Medical Asepsis and Infection Prevention

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Which of the following is considered an element of the chain of infection?

The use of gloves

The need for personal protective equipment

A mode of transmission (correct)

The decision to perform hand hygiene

What is the primary purpose of medical asepsis?

To reduce organisms and prevent transmission of infection (correct)

To educate patients about infection control

To assess the need for personal protective equipment

To deliver health care to patients

What are the primary strategies for prevention of infection transmission?

Educating patients about infection control

Assessing the need for personal protective equipment

The decision to perform hand hygiene

Standard precautions (correct)

What is essential to the prevention and spread of infection?

Hand hygiene Signup and view all the answers

When considering the decision to perform hand hygiene, what are the four factors to be taken into account?

Intensity of contact, amount of contamination, susceptibility to infection, and procedure to be performed Signup and view all the answers

What are health care-associated infections (HAIs)?

Infections from the delivery of health care that were not present at the time of admission Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of hand hygiene in the prevention and spread of infection?

To reduce organisms and prevent transmission of infection Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary elements of the chain of infection?

Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Signup and view all the answers

Why should alcohol-based products be used in hand hygiene?

To prevent transmission of infection Signup and view all the answers

Which factor does the decision to perform hand hygiene depend on?

The intensity of contact with patients or contaminated objects Signup and view all the answers

What are health care-associated infections (HAIs)?

Infections from the delivery of health care that were not present at the time of admission Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary strategies for prevention of infection transmission?

Standard precautions including hand hygiene, use of gloves, gown, mask, eye protection, or face shield, and safe injection practices Signup and view all the answers

What should be done to assess the need for personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Assess the need for PPE for each task planned and for all patients, regardless of their diagnoses Signup and view all the answers

What is essential to educating patients about infection control?

Providing clear and simple instructions to patients about infection control Signup and view all the answers

What are standard precautions for prevention of infection transmission?

Primary strategies for prevention of infection transmission including hand hygiene; use of gloves, gown, mask, eye protection, or face shield; and safe injection practices Signup and view all the answers