_______________ exposure to radiation can increase the risk of cancer.
- Rare
- Repeated
- Shielded
- Shaded
- Repeated
Repeated exposure to
... [Show More] radiation can increase the risk of radiation. Remember the goal is ALARA: Keep your exposure to radiation As Low As Reasonably Achievable.
Accrediting organizations expect hospitals to implement practices to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI). One important practice is _________________.
- double-gloving to protect healthcare workers
- proper hand hygiene
- division of responsibility
- use of quarantine precautions for contagious patients
- proper hand hygiene
National Patient Safety Goal 7 includes proper hand hygiene.
What measures can healthcare professionals take to reduce the chance that you will get or spread resistant pathogens?
- Ordering antibiotics for colds and flu just in case the cause is bacterial
- Ordering broad-spectrum antibiotics for most bacterial infections
- Getting vaccinated to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases such as hepatitis B and influenza
- All of these
- Getting vaccinated to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases such as hepatitis B and influenza
Inappropriate use of antibiotics for viral infections and using broad-spectrum antimicrobials leads to resistant pathogens. Vaccination, according to CDC recommendations, can prevent many serious and sometimes deadly viral infections.
Which describes the safest way to sit at a desk while typing on the computer?
- Keep the knees and hips at 90-degree angles and the wrists straight.
- Elevate the knees, keep the hips at a 90-degree angle, and keep the shoulders back
- Keep the monitor above the eyes and the keyboard slightly raised
- Keep the monitor at eye level and the keyboard slightly raised.
- Keep the knees and hips at 90-degree angles and the wrists straight.
Sitting at a desk and typing can stress the back and cause injury. To protect the back, sit with the knees and hips at a 90-degree. Keep the wrists straight. Position equipment so that this posture is the easiest.
Projectile effects are a hazard in __________________.
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fields
- pediatric units
- emesis stations
- operating theaters
- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fields
Ferromagnetic objects are attracted to the magnet at the center of an MRI system. They can become dangerous projectiles (the "projectile effect").
Effective use of antibiotics includes:
- Reassessing for continued need at 72 hours after initiation of treatment
- Stopping antibiotics earlier, i.e., after 5 days instead of the usual 10-day course
- Getting blood cultures right after a broad-spectrum antibiotic is started
- Using a specific antibiotic to target the identified infectious agent
- Using a specific antibiotic to target the identified infectious agent
Using antibiotics for the identified organism effectively treats the infection and reduces the risk of antibiotic resistance. Always reassess continued need at 48 hours after initiation of treatment. Blood cultures should be obtained prior to initiation of antibiotics if possible.
____________ have hazard communication duties.
- Manufacturers, employers, and employees
- Supervisors, shippers, and administrators
- Manufacturers, management, and OSHA
- OSHA, employers, and drivers
- Manufacturers, employers, and employees
Manufacturers must research, create, and distribute a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for all substances. Employers must keep a file of SDSs used in the facility, ensure that all containers are properly labeled, and train employees in the use of the hazardous substances. Employees must know which hazardous substances are in their unit, know where the SDSs are located and how to read them, follow all SDS instructions, and attend required training sessions.
Which of the following is a part of Contact Precautions?
- Patients are isolated in private rooms or cohorted.
- Healthcare workers rotate care of infected patients.
- HAZMAT teams remain on call.
- Healthcare staff must wear personal respirators.
- Patients are isolated in private rooms or cohorted.
Patients on Contact Precautions should be isolated in private rooms or cohorted.
______________ protect healthcare workers from exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
- Gloves and gowns
- Standard Precautions
- Vaccinations
- Isolation units
- Standard Precautions
Standard Precautions, which are designed to protect against exposure to body fluids, should be used in the care of all patients.
The R in RACE stands for __________________________.
- Run or Reason
- Remove or Rescue
- Rescue or Reach
- React or Run
- Remove or Rescue
The protocol RACE is an acronym for Remove or Rescue, Alarm or Alert, Confine or Contain, Extinguish or Evacuate
To prevent patients from electrical shock or injury, a best practice is to ____________.
- store manuals behind equipment, not on top of it
- store manuals on top of equipment, not behind it
- place all equipment within reach of the patient
- place all equipment at a distance from the patient
- place all equipment at a distance from the patient
Materials should never be stored on or behind electrical equipment. All equipment should be placed at a safe distance from the patient whenever possible.
An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) includes ___________________.
- staff responsibilities
- administrator phone numbers
- a SWAT team
- state schedules
- staff responsibilities
An EOP helps facilities manage disasters. It includes plans for communication, resources and assets, safety and security, staff security, utilities, and clinical activities.
What is a safety data sheet (SDS)?
- A chemical safety checklist
- A protocol for handling chemical hazards
- A document that lists the specific hazards of a chemical
- A label that identifies the chemical in a container
- A document that lists the specific hazards of a chemical
An SDS lists the specific hazards of a chemical. If you work with hazardous chemicals, you should know where SDSs are located on your unit and how to read an SDS. You also should read all relevant SDSs before starting a particular job. [Show Less]