Chapter 2, Problem 4RQ

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have initiated revised policies regarding reimbursement to hospitals for care of patients who suffer health care-associated infections (HAIs) such as SSIs. Hospitals must bear the costs of treatment. Health care workers are the key in preventing patient injury and protecting hospitals. Which set of measures are used in addition to Standard Precautions when the disease status of a surgical patient has been determined in advance?

As an illustration, a patient undergoing a laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) procedure under general anesthesia might be happier not to know the numbers of portals of entry for potential transmission of pathogenic microbes to which she will be subjected. The anesthesia provider would be accessing the patients airway and vascular system by an IV line. Which portals of entry will the surgeon be accessing?

Which of the following statements can be falsified? a. All of the fish in Lake Michigan are brown. b. French cheese is the tastiest. c. Homeopathic remedies work only if you believe in them.