OSHA lists standard safeguards to protect workers from health hazards related to blood-borne
pathogens. The reason for the standards is there is: - answer✔✔A significant health risk
associated with exposure to blood.
How is Hepatitis B transmitted? - answer✔✔By sexual and/or blood-to-blood contact.
Which Hepatitis is the cause of most liver transplants? - answer✔✔Hepatitis C.
The virus that causes Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) is? - answer✔✔HIV.
How are blood-borne pathogens spread? (Select all that apply) - answer✔✔1. Pathogen must be
present.
2. Pathogen enters through the correct entry site.
3. Quantity of pathogen present is enough to cause disease.
4. Person is susceptible to the pathogen.
What is the best way to protect oneself from blood-borne pathogens? - answer✔✔Standard
Precautions
What is the major difficulty in treating a client with a condition caused by a multi drug resistant
organisms? - answer✔✔The microorganisms have become so resistant that no available
antibiotics are resistant against them.
Prevention of multi drug resistant organisms in healthcare settings rely on appropriate clinical
practice that are incorporated into all routine patient care. What components are part of an
effective prevention plan. (Select all that apply) - answer✔✔1. Optimal management of vascular
and urinary catheters.
2. Prevention of lower respiratory tract infections in intubated patients.
3. Accurate diagnosis of infectious etiologies.
4. Judicious antimicrobial selection and utilization.
Common multi drug resistant organisms include methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). - answer✔✔True
Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in some way that reduces or eliminates the
effectiveness of substances designed to cure/prevent infections. - answer✔✔True
Repeated and improper use of antibiotics are primary causes of the increase in drug resistant
bacteria. - answer✔✔True
According to the Morse Fall Scale Assessment a patient has a high-risk of falling. The patient
fell while being toileted by the nursing staff. The following three classifications best describe all
types of falls according to Morse (2002): - answer✔✔Anticipated Physiological Fall
The nurse is completing in-patient admission assessments on a group of new patients. Based on
the intrinsic factors present which patient should the nurse identify as being the highest risk of
fall? The patient who has: - answer✔✔Decreased visual acuity, walks with a cane and has
arthritis.
The nurse is determining steps that could be taken to reduce the patient's extrinsic risks for falls.
Which nursing intervention could the nurse plan to reduce the patient's extrinsic fall risk? (Select
all that apply) - answer✔✔1. Condition of flooring surfaces.
2. Bathroom support equipment for the toilet and shower.
3. Type and condition of footwear.
4. Proper use of assistive devices.
5. Availability of needed assistive devices.
6. Lighting in patient's room.
When developing a a risk management plan, take into account that there is no single risk factor
or single approach solution. The plan must be multidisciplinary and multi-factorial in approach
and be tailored to the individual. Which fall prevention program is most likely to be effective.
One which: - answer✔✔Encompasses a number of different interventions and targets multiple
risk factors.
What is one benefit of implementing fall risk assessment at the time of admission? -
answer✔✔All necessary fall prevention resources that target the specific risk factors can be
implemented early.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), what is the purpose of Standard
Precautions? Choose the BEST answer. - answer✔✔Protect healthcare practitioner and patients
from the spread of infections.
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