HLTINF001- Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures Written Assessment Student Name: Student Number: Instructions to Students Welcome to the written assessment. To...

HLTINF001- Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
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Question 1
The following website may assist you with this question:
https:
www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/Documents/cd
19683.pdf
Define and give an example of the following:
Virus:
Bacteria:
Fungi:
Question 2
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.sciencedaily.com/articles/p/pathogen.htm
Define:
‘Pathogen’:
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11773
Define:
‘Opportunistic Organisms’
Question 3
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.cdc.gov/norovirus/about/transmission.html
What is the source of Noro Virus and how is it transmitted?
Question 4
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
copd.about.com/od/livingwithcopd/ht/handwashing.htm
Please number the steps below, for hand washing, in the co
ect sequence
     ( )    Wash hands, wrists, and lower forearm, using a circular scru
ing
XXXXXXXXXXmotion. Interlace fingers and rub hands back and forth
( )     Apply soap
( )     Dispose of the towels properly without dropping the hands below waist level
( )     Keep hands pointed upward  
( )    Rinse thoroughly with hands and wrists lower than elbow so that water runs
XXXXXXXXXXfrom fingers to elbow
( )    Dry thoroughly using clean paper towels
( )    Do not touch any part of the contaminated sink or faucets
     ( )     Thoroughly wet hands and forearms under running wate
Question 5
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
staff.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@we
@ohs/documents/doc/uow017005.pdf
What would you do if the sharps container is ¾ full but some syringes are sticking out the top?
a) Give it a shake, when they fall down it will be safe to put yours in.
) Change the sharps container and start anew. Then educate those around
you about it.
c) Carefully place your syringe inside. You have steady hands and won’t get
sta
ed.
d) Carefully place your syringe in its container beside the sharps bin, the RN
will take care of it.
Question 6
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdna-norovirus.htm-l~cda-cdna-norovirus.htm-l-8
What are standard precautions? Give ONE (1) example of when you would apply standard precautions in the workplace.
Question 7
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.sah.org.au/assets/files/PDFs/IPC%20Fact%20Sheets/ESBL%20Patient%20%20Visitor%20Fact%20Sheet%20jan%202014.pdf
List the Precautions you would use if a patient had ESBL.
Question 8
The following website may assist you with this question:
https:
e-edcredits.com/nursingcredits/article.asp?testID=17
What action does a routine hand wash have on the presence of micro-organisms?
Question 9
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
hcv2
hcarticles.nsf/pages/Handwashing_why_it%27s_important
List THREE (3) examples for when you would use a Routine hand wash in the health environment
Question 10
The following websites may assist you with this question:
http:
www.cdc.gov/mmw
pdf
5116.pdf
http:
www.smp-council.org.hk/mlt/english/mlt_message_infection_e.pdf
List TWO (2) examples of when you would use a Clinical hand wash in the health environment.
Question 11
The following website may assist you with this question:
https:
www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/quality-safety-service/infection-prevention
What is a nosocomial infection? Please give an example?
Question 12
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/cd33_infection_control_healthcare.pdf
Identify TWO (2) common sites on the body where the nosocomial infection may be found.
Question 13
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
hcv2
hcarticles.nsf/pages/Infections_in_hospital_reduce_the_risk
List FIVE (5) factors that contribute to a patient’s susceptibility to infection?
Question 14
The following websites may assist you with this question:
http:
www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Fever_in_children/
http:
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases
asics/symptoms/con XXXXXXXXXX
List THREE (3) signs of infection.
Question 15
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.wisegeek.com/what-is-asepsis.htm
What is asepsis?
Question 16
The following websites may assist you with this question:
https:
www.health.qld.gov.au/chrisp/sterilising/large_document.pdf
List TWO (2) circumstances under which you would apply principles of asepsis?
Question 17
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.health.qld.gov.au/EndoscopeReprocessing/module_3/3_4.asp
What is PPE?
Question 18
Part A
Give TWO (2) examples of PPE and when you would use them.
Part B
Refer to the nursing homes policies and procedures. Where are the contaminated zones where used instruments and equipment are placed?
Part C
Most equipment is single use. However some equipment is reprocessed by sterilisation. Outline the sterilisation policies and procedures in the nursing home.
Question 19
The following websites may assist you with this question:
https:
www.health.qld.gov.au/multicultural/public/swine-flu.asp
As part of your allocated patient load, you have a patient that is being nursed in a single room with a possible diagnosis of H1N1, Swine Flu, a disease spread by droplets.
What precautions are required to care for this patient?
You have a small cut on your hand, what must you do to comply with Standard precautions?
Question 20
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/cd33_infection_control_healthcare.pdf
Describe the chain of infection?
Question 21
The following websites may assist you with this question:
http:
www.hha.org.au/forconsumers/factsheets.aspx https:
www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/d1034_infection_control_residential_aged_care_140115.pdf
List THREE (3) infection control measures that can be implemented in the home environment?
Question 22
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/clinicalwaste/Pages/default.aspx
State where the following waste/ products should be disposed of / placed?
Used paper towel:            ___________________
Used oxygen tubing:         ___________________
Wound dressings:            ___________________
Needle and syringe:         ___________________
Glass vials:            ___________________
Soiled Incontinence pads:        ___________________
Used intravenous tubing:        ___________________
General waste removed from a patient in respiratory isolation:    __________________
Linen removed from a patient receiving Chemotherapy:        __________________
Question 23
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
ideas.health.vic.gov.au
luebook/appendix5.asp
Describe the steps you would take in the event of a blood spill in the workplace? Include in your answer your role in relation to this incident.
Question 24
The following website may assist you with this question:
http:
www.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdna-norovirus.htm-l~cda-cdna-norovirus.htm-l-8
A client comes into your health service and begins vomiting and states he has had dia
hoea. What action must you take as part of your infection control responsibilities? What documentation should you also complete in this scenario?
Question 25
The following website may assist with this question
http:
www.hha.org.au/home/5-moments-for-hand-hygiene.aspx
Outline the 5 moments of hand hygiene.
Question 26
Access the nursing homes policies and procedures.
1) Outline the policies and procedures that relate to infection prevention and control
2) As an enrolled student nurse, what are is your role and responsibilities in relation to infection prevention and control
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