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Title: What is the first step in equipment processing for reuse on another patient? Post by: Spam839656 on Feb 25, 2018 What is the first step in equipment processing for reuse on another patient?
a. Drying the equipment b. Cleaning the equipment c. Disinfecting the equipment d. Sterilizing the equipment Q. 2 What vaccination does OSHA require hospital employers to provide? a. Tuberculosis b. Smallpox c. Hepatitis B d. Streptococcus pneumoniae Q. 3 What should be used to wipe down the surface of devices that cannot be immersed in water? a. 70 ethyl alcohol b. Warm soapy water c. Strong detergent d. Bleach Q. 4 Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the use of soaps to clean equipment? a. Soaps act by lowering the surface tension. b. Soaps work poorly in hard water. c. Soaps have good bactericidal activity. d. Soaps can help remove organic material. Q. 5 What is the most common route of pathogen transmission in the hospital setting? a. Indirect contact b. Droplet transmission c. Airborne transmission d. Surgical transmission Q. 6 Which of the following diseases are transmitted primarily by airborne transmission? 1. Tuberculosis 2. Measles 3. Smallpox 4. Viral hemorrhagic fever a. 1, 2, and 3 only b. 1 and 4 only c. 2, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Q. 7 Which of the following is an example of indirect contact transmission involving fomites? a. Use of a sterile needle on a pneumonia patient b. Use of a dirty laryngoscope blade on an-other patient c. Drinking tap water d. Inhaling tuberculosis pathogens in the emergency department Q. 8 Which of the following factors increase the risk of surgical patients for developing postoperative pneumonia? 1. Obesity 2. Prolonged intubation 3. History of smoking 4. Elderly a. 1 and 3 only b. 2 and 4 only c. 2, 3, and 4 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Title: What is the first step in equipment processing for reuse on another patient? Post by: killmenowplease on Feb 25, 2018 Cleaning is the first step in all equipment processing. OSHA mandates that employers offer hepatitis B vaccination. The surface of the device should be disinfected using a 70 ethyl alcohol solution or the equiva-lent. Soaps act by lowering surface tension and forming an emulsion with organic matter. Unfortu-nately, soaps have little bactericidal activity and work poorly in hard water. A detergent refers to a substance (usually a chemical agent but sometimes a physical one) applied to inanimate objects that destroys disease-causing pathogens but not spores. Indirect contact transmission is the most frequent mode of transmission in the health care envi-ronment. The pathogens transmitted by the airborne route include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, varicel-la-zoster virus (chickenpox), and rubeola virus (measles). Airborne transmission of variola (small-pox) has been documented and airborne transmission of SARS, monkeypox, and the viral hem-orrhagic fever virus has been reported, although not proved conclusively. Instruments that have been inadequately cleaned between patients before disinfection or sterili-zation are an example of indirect contact transmission involving fomites. Patients at highest risk include elderly persons, the severely obese, those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or a history of smoking, and those having an artificial airway in place for long periods. Strong cough mechanism actually helps to prevent atelectasis and pneumonia. |