Podcast
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is the primary purpose of infection control?
Which of the following is the primary purpose of infection control?
- To ensure the safety of patients and health care staff (correct)
- To minimize the transmission of communicable diseases
- To break the cycle of infection
- To remove all micro-organisms from the health care environment
What is the role of a medical assistant in infection control procedures?
What is the role of a medical assistant in infection control procedures?
- To minimize pathogenic transmissions
- To implement medical asepsis
- To dispose of biohazardous materials
- To break the cycle of infection (correct)
Why is it important to have a clean and safe medical facility?
Why is it important to have a clean and safe medical facility?
- To remove all micro-organisms from the health care environment
- To ensure the safety of patients and health care staff (correct)
- To break the cycle of infection
- To minimize pathogenic transmissions
What is medical asepsis?
What is medical asepsis?
What is the goal of effective infection control?
What is the goal of effective infection control?