(T/F) Airborne and droplet precautions require private rooms
with closed doors. Correct Answers False (Airborne only)
(T/F) All blood vessels constrict during the hemostasis phase.
Correct Answers False (Involved only)
(T/F) C diff has symptomatic & asymptomatic reservoirs
Correct Answers True
(T/F) C diff is killed by alcohol based hand rubs. Correct
Answers False (soap & water)
(T/F) C diff is seen largely in older adults Correct Answers
True
(T/F) Electronic thermometers can be used in the care of patients
with C diff. Correct Answers False (avoid hard to clean
equipment)
,(T/F) Eosinophils and basophils both function in fighting
bacterial and viral infections. Correct Answers False
(T/F) Foul odor is always present in an infected wound. Correct
Answers False (MAY be)
(T/F) If a patient is on airborne precautions, the nurse should
remove the respirator after leaving the patient's room and
closing the door Correct Answers True
(T/F) It is not uncommon for the elderly to fail to develop an
elevated WBC count with a bacterial infection. Correct
Answers True
(T/F) Microorganisms can cause infection without leaving the
reservoir Correct Answers False
(T/F) The body responds systematically to trauma of any of its
parts Correct Answers True
(T/F) The patient has a generalized body response during the
inflammatory phase of wound repair. Correct Answers True
(T/F) To prevent C diff, care items such as stethoscopes should
be disinfected between patients. Correct Answers True
1) before touching the patient
2) before a clean or aseptic procedure
3) after a body fluid exposure risk
4) after touching a patient
, 5) after touching pt surroundings Correct Answers Five
moments for hand hygiene (WHO)
3 types of transmission based precautions Correct Answers
contact, droplet, airborne
A patient on airborne precautions should be in a private room
with monitored ______ ______ pressure and __-___ air changes
per hour; monitored filtration if air is recirculated Correct
Answers negative air, 6-12
A place where the pathogen grows and reproduces Correct
Answers reservoir
a substance that prevents infection; can be bacteriostatic or
bactericidal Correct Answers antiseptic
a thick grouping of microorganisms Correct Answers biofilm
ability to cause disease or harm Correct Answers virulence
abnormal from an internal organ or vessel to the outside of the
body or from one internal organ/vessel to another Correct
Answers fistula
accumulation of fluid, dead tissue cells, and WBCs that escape
from blood vessels and are deposited in/on tissue surfaces;
wound drainage Correct Answers exudate
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