COPE HEALTH SCHOLARS WRITTEN EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 320 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+.pdf

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True or False? Scholars may not enter Contact PLUS isolation rooms
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?: False 3. What does HAI stand for? define HAI: stands for Hospital Ass
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ociated Infection. leading cause of death in US
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HAI is an infection that is transmitted in a healthcare or hospital setting from deliver
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4. What are 4 examples of multi-
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drug resistant organisms? aka antibiotic resistant: 1) methicillin-
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resistant staphylococcus Aerus (MRSA)
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3) Extended spectrum B-lactamase producing (ESBL)
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5. What are the 3 levels of Infection Prevention in health care setting?: Tie
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r 1: Standard Precautions: protect all patients regardless of diagnoses
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Tier 2: Transmission Based Precaution: Precautions healthcare staff must take in o
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rder 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 b
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e safeguarded from environment
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6. Give 6 examples of the types of patients considered immune-
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comprised patients: 1) Newborn babies (especially premature babies)
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Remember they do not have the necessary antibodies and have weak cell-
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mediated immunity
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2) elderly: have a slower immune system, that does not respond very quickly to inf
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ectious agents upon their entry
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3) Surgical patients: tissue exposure during surgery that serves as a portal entry fo
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4) immune compromised (HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy patients, organ transplant)
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5) seriously ill patients (chemotherapy, HIV/AID, organ transplant)
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6) physically and nutritionally depleted patients who are not getting essential nutrie
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nts and minerals and energy to develop a strong immune system
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7. What is the central premise of Standard precautions?: All bodily fluids are p
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8. Name a few examples of bodily fluids: *amniotic fluid,
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*pleural fluid (from excess build-up fluid in pleural cavity of lungs)
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*pericardial fluid (excess build up fluid in sac-
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like structure surrounding heart, the pericardium) *sputum
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*blood

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*saliva

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