Exam 3: Safety Practices

Principles of epidemiology are used to trace the source and minimize the risk of ____________________ infection.

The primary method of protection from infection is good ____________________ technique.

In 1996 the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established a two-level set of guidelines for isolation precautions designed for acute care hospitals.Explain the two levels and how health care workers help control the spread of infection.

A disaster may be caused by nature or by humans and is considered to be any ____________________ that injures or kills many people at one time.

Sterilization includes:

At certain times during the year, the flu can reach epidemic proportions in various heavily populated areas.Explain the infectious process and the response people should show to reduce the spread.

______________________________ may be used so that a small force can lift a heavy object or person.

Employee exposure protocol requires that the injured employee be seen and treated within:

How should a family respond when one member is diagnosed with an infectious disease?

What are the two functions of OSHA?

Describe the three elements required for an infection.

Standard precautions are:

Which of the following diseases is multidrug resistant?

Appropriate hand-washing elements include all of the following except:

Transmission-based precautions are:

One concern that has been raised because of _________________________ of wastes is the production of toxic gases.

OBRA nursing assistant training requirements include all of the following except:

There are four classes of chemical fire extinguishers.The class of fire extinguisher used to put out metal fires is: