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IAHCSMM Infection Prevention and Control

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IAHCSMM Infection Prevention and

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Sterilizing instruments is an example of: Select one: a. Medical asepsis b. Surgical asepsis - Answer>> b. Surgical asepsis The decontamination area is kept cooler than other areas of MDR Select one: True False - Answer>> true These are designed to protect workers from exposure to potential sources of infectious disease: Select one: a. Canadian Standards b. MIFU c. Routine Practices d. Additional Practices - Answer>> c. Routine Practices The basis of aseptic technique is: Select one: a. Decontamination b. Cleanliness c. Sterilization d. All the above - Answer>> b. Cleanliness Fans are allowed in MDR when it's really hot: Select one: True False - Answer>> False

Anyone can get an infection, but some are more vulnerable to Select one: True False - Answer>> True The decontamination area of MDR is under _____ pressure: Select one: a. Positive b. Negative - Answer>> b. Negative This area of MDR must be physically separated from all the clean areas of the department: Select one: a. Decontamination b. Sterilization c. Preparation and assembly d. Storage and distribution - Answer>> a. Decontamination What is the first link in the chain of infection? Select one: a. Reservoir b. Causative agent c. A person who cannot resist infection d. The path of entry - Answer>> b. Causative agent Doing this will help prevent the transfer of microorganisms: Select one: a. Carrying sterile items away from your body b. Not touching your face c. Cleaning surfaces in one direction, cleanest to dirtiest, top to bottom d. All of the above - Answer>> d. All of the above

Proper hand hygiene can break links in the chain of infection: Select one: True False - Answer>> True Dust and lint can carry bacteria therefore: Select one: a. Workstations must be cleaned regularly b. Fans must be kept on low c. MDR areas must be vacuumed regularly - Answer>> a. Workstations must be cleaned regularly The temperature of the clean areas of MDR are kept at a temperature between: Select one: a.18°C -20°C b. 20°C -23°C c.18°C -23°C d.20°C -21°C - Answer>> b. 20°C -23°C The direction of a one-way workflow in MDR is from: Select one: a. Clean to dirty b. Dirty to clean - Answer>> b. Dirty to clean Droplets can travel at least ______ meters Select one: a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 - Answer>> b. 2

c. Microorganisms can't live on the material the uniforms are made of d. It reduces the number of microorganisms brought into the department - Answer>> d. It reduces the number of microorganisms brought into the department Instruments that have been cleaned with a detergent disinfectant it is considered: Select one: a. Sterile b. Clean c. Decontaminated d. Contaminated - Answer>> c. Decontaminated To work in an MDR department you must abide by a dress code policy Select one: True False - Answer>> True How many Canadians die from a healthcare acquired infection each year: Select one: a. 200, b. 70, c. 10, d. 8,000 - Answer>> d. 8, The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is: Select one: a. Sterilization b. Clean technique c. Sterile technique d. Asepsis - Answer>> d. Asepsis

In health care all human blood and body fluids are considered: Select one: a. Contaminated b. Infectious c. Biohazard waste - Answer>> b. Infectious How long the causative agent can survive outside the host is called: Select one: a. Invasiveness b. Virulence c. Viability d. Pathogenicity - Answer>> c. Viability Wearing gloves ins not a substitute for hand washing: Select one: True False - Answer>> True People who have an infection but show no symptoms _____ spread the infection to others: Select one: a. Can b. Cannot - Answer>> a. Can This mode of transmission is dangerous because the infectious agent can be carried on air currents: Select one: a. Airborne b. Direct contact c. Common vehicle d. Droplet - Answer>> a. Airborne

c. portal of exit d. mode of transmission. - Answer>> b. causative agent the degree of pathogenicity is what? a. viability b. infectious dose c. virulence d. invasiveness - Answer>> c. virulence This is the ability of an organism to enter a host and cause disease: a. invasiveness b. virulence c. pathogenicity d. infectious dose. - Answer>> c. pathogenicity In a free state- the ability of the organism to survive outside the host is this. a. viability b. invasiveness c. pathogenicity - Answer>> a. viability Those with active infections, but without symptoms, and those who are carriers, represent the greatest risk to other patients and healthcare workers because. a. the presence of disease-producing organisms may go undetected b. they cannot pass infection c. they pose no risk d. they can tell you - Answer>> a. the presence of disease- producing organisms may go undetected

Carriers do not transmit infectious diseases. True False - Answer>> False The one-way work flow in order is which of the following? A. clean area, sterilization, storage and distribution, decontamination. b. Decontamination, sterilization, clean area, storage and distribution. c. Decontamination, clean area, sterilization, storage and distribution - Answer>> c. Decontamination, clean area, sterilization, storage and distribution The decontamination area is separated from the rest of MDR because. a. it's the clean area b. its the dirty area - Answer>> b. its the dirty area( most contaminated) A MDR department should not have to incorporate a clear separation of clean and dirty. True False - Answer>> False The MDR department uses positive and negative air pressure to. a. reduce the likelihood that airborne bacteria can be transmitted from decontamination to clean area. b. To reduce the likelihood that dust and lint can be transmitted from clean to decontamination areas. - Answer>> a. reduce the

b. 20-23C c. 15-18C - Answer>> a. 18-20C All areas in the MDR department have humidity range of 30-60%, which area is not to exceed 70%? a. Decontamination b. clean c. sterile storage d. sterilizer equipment room. - Answer>> c. sterile storage (not to exceed 70%) Why is the decontamination kept a bit cooler than other area's? a. staff comfort b. help prevent the growth of microorganisms. c. all of the above. - Answer>> c. all of the above. Some duties of a MDR tech may require them to record room temperatures. True False - Answer>> True MDR techs are allowed to have food or drinks in the MDR department areas. True False - Answer>> False Decontamination cleaning supplies are specific to the decontamination area. True

False - Answer>> True The sequence of cleaning in the MDR department, is always done in one direction: clean area to soiled area. True False - Answer>> True When cleaning surfaces and equipment in the MDR department: you should clean from most contaminated to least contaminated. True False - Answer>> False (always least to most contaminated) Reusable sterilization wrappers generate a lot of lint. True False - Answer>> True The USA has different requirements for temperature in the MDR department. True False - Answer>> True From the following what should MDR's always do at the start of shift. a. Stock supplies b. Clean their workstation. c. Start working right away. - Answer>> b. Clean their workstation. How often do floors need to be cleaned in MDR department.

List in order the chain of transmission: chain of infection a. portal of exit, mode of transmission, reservoir, infectious agent/causative agent, portal of entry, susceptible host b. infectious agent/causative agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host - Answer>> b. infectious agent/causative agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Infections occur when a pathogenic microorganism enters the body and begins to multiply. They damage the body's cells and as a result illness appears. True False - Answer>> True A break in the chain of infection stops the spread of infection by breaking any one link in the chain. True False - Answer>> True Invasiveness, pathogenicity, virulence, infectious dose, and viability are all characteristics of this: a. reservoir b. susceptible host c. Infectious/ causative agent d. mode of transmission - Answer>> c. Infectious/ causative agent Portal of exit means which of the following? a. the path by which infectious agent enters the reservoir.

b. the path by which infectious agent leaves the reservoir. - Answer>> b. the path by which infectious agent leaves the reservoir. The mode of transmission is: a. how the infectious agent is stopped. b. how the infectious agent is spread. c. neither answer is correct - Answer>> b. how the infectious agent is spread. Direct contact occurs when microorganisms are directly transferred from one person to another through infected blood or body fluids. True False - Answer>> True Indirect contact occurs through a contaminated object or person such as through inadequately cleaned or sterilized instruments, the hands of healthcare personnel, or contaminated PPE. True False - Answer>> True what mode of transmission occurs when an infectious person coughs, sneezes or talks. a. Droplet transmission b. vector-borne transmission c. both a and c - Answer>> a. Droplet transmission airborne transmission does not occur when very small droplet particles are dispersed into the air over long distances.

Lacks ability to fight off the infection. - Answer>> The susceptible host Breaking the chain of infection is the responsibility of each health professional. True False - Answer>> True