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CE:8 page 2/8/08 2:25 PM Page 27 Continuing Education Test Public Health and Retail Clinics For continuing education credit of 2.0 hours, please complete the following test, including the registration form at the bottom, and return to: CNA/Nursing Practice, 2000 Franklin St., Oakland, CA 94612. We must receive the complete home study no later than March 31, 2008 in order for you to receive your continuing education credit. TEST QUESTIONS: Healthcare provided in retail clinics poses a major threat to the health, welfare, and safety of the store's retail and healthcare shoppers, including the public in general cases of endemic and pandemic outbreaks. J True J False 1 In addition to professional liability for malpractice suits against physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician's assistants, there is currently a major concern about whether or not those practitioners remain liable to third parties who have been injured as a result of exposure to the practitioner's contagious patient, regardless of the practitioner's effort to minimize the risk. J True J False 2 Infection cannot be spread by inanimate objects as long as others use a tissue when sneezing and coughing. Therefore, there is little risk to shoppers who are careful not to stand next to an obviously sick person. J True J False 3 MRSA infection is associated with hospitalization or other healthcare risk factors. There is no evidence of community-associated MRSA infections. J True J False 4 People seeking medical help are by definition sick. The waiting line or area creates a unique environment of communicable disease. Sick children can spread infections to older adults. J True J False 5 Retail clinics are a good alternative to the outpatient clinic or physician's office because one does not have to make an appointment and can drop in at one's convenience.The quality of care and infection control standards are equal. J True J False 6 Retail clinics are appropriate for screening for blood pressure, diabetes, height, weight, and body mass index, hearing tests, lipid panel/cholesterol, pregnancy, and tuberculosis because these are simply treated with a prescription. J True J False 7 Retail clinics are a public service encouraging personal responsibility. Therefore, it is not important to encourage the establishment of a continuous therapeutic relationship between a healthcare practitioner and the patient. J True J False 8 Retail clinics must comply with critical public protection measures such as infection control and prevention standards, reporting of communicable diseases to prevent epidemics or pandemics, keeping concise and accurate records including record keeping for referral, follow-up, patient tracking for transmission prevention purposes, prescreening for contagious diseases prior to retail visit, and a triage/assessment to rule out whether the ailment falls within the "Menu of Services." J True J False 9 Retail clinics pose a major threat to the public's health, welfare, and safety, including communicable disease prevention of the public in general. J True J False 10 Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________________________State: _________________Zip: _______________________ Day phone with message machine: ____________________________E-mail: ____________________________________________ RN license #: ______________________________________Job Classification ____________________________________________ JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2008 W W W. C A L N U R S E S . O R G REGISTERED NURSE 27

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