Infection Control and Health-Care-Associated Infections Training

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Infection Control and Health-Care-Associated Infections

Infection control benefits everyone. This includes patients, visitors, you, and other health-care staff.

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Test for Infection Control and Health-Care-Associated Infections

1. MRSA and VRE are difficult to treat with most antibiotics making it easier to prevent the spread of them in the first place than treating it after the fact.*

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2. The CDC regulations for infection control and safety standards are enforced by law.*

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3. Infection control procedures in the medical field aim to protect only the patients.*

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4. Failure to meet infection control standards, often by not following procedures, may result in legal action including fines and loss of accreditation.*

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5. Data collection and analysis are critical as they are the first steps in preventing HAIs.*

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6. All healthcare organizations use all three data gathering methods: Total house, Targeted, and Outbreak response.*

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7. Priorities and goals are set, using the facility’s collected data, to reduce the risk of infection spreads. Strategies are implemented to meet these goals.*

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8. When a patient is suspected to have an infection one or more transmission-based precautions may be added to protect against the spread.*

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9. If contact precautions are in place hands must be washed after removing gloves but before leaving the patient's room.*

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10. Contact precautions cannot be modified for any reason at any type of facility.*

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11. There are additional transmission-based precautions for handling soiled linens.*

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12. Using ventilation equipment rather than mouth-to-mouth when possible is only a requirement of contact precautions.*

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13. Contact precautions require that frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs and counters be disinfected regularly.*

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14. Sterilization and disinfection are terms that mean the exact same thing.*

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15. While 3 feet is the recommended distance, some facilities may require a face mask for droplet precautions at a greater distance or even just entering the room.*

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