

A fire is detected in the medication room wastebasket.An immediate response should be to:

A procedure that is designed to protect a patient with low resistance to disease from becoming infected is:

The most effective way to prevent infection in the hospital is by:

In 1987,the CDC presented a concept to protect health care workers called:

A patient in airborne precautions would:

Which of the following episodes most likely would require an incident report?

A disease that is spread by body fluids,that is even more contagious than AIDS,and that poses a great risk to health care workers is:

Health Unit Coordinating

Overview of Health Care Today

The Nursing Department and Medical Staff

Communication Devices and Their Uses

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Workplace Behavior

Management Techniques and Problem Solving Skills for Health Unit Coordinating

The Patients Chart or Electronic Medical Record

Health Unit Coordinator Role in Processing of Electronic, preprinted, and Handwritten Doctors Orders

Patient Activity, patient Positioning, and Nursing Observation Orders

Nursing Intervention or Treatment Orders

Nutritional Care Orders

Medication Orders

Laboratory Orders

Diagnostic Imaging Orders

Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment Orders

Miscellaneous Orders

Admission,preoperative,and Postoperative Procedures

Discharge, transfer, and Postmortem Procedures

Medical Terminology, basic Human Structure, and Disorders

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