WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Infection Control and Wound Management Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on infection control and wound management.

What is the current annual death toll attributed to antimicrobial resistance?

100,000

250,000

600,000

700,000

Which of the following is a core strategy in antimicrobial stewardship programs?

Reserving antimicrobial use for indicated conditions

Using antibiotics for all suspected infections

Ordering the use of the strongest antibiotic available when infection is suspected

Starting antibiotic treatment immediately and then waiting for pathogenic testing to confirm infection

Which of the following materials is commonly used in antimicrobial-treated dressings?

Silver

Chlorhexidine

Iodine

All of the above

Which of the following factors contributes to antibiotic misuse?

Excessive knowledge on when antibiotics are necessary

Patient reluctance

Patient demand

Diagnostic confirmation of infection

Smaller health care facilities can greatly increase the success of their antimicrobial stewardship program through which of the following actions?

Obtaining a larger budget

Consulting with a clinical pharmacist or infectious disease specialist

Increasing the amount of antibiotics available

Assigning many clinical champions across all disciplines

What percentage of prescribed antibiotics is estimated to be either unnecessary or inappropriate?

30%

40%

50%

80%

What type of pathogenic risk factors can be identified through the initial patient assessment?

Specific identification of pathogen

Type of virus

Composition of bioburden

Exposure to animal bites or presence of diabetes

When should tissue samples for pathogenic testing be taken?

Immediately

Before debridement and cleansing

Before antibiotics have been administered

After antibiotics have been administered

Which of the following best practices contributes to infection prevention?

Proper hand hygiene

Conducting a thorough patient assessment

Obtaining a culture using proper methodology

Determining the best antibiotic or antimicrobial treatment

Which of the following is not a wound healing phase?

Remodeling

Sequencing

Proliferation

Hemostasis

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Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on infection control and wound management.