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Choose a common home care-associated infection.
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Choose a common home care-associated infection.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
Which one of the following is not a cause of antibiotic resistance?
Completion of a prescribed antibiotic course
Home care environmental factors that may impact a nurse performing a home visit can include. Select all that apply.
Drug use
Home renovations, including lead paint and asbestos removal
Pest infestations
Physical and mental abuse
Select the step that is INCORRECT when collecting a home health blood culture on a patient.
Transport the blood cultures on ice to the lab.
US home health companies face a challenge when dealing with infectious disease outbreaks because... Select all that apply.
Most home health IP's have other responsibilities
Staff and personal protective equipment shortages
Rural home health companies are less likely to have anyone in charge of IPC
A lack of professional collaboration with other home care companies and academic partners
Which of the following are examples of the eight core components of an IPC program? Select all that apply.
Education and Training
Use of multimodal strategies
Adequate staffing levels
Antibiotic stewardship consists of several core elements. Select all that apply.
Reassessing treatment when culture results are available.
Prescribing appropriate antibiotics with adequate dosages.
Using the shortest duration of antibiotics based on evidence.
Select all the true infectious disease facts.
One episode of the plague killed between 1/3 to 2/3's of Europe's entire population.
In 1918, the Spanish influenza infected approximately 1/3 of the global population.
Factors currently affecting our global infectious disease burden include ...
Select all that apply.
Overpopulation
Airline travel
Economic and Social disparity
Antibiotic resistance
Please circle the best definition for ENDEMICIZATION.
Larger populations resulting in permanently present pathogens.
The Infectious chain of transmission involves the following sequence of events. Please select the response that lists the correct order of events for disease transmission to occur.Infectious agent-Source-Means of exit-Mode of transmission-Means of entry-Susceptible host.Your patient who was just recently discharged from the hospital tells you that they are experiencing diarrhea. Your best course of action is... please select all that apply.Perform hand hygiene using soap and water Initiate contact precautionsThe Joint Commission has identified the 2021 Home Care National Patient Safety Goals. Which response is NOT one of the goals?Increase patient vaccination ratesCircle the best definition for COLONIZATION.The presence of bacteria that are not harmful to a hostSelect home care specific strategies to ensure specimen collection that is not contaminated. Select all that apply.Perform hand hygiene before and after donning gloves. Collect two sets of peripheral blood cultures for symptomatic patients. Collect specimen away from visitors and pets.Symptoms of a patient that is septic include...select all that apply.Chills and shaking Fever Shortness of breath ConfusionStandard precautions DO NOT include which of the following? Select all that apply.Use of a N95 respiratorThe NHIA (National Home Infusion Association) recommends the following actions for home infusion nurses caring for COVID-19 patients in the home. Select all that apply.Limit non-disposable supplies taken into the home. Limit nursing time spent in the home. Complete all documentation outside the home.Select all the correct bag technique principles.Bag should be placed on clean, hard surface or use a barrier Bag shall remain zipped closed at all times when not in use Perform hand hygiene before entering the bag and upon closing the bag Supplies removed from bag that are multi-use must be disinfected prior to returning to bagFrequent home environment barriers that prevent home health clinicians from providing excellent IPC techniques, as outlined in the article Infection Prevention and Control Practices in The Home Environment: Examining Enablers and Barriers to Adherence Among Home Health Care Nurses (Adams et al., 2021) include...select all that apply.Absence of running water Dirty environments, clutter Infestations