Question

patients with droplet - spread illnesses should
wear masks
be seen in a special room that keeps contaminated air inside
be given a high dose of antibiotics
not come to the office
19 multiple choice 2 points
hand hygiene is
using alcohol - based hand rubs only
wearing gloves when performing care procedures
washing hands with soap and water only
washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol - based hand rubs
20 multiple choice 2 points
with whom should an ma use standard precautions?
with patients who request that they be used
with patients he suspects might have infectious diseases
with patients who have infectious diseases
with every patient
21 multiple choice 2 points
what does surgical asepsis create?
an area or object free of all microorganisms
an area or object free of pathogens, but not free of all microorganisms
an area or object free of most harmful microorganisms
a surgical site with a clean incision

Explanation:

1. For patients with droplet - spread illnesses, wearing masks helps prevent the spread of droplets. Special rooms are for airborne - spread diseases, antibiotics are not always indicated just for droplet - spread, and not coming to the office is not a general solution as they still need medical care.
2. Hand hygiene includes washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol - based hand rubs. Using only one method is not comprehensive, and wearing gloves is not the definition of hand hygiene.
3. Medical assistants (MAs) should use standard precautions with every patient to prevent the spread of infections as you may not always know if a patient has an infectious disease.
4. Surgical asepsis aims to create an area or object free of all microorganisms to prevent surgical site infections.

Answer:

1. Wear masks
2. Washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol - based hand rubs
3. With every patient
4. An area or object free of all microorganisms