KNOWLEDGE DRILL 3-5: SAFETY RULES WHEN IN PATIENT ROOMS AND OTHER PATIENT AREAS The following are safety rules to follow when in patient rooms and other patient areas. After each rule, list at least one reason why it should be followed. 1. Avoid running 2. Be careful entering and exiting patient rooms. 3. Do not touch electrical equipment in patient rooms while drawing blood. 4. Follow standard precautions when handling specimens. 5. Replace bed rails that were let down during patient procedures. KNOWLEDGE DRILL 3-6: PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION AND PRECAUTIONS A list of microorganisms, diseases, and conditions follows. Using colored pens or pencils write the type of precautions involved. Write "A" in blue if airborne precautions are required, "C" in black if contact precautions are required, "D" in green if droplet precautions are required, and "S" in brown next to those that require only standard precautions. Write BBP in red next to those that are also bloodborne pathogens. Malaria-causing microbe Mycoplasma pneumoniae 1. Bordetella pertussis 11. 2. C. difficile 12 3. CMV 13. Neisseria meningitides 4. Group A strep (draining wound) 14. KSV 5. HBV 15. Rubella virus (congenital) 6. HCV 16. Rubeola virus 7. HIV 17. Staphylococcus aureus (draining abscess) 8. HDV 15. Syphilis-causing microbe 9. Impetigo 19. Mycobacterium tuberculosis 10. Influenza 20. Varicella virus KNOWLEDGE DRILL 3-7:TRUE/FALSE ACTIVITY The following statements are all false. Circle the one or two word(s) that make the statement false and write the correct word(s) that would make the statement true, in the space provided. 1. Asepsis is a condition of being contaminated with microorganisms that can cause disease. 2. Nosocomial infection is a relatively new term applied to infections acquired during health care delivery in any health care setting. 3. The HCS was developed to protect employees from bloodborne pathogens. 4. The source of an infectious agent is called a vector. 5. OSHA regulations require employers to offer reduced price HBV vaccination for employees whose duties involve risk of exposure. 6. Studies have shown that artificial nails harbor fewer pathogenic microbes than natural nails. 7. The spores of Clostridium difficile are easily killed by alcohol-based hand cleaners.