IPAC TEST 102 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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IPAC Guidelines must be followed by..... Answer - All hygienists practising in
Ontario
IPAC are consistent with guidance documents from ... Answer - Public health
ontario (PHO), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the Provincial
Infectious Disease Committee (PIDAC) and the Canadian Standards Association
(CSA)
All oral health care workers are required to establish and document practice-
specific written policies and procedures that are based on current recognized
document _____ ____________ written policies and procedures that are based
on current recognized standards and best practice. Answer - Practice - Specific
written policies and procedures
Policy and procedure manual must be followed by all OHCW's and reviewed
_________ or more frequently as new information becomes available Answer -
annually
Modifications to routine practices may be required based on the risks
associated with certain procedures, provided that they are used for all clients
undergoing the same procedures.
T or F Answer - True
,According to WHIMIS, any workplace that uses materials classified as
controlled products is required to: Answer - Use cautionary labelling on
hazardous materials
- product identifyer, safe handling precautions, and reference to the safety data
sheets (SDS)
Maintain the most current SDS for all hazardous substances, which must be
renewed every 3 years
Provide worker on how to use, handle, store, and dispose of hazardous waste
6 elements of the chain of infection Answer - infectious agent = the cause
(bacteria, fungi...)
reservoir = where it lives
portal of exit = leave the reservoir
mode of transmission = the way they are transfered
portal of entry = enter the host (direct, indirect, droplet, airborne)
susceptible host = any person at risk
Direct transmission Answer - Hands
Indirect transmission Answer - from object such as dental scaler
Droplet transmission Answer - coughing or sneezing
The Public Health Agency of Canada uses the term "routine practices" to
describe... Answer - Basic standards of infection prevention and control that
are required for safe client caare
, five principles that are essential in routine practices Answer - Risk assessment
Hand hygiene
Use of PPE
Environmental controls
Asministrative controls
First step for an effective use of routine practices is the performance of.....
Answer - an at point risk assessment by the OHCW.
Handwashing Answer - for visible soil
ABHR hand rub Answer - for not visibly soiled
Hand hygiene must be performed before: Answer - initial contact with client
making contact with items in client environment
entry to the treatment room even if the client has not been touched
putting on PPE
eating or drinking
Hand wash must be performed after Answer - care involving contact with
blood, fluids, secretion from clients...
removing PPE
moving between extra/intra oral procedures
contact with a client or iterms in their immediate surroundings
hands are visibly soiled
personal body functions
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