Which of the following sanctions can apply when one breaks a law? 1. Reparations or fines 2. Incarceration 3. Licensure suspension 4. Professional censure
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Q. 2 What is included in a Prevention Bundle?
1. The use of multiple evidence-based best practices to prevent device-related infection.
2. Recent research supports the use of cost-effective measurements.
3. An ongoing process of monitoring patients and personnel for the acquisition of infection in the health care setting.
4. Using prophylactic antibiotic therapy on all hospitalized patients.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 2, 3, and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Q. 3 The unit residence asked you to reduce the risk of contamination caused by condensation in the circuit of a mechanically ventilated patient. Which of the following would help to reduce or eliminate condensation in this patient's circuit?
a. Using a heat and moisture exchange (HME)
b. By draining the circuit on a daily basis
c. By not using any form of heater at all
d. By lowering the temperature in the heater
Q. 4 What is the purpose of an inspiratory HEPA filter in a ventilator circuit?
a. The purpose is to serve as a heated ther-mistor that prevents condensation from forming in the circuits.
b. It prevents pathogens from being expelled into the surroundings.
c. When placed between the ventilator and the circuit, it can eliminate bacteria.
d. None of the above.
Q. 5 Small volume nebulizers produce bacterial aerosols that have been commonly associated with which of the following diseases?
a. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
b. Measles
c. Small pox
d. Nosocomial pneumonia
Q. 6 Which of the following is the simplest level of infection control based on the recognition that all blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions may contain transmissible infections agents?
a. Contact Precautions
b. Droplet Precautions
c. Standard Precautions
d. Airborne Infection Isolation
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