Infection Prevention Flashcards
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Under Standard Precautions, how should all clients' blood and body fluids be treated?
Answer: As potentially infectious regardless of diagnosis
Standard Precautions treat all blood and most body fluids as potentially infectious for every client.
Which bloodborne pathogen is considered most easily transmitted through a needlestick or sharps exposure?
Answer: Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B has the highest transmission risk after a percutaneous exposure among common bloodborne pathogens.
A client's blood soils a sheet during a session. What is the most appropriate way to handle it?
Answer: Wear gloves, contain it in a leak-proof bag, and launder separately per policy
Blood-contaminated linen should be handled with gloves, minimally agitated, and bagged in leak-proof containers.
What is the correct order for removing gloves and performing hand hygiene?
Answer: Remove gloves, then perform hand hygiene immediately
Gloves can have micro-tears and hands get contaminated during removal, so hand hygiene follows glove removal.
What household bleach-to-water dilution is commonly recommended for cleaning up blood spills on hard surfaces?
Answer: 1:10
A 1:10 bleach solution is commonly recommended for disinfecting blood spills on nonporous surfaces.
Which glove material is the best choice when a client reports a latex allergy?
Answer: Nitrile
Nitrile gloves contain no latex proteins and provide an effective barrier.
Which OSHA standard requires employers to protect workers who may be exposed to blood?
Answer: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) covers occupational exposure to blood.