Standard Precautions Quiz: Infection Control & PPE

1. Question 1
   • To reduce exposure to potentially infectious materials for every patient
   • To identify patients who have a confirmed infection
   • To replace hand hygiene when gloves are worn
   • To limit barrier protection to surgical procedures
2. Question 2
   • Portal of entry, infectious agent, reservoir, susceptible host, mode of transmission, portal of exit
   • Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
   • Reservoir, infectious agent, susceptible host, portal of entry, portal of exit, mode of transmission
   • Susceptible host, reservoir, portal of exit, infectious agent, portal of entry, mode of transmission
3. Question 3
   • True
   • False
4. Question 4
   • reservoir
5. Question 5
   • Examples include mucous membranes, the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal tract, the urinary tract, or breaks in the skin.
6. Question 6
   • Cover the site and wait until the end of the shift to report it
   • Wash the area promptly and follow the facility's exposure-reporting policy
   • Apply alcohol-based hand sanitizer to the puncture site
   • Continue working unless bleeding persists
7. Question 7
   • Performing hand hygiene between patient contacts
   • Measuring the patient's height
   • Documenting the patient's temperature
   • Applying a warming blanket
8. Question 8
   • True
   • False
9. Question 9
   • Uncontaminated patient clothing
   • Clean disposable packaging
   • Intact, dry skin
   • Blood
10. Question 10
11. Question 11
    • Facility policy provides the required process for immediate response, reporting, and follow-up after an occupational exposure.
12. Question 12
    • Wearing an isolation gown for every procedure
    • Placing every patient in a private room
    • Performing hand hygiene before and after patient contact
    • Using sterile gloves for every patient contact
13. Question 13
    • Wearing gloves only
    • Wearing a hair cover only
    • Using eye and face protection
    • Wearing shoe covers only
14. Question 14
    • Using the same gloves for multiple patients
    • Avoiding hand hygiene because the skin is damaged
    • Covering the cut before patient contact
    • Removing the cut covering during care
15. Question 15
    • A microorganism surviving on a bedrail
    • A microorganism multiplying in the gastrointestinal tract
    • A susceptible person touching a contaminated surface
    • Respiratory secretions leaving an infected person's airway
16. Question 16
    • A contaminated dressing placed in a waste container
    • A person with a break in the skin exposed to a pathogen
    • A microorganism multiplying in a reservoir
    • A droplet released during coughing
17. Question 17
    • Intact skin always indicates that transmission has occurred
    • The exposure can be documented only by the patient
    • Facility policy determines the required exposure evaluation and follow-up
    • Reporting is required only when symptoms develop
18. Question 18
    • A pathogen is a place where microorganisms live; a reservoir is the microorganism
    • A pathogen is a route of transmission; a reservoir is a portal of entry
    • A pathogen is a susceptible host; a reservoir is a protective barrier
    • A pathogen is a microorganism capable of causing disease; a reservoir is where it lives and multiplies
19. Question 19
    • Immediately after washing visibly soiled hands without drying them
    • When hands are not visibly soiled
    • When hands are visibly soiled
    • Only before touching a patient
20. Question 20
    • Using gloves instead of wetting the hands
    • Rubbing all hand surfaces with friction for at least 20 seconds
    • Drying the hands before applying soap
    • Rinsing immediately after applying soap
21. Question 21
    • True
    • False
22. Question 22
    • water
23. Question 23
    • Only when the patient requests it
    • Before touching clean supplies or performing an aseptic task
    • Only after removing a gown
    • After leaving the healthcare facility
24. Question 24
    • Hand hygiene
    • Placement of a second pair of gloves without hand hygiene
    • Adjustment of the patient's bed linens
    • Immediate contact with clean supplies
25. Question 25
    • True
    • False
26. Question 26
    • Friction helps loosen and remove microorganisms and organic material from hand surfaces.
27. Question 27
    • Only the center of the palms
    • The backs of the hands and between the fingers
    • The forearms above the elbows
    • The external surface of the uniform
28. Question 28
29. Question 29
    • dry
30. Question 30
    • Whenever gloves are worn
    • Only before entering a patient room
    • When hands are visibly soiled
    • Whenever hand hygiene takes less than one minute

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