PCT Infection Control Exam Questions
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immunocompromised -CORRECTANSWER having an immune system incapable of
responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease
Asepsis -CORRECTANSWER absence of significant contamination
medical asepsis -CORRECTANSWER practices designed to reduce the number and
transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique
surgical asepsis -CORRECTANSWER techniques used to destroy all pathogenic
organisms, also called sterile technique
what is medical asepsis aka? -CORRECTANSWER clean technique
When to perform hand hygiene -CORRECTANSWER - before caring for patient
- after contact with bodily fluids
- before and after patient procedures, eating and using the br
When hands are not visibly soiled -CORRECTANSWER use alcohol based hand rub,
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,surgical asepsis guidelines (sterile technique) -CORRECTANSWER ~sterile object
must only touch sterile objects
~nonsterile object must only touch nonsterile objects
~if there is doubt about the sterility of an object, it is consiered contaminated
~ only use essential staff when doing a sterile procedure
~sterile persons should not lean over a nonsterile area
~ the gown of a sterile person is considered sterile waist up on the front
~ never leave a sterile field unattended
~ a sterile field that has been exposed to open air for a considerable amount of time is
contaminated
~ the edges of a contaminated field and anything below waist level are considered
contaminated
Steps for opening sterile packaging: -CORRECTANSWER 1 gather all supplies, check
expiration dates, and determine the integrity of the packaging
2 place the package on the work surface
3 gently use fingertips to open the outer folded edge
4 open the flap away from your body by extending your arm as far away from the
package as possible
5 using your fingertips, grasp the outside surface of one of the side flaps
6 gently do the same with the opposite side flap
7 pull the last flap toward you
, cough etiquette -CORRECTANSWER Cover your nose/mouth with a tissue when you
cough, and promptly dispose of the contaminated tissue.
Place a surgical mask on a patient if it does not compromise respiratory function or is
applicable; this may not be feasible in pediatric populations.
Perform hand hygiene after contact with contaminated respiratory secretions
Maintain spatial separation greater than 3 feet (0.9 meters) from persons with
respiratory infection
Six links in the chain of infection -CORRECTANSWER 1. Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Mode of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
Standard Precautions -CORRECTANSWER A strict form of infection control that is
based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious.
pathogen -CORRECTANSWER An organism that causes disease
virus -CORRECTANSWER A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces
inside a living cell.
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immunocompromised -CORRECTANSWER having an immune system incapable of
responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease
Asepsis -CORRECTANSWER absence of significant contamination
medical asepsis -CORRECTANSWER practices designed to reduce the number and
transfer of pathogens; synonym for clean technique
surgical asepsis -CORRECTANSWER techniques used to destroy all pathogenic
organisms, also called sterile technique
what is medical asepsis aka? -CORRECTANSWER clean technique
When to perform hand hygiene -CORRECTANSWER - before caring for patient
- after contact with bodily fluids
- before and after patient procedures, eating and using the br
When hands are not visibly soiled -CORRECTANSWER use alcohol based hand rub,
60%
,surgical asepsis guidelines (sterile technique) -CORRECTANSWER ~sterile object
must only touch sterile objects
~nonsterile object must only touch nonsterile objects
~if there is doubt about the sterility of an object, it is consiered contaminated
~ only use essential staff when doing a sterile procedure
~sterile persons should not lean over a nonsterile area
~ the gown of a sterile person is considered sterile waist up on the front
~ never leave a sterile field unattended
~ a sterile field that has been exposed to open air for a considerable amount of time is
contaminated
~ the edges of a contaminated field and anything below waist level are considered
contaminated
Steps for opening sterile packaging: -CORRECTANSWER 1 gather all supplies, check
expiration dates, and determine the integrity of the packaging
2 place the package on the work surface
3 gently use fingertips to open the outer folded edge
4 open the flap away from your body by extending your arm as far away from the
package as possible
5 using your fingertips, grasp the outside surface of one of the side flaps
6 gently do the same with the opposite side flap
7 pull the last flap toward you
, cough etiquette -CORRECTANSWER Cover your nose/mouth with a tissue when you
cough, and promptly dispose of the contaminated tissue.
Place a surgical mask on a patient if it does not compromise respiratory function or is
applicable; this may not be feasible in pediatric populations.
Perform hand hygiene after contact with contaminated respiratory secretions
Maintain spatial separation greater than 3 feet (0.9 meters) from persons with
respiratory infection
Six links in the chain of infection -CORRECTANSWER 1. Infectious Agent
2. Reservoir
3. Portal of Exit
4. Mode of Transmission
5. Portal of Entry
6. Susceptible Host
Standard Precautions -CORRECTANSWER A strict form of infection control that is
based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious.
pathogen -CORRECTANSWER An organism that causes disease
virus -CORRECTANSWER A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces
inside a living cell.
