Infection Control and Safety in Healthcare

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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

<p>The practice of handwashing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of effective infection control?

<p>To minimize pathogenic transmissions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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