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INFECTION
PREVENTION (MODULE
12):
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True or False? Scholars may not enter Contact PLUS isolation
rooms?: False 3. What does HAI stand for? define HAI: stands for
Hospital Associated Infection. leading cause of death in US
HAI is an infection that is transmitted in a healthcare or hospital setting from
delivering care
4. What are 4 examples of multi-drug resistant organisms? aka antibiotic
resistant: 1) methicillin-resistant staphylococcus Aerus (MRSA)
2) Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
3) Extended spectrum B-lactamase producing (ESBL)
4) Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff)
5. What are the 3 levels of Infection Prevention in health care setting?:
Tier 1: Standard Precautions: protect all patients regardless of diagnoses
Tier 2: Transmission Based Precaution: Precautions healthcare staff must take in
order to protect from being infected by patient with a known infection
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Tier 3: Patient Protective Precaution: Immune compromised patients that need to
be safeguarded from environment
6. Give 6 examples of the types of patients considered immune-
comprised patients: 1) Newborn babies (especially premature babies)
Remember they do not have the necessary antibodies and have weak cell-
mediated immunity
2) elderly: have a slower immune system, that does not respond very quickly to
infectious agents upon their entry
3) Surgical patients: tissue exposure during surgery that serves as a portal entry
for infectious agents
4) immune compromised (HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy patients, organ transplant)
5) seriously ill patients (chemotherapy, HIV/AID, organ transplant)
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6) physically and nutritionally depleted patients who are not getting essential
nutrients and minerals and energy to develop a strong immune system
7. What is the central premise of Standard precautions?: All bodily fluids are
potentially infectious
8. Name a few examples of bodily fluids: *amniotic fluid,
*pleural fluid (from excess build-up fluid in pleural cavity of lungs)
*pericardial fluid (excess build up fluid in sac-like structure surrounding heart, the
pericardium) *sputum
*nasal secretion
*blood
*non-intact skin
*saliva
*semen
*vaginal fluids
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