Hep A work restrictions? - ANSWER Restrict from contact with patient, patient's
environment, and food
handling until 7 days after jaundice onset.
Primary goal of product standardization? - ANSWER eliminate duplication and to reduce
inventory
Fishbone diagram Components - ANSWER Used to assess cause and effect.
The "head" of
the fish is labeled with the effect, in this case an increase in wound infections, and the
bones
of the fish are labeled with potential causes.
Etiologic epidemiology - ANSWER describes the way in which variables and time are
associated with disease
Reason for avoiding total house surveillance - ANSWER results lack sensitivity and can't
identify problems
Laminar Airflow Rooms are recommended for pts with? - ANSWER severely
immunocompromised, such as patients with bone marrow transplants
A person with possible exposure to Ebola should be monitored for? - ANSWER 21 Days
Most common cause of CAP in adults? ANSWER Streptococcus pneumoniae
, Serology test used to detect H. pylori? ANSWER IgG EIA
When using a run chart to plot number of wound infection by month for one year, how
many data points would indicate a trend? The run chart contained 45 data points over
time. ANSWER 7 in the same direction
Average age of LTAC patient? ANSWER 80 years
Standard Precautions apply to? - ANWER blood and all other bodily fluids (except
sweat)
mucous membranes
non-intact skin
High infection risk procedures - ANWER all forms of intravascular access
especially central lines
mechanical ventilation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Airborne precautions apply to particles of what size? - ANWER Less than or equal to 5
micrometers in size
A patient has been taught to use a clean technique for intermittent clean
catheterizations. The BEST method to assess competency in the procedure is to? -
ANSWER a return demonstration
After a break in infection control procedures resulted in an outbreak of Clostridium
difficile infections on one unit, the first step in assessing learning needs of the staff is
to? - ANSWER Identify the learners
If the CIC professional wants to utilize a visual representation that clearly shows which
of the problems are of most concern, the best choice is? - ANSWER The Pareto chart
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