INFECTION CONTROL

1. If a patient has the flu, you should use the following additional precautions:

2. You should use standard precautions when_______________

3. When disposing of a needle or other sharp object, always ______________________

4. When changing a bed or handling linens, the correct standard precautions procedure is to____________.

5. If a patient has an infected wound, use the following additional precautions:

6. Patients may share walkers, wheelchairs, and other equipment without worrying about cleaning it between patients.

7. Write the four types of disease transmission:

8. List the four basic rules of standard precautions:

9. Standard precautions protect only against airborne diseases. For bloodborne, contact, and droplet transmission, additional precautions must be used.

10. Airborne germs, like tuberculosis, can travel long distances through the air.