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Question 1

What are the links in the "Chain of Transmission"?

	Pathogen, source, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host.
	Airborne, droplet, and contact.
	Food, water, insects, hands, blood and equipment.

Question 2

In the event of being exposed to blood, you should:

	See your family doctor within 24 hours
	Pour 100% bleach on the area
	Notify the primary nurse and your instructor at the end of the shift
	Wash the area and notify your instructor and charge nurse immediately

Question 3

Vaccinations are available for health care workers/students for which of the following diseases (select all that apply):

	HIV
	Hepatitis B
	The flu
	Hepatitis C

Question 4

The "Chain of Transmission" is something we want to break. It refers to:

	Airflow in the hospital.
	Bicycle part between the pedals and the wheels.
	The way an infection develops.
	Germs and how they travel.

Question 5

The five values of the St. David's HealthCare are:

	Information, Caring, Accuracy, Realism and Effectiveness
	Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence
	Important, Confident, Accommodating, Resourceful, and Empowered

Question 6

Select the ways that germs can travel to places and can cause infections:

	With their little tiny feet (lice).
	Directly by the hands.
	On air currents.
	Indirectly by equipment or other items that may touch the patient or that a patient has touched.
	All of the above.

Question 7

If you need to enter an isolation room, what should you do?

	Ask the nurse caring for the patient what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) you should wear
	Put the PPE on before entering the room
	Remove the PPE in order of the most soiled to the least soiled before leaving the room
	Wash your hands before leaving the room using a paper towel to open the door
	All of the above

Question 8

Where should you dispose of items dripping with blood or secretions, or containing caked blood or secretions that could be released during handling?

	Sealed and placed in red biohazard bag
	Trash
	Sealed and placed in trash

Question 9

Identify the emergency code for St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (RRMC)

	2222
	3333
	6-7555

Question 10

The three types of transmission based isolation precautions are:

	Standard, Strict, Contact
	Standard, Droplet Airborne
	Airborne, Droplet, Contact
	Contact, Standard, Droplet

Question 11

Select the task(s) that puts healthcare workers/students at the highest risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens:

	Handling speciments
	Handling linen
	Handling sharps

Question 12

Check the items that may carry germs that can harm others for which Standard Precautions should be used:

	an open wound
	mucous membranes
	saliva
	body fluids
	specimens
	soiled dressings
	blood
	excretions
	secretions
	a rash
	a used needle

Question 13

Identify the emergency code for St. David's North Austin Medical Center (NAMC)

	6-7555
	3333
	2222

Question 14

Standard Precautions are the actions taken with all patients, all of the time, to prevent transmission of germs from patient to health care worker, patient to patient, and health care worker to patient. This statement is:

	True
	False

Question 15

Health care workers/students are screened for tuberculosis first by having

	Chest X-ray
	Skin test
	Sputum test

Question 16

Identify the emergency code for St. David's South Austin Medical Center (SAMC)

	2222
	3333
	6-7555

Question 17

If a spill contains broken glass, it should removed with forceps or a broom and dustpan. The waste should be discarded where?

	Trash
	Sharps container
	Either trash or sharps container

Question 18

How many seconds should you wash your hands using running water, soap, and friction, paying special attention to fingernails and rough skin areas, to remove most transient germs? A minimum of

	90 seconds
	60 seconds
	30 seconds
	15 seconds

Question 19

Identify the emergency code for Heart Hospital of Austin (HHoA)

	4-4121 or 4-4222
	7-7777
	333

Question 20

Which of the following statements about chicken pox are true?

	Chicken pox is spread from the respiratory route for about two days prior to the outbreak of lesions
	If you have not had chicken pox, or been vaccinated for chicken pox, you should report to instructor any exposures you have to chicken pox
	If you have not had chicken pox or been vaccinated against chicken pox, you should not enter the room of a patient who has chicken pox or disseminated Herpes zoster (Shingles)
	If you have had chicken pox and are exposed to chicken pox, you may come to work
	All of the above

Question 21

The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard was implemented to protect employees/students against which serious germs found in the bloodstream:

	Chicken pox
	Hepatitis B
	HIV

Question 22

Symptoms of latex allergy include skin rashes, hives, flushing, itching, nasal or eye drainage, or sinus symptoms, asthma, and shock. This statement is:

	True
	False

Question 23

Used needles may be recapped if necessary

	True
	False

Question 24

If you have a Latex allergy, you should:

	Avoid contact with latex gloves
	Avoid areas where you might inhale the powder from the latex gloves
	Tell your employer, physicians, nurses, and Employee Health Nurse that you have a latex allergy
	Wear a medical alert bracelet
	All of the above

Question 25

What is used to turn off the faucet?

	Freshly washed hands
	A dry paper towel

Question 26

Where should you dispose of used isolation gowns and gloves, and wound dressings that are not soiled with blood or body fluids?

	Trash
	Red Biohazard Bag

Question 27

Used needles must be disposed of immediately after use in:

	Sharps container
	Sharps container or trash if no blood noted on needle
	Trash

Question 28

Regarding the fire plan, what does RACE stand for?

	Recognize, Activate, Control, Emphasize
	Relate, Alert, Centralize, Effect
	Refer, Analyze, Categorize, Enter
	Rescue, Alert, Contain, Extinguish

Question 29

How is linen that is saturated with body fluids handled? (Select all that apply)

	Regular linen bag with other linens to absorb fluids
	Double bagged if necessary to prevent leakage
	Red biohazard bag

Question 30

Before cleaning up a spill, you should protect yourself with appropriate PPE

	True
	False

Question 31

What is the most effect method of preventing the spread of germs being transferred?

	Handwashing
	Contact isolation
	Droplet isolation

Question 32

The following are measures to protect against the transmission of tuberculosis:

	Place patient in Airborne Precautions
	Place patient in negative pressure room
	Wear N-95 respirator mask
	All of the above

Question 33

Identify the emergency code for St. David's Georgetown Hospital (SDGH)

	4-4121 or 4-4222
	333
	7-7777

Question 34

After cleaning up a spill, the area should be disinfected with appropriate spray disinfectant.

	True
	False

Question 35

The mission of St. David's HealthCare is to provide exceptional care to every patient every day with a spirit of warmth, friendliness, and personal pride.

	True
	False

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