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Infection Control Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following sharps disposal practices is correct?

    Answer: Drop used needles directly into the sharps container without recapping

    Used needles should be dropped immediately into an approved sharps container; recapping, bending, or setting them down increases needlestick risk.

  2. A PCT must transport a patient in airborne precautions to radiology. The patient should wear:

    Answer: A surgical mask to contain respiratory droplets during transport

    During transport, a patient on airborne precautions wears a surgical mask to contain their respiratory secretions; the N95 is worn by healthcare workers.

  3. Which situation represents a break in the chain of infection at the 'mode of transmission' link?

    Answer: Properly disposing of soiled linens in a closed bag

    Proper containment of soiled linens interrupts the mode of transmission (indirect contact via contaminated objects).

  4. When is it acceptable to use alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) instead of soap and water?

    Answer: When hands are not visibly soiled and the patient does not have C. difficile

    ABHR is appropriate when hands are not visibly soiled and the patient situation does not involve spore-forming organisms like C. difficile.

  5. Protective (reverse) isolation is used to protect which type of patient?

    Answer: Severely immunocompromised patients such as bone marrow transplant recipients

    Protective isolation shields highly immunocompromised patients (e.g., transplant recipients, neutropenic patients) from environmental and caregiver-borne pathogens.

  6. Which body fluid is NOT covered under standard precautions?

    Answer: Sweat (perspiration)

    Sweat is the only body fluid excluded from standard precautions because it is not associated with pathogen transmission.

  7. A PCT observes mold growing on a patient's window sill. Why is this an infection control concern?

    Answer: Mold spores can cause serious respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients

    Fungal mold (e.g., Aspergillus) can cause life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients via inhalation of airborne spores.