WB4081- NURSING HOME INFECTION
PREVENTIONIST TRAINING POSTTEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A i nurs i assistant i is i about i to i perform i perineal i care i on i an i incontinent i patient i who i wears i briefs. i His
i supplies i hav ie i already i been i gathered i and i placed i on i the i clean i bedside i table. i He i enters i the
i room, i dons i non-
sterile i gloves, i removes i and i discards i the i patient's i soiled i brief i and i cleans i the i patient's i perineum. i He
i removes i his isoiled igloves iand idons ia inew ipair iof inon-
sterile i gloves. i He i applies i a i clean i brief. i He i discards i his i gloves i and i exists i the i room. i How i many
i times i should i he ihave i performed i hand i hygiene i in i this i scenario? i Please i select i the i best i answer.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) Hand i hygiene i was i not i required i because i gloves i were i worn.
2.
A ipatient iis idiagnosed i with ilatent iTB i infection i (LTBI). i Is ithere i risk i that i the i patient i will i transmit i TB
i to i others i i inthe ifacility? i Please iselect ithe ibest ianswer.
A) No, i there i is i no i risk i of i transmission i at i this i time
,B) Yes, i the i patient i is i very i likely i to i transmit i infection i to i those i who i are i immunocompromised
C) No, i the i patient i is i not i a i risk i because i he/she i will i be i placed i in iAirborne i Precautions
D) Yes, i the i patient i is i likely i to i transmit i infection i to i close i contacts
3.
AfterQyou i have i scored i the i infection i prevention i and i control i (IPC) i risk i assessment, i which i of i the
i following i action is i would i you i take i first i to i address i the i findings? i Please i select i the i best i answer.
A) Develop i a iperformance i improvement i effort
B) Identify i high-scoring i items i for i IPC i program i prioritization
C) Develop i new i (or i review i existing) i IPC i policies i and i procedures
D) Provide i education i and i training i for i staff
,4.
, As i a i result i of i lessons i learned i from i outbreaks i of i multidrug-
resistant iorganisms i(MDROs) iin inursing ihomes, iwhich iof ithe i following i situations ishould i warrant i use iof
iContact iPrecautions iand iconsideration iof ia isingle-person iroom ifor iMDRO-
colonized i patients? i Please i select i all i that i apply.
A) Patients iwith idifficulty icontaining isites iof iMDRO icolonization iand ipotential ifor iextensive
ienvironme intal icontamination
B) New ipatients ion ithe iunit iare ifound ito ibe icolonizedQwith ithe i MDRO i(evidence iof iongoing
itransmission) ide i spite iefforts ito icontrol ispread
C) Patients i with i minimal i medical i or i nursing i care i needs i who i are i able i to i move i independently i throughout
i the i facilit iy
D) Patients icolonized i with i rare, i highly-resistant i MDROs
5.
At i what i stage i of i an i investigation i would i you i notify i local i or i state i public i health i officials i that i you
i have i an i outbrea ik? iPlease iselect ithe ibest ianswer
A) Once i an i outbreak i case i definition i has i been i developed
B) Once i an i outbreak i has i not i been i controlled i by i infection i prevention i and i control i (IPC) i measures
C) Once i an i outbreak i has i been i determined i to i exist
D) Once i an i outbreak i has i been i evaluated i and i summarized i in i a i written i report
6.
PREVENTIONIST TRAINING POSTTEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A i nurs i assistant i is i about i to i perform i perineal i care i on i an i incontinent i patient i who i wears i briefs. i His
i supplies i hav ie i already i been i gathered i and i placed i on i the i clean i bedside i table. i He i enters i the
i room, i dons i non-
sterile i gloves, i removes i and i discards i the i patient's i soiled i brief i and i cleans i the i patient's i perineum. i He
i removes i his isoiled igloves iand idons ia inew ipair iof inon-
sterile i gloves. i He i applies i a i clean i brief. i He i discards i his i gloves i and i exists i the i room. i How i many
i times i should i he ihave i performed i hand i hygiene i in i this i scenario? i Please i select i the i best i answer.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) Hand i hygiene i was i not i required i because i gloves i were i worn.
2.
A ipatient iis idiagnosed i with ilatent iTB i infection i (LTBI). i Is ithere i risk i that i the i patient i will i transmit i TB
i to i others i i inthe ifacility? i Please iselect ithe ibest ianswer.
A) No, i there i is i no i risk i of i transmission i at i this i time
,B) Yes, i the i patient i is i very i likely i to i transmit i infection i to i those i who i are i immunocompromised
C) No, i the i patient i is i not i a i risk i because i he/she i will i be i placed i in iAirborne i Precautions
D) Yes, i the i patient i is i likely i to i transmit i infection i to i close i contacts
3.
AfterQyou i have i scored i the i infection i prevention i and i control i (IPC) i risk i assessment, i which i of i the
i following i action is i would i you i take i first i to i address i the i findings? i Please i select i the i best i answer.
A) Develop i a iperformance i improvement i effort
B) Identify i high-scoring i items i for i IPC i program i prioritization
C) Develop i new i (or i review i existing) i IPC i policies i and i procedures
D) Provide i education i and i training i for i staff
,4.
, As i a i result i of i lessons i learned i from i outbreaks i of i multidrug-
resistant iorganisms i(MDROs) iin inursing ihomes, iwhich iof ithe i following i situations ishould i warrant i use iof
iContact iPrecautions iand iconsideration iof ia isingle-person iroom ifor iMDRO-
colonized i patients? i Please i select i all i that i apply.
A) Patients iwith idifficulty icontaining isites iof iMDRO icolonization iand ipotential ifor iextensive
ienvironme intal icontamination
B) New ipatients ion ithe iunit iare ifound ito ibe icolonizedQwith ithe i MDRO i(evidence iof iongoing
itransmission) ide i spite iefforts ito icontrol ispread
C) Patients i with i minimal i medical i or i nursing i care i needs i who i are i able i to i move i independently i throughout
i the i facilit iy
D) Patients icolonized i with i rare, i highly-resistant i MDROs
5.
At i what i stage i of i an i investigation i would i you i notify i local i or i state i public i health i officials i that i you
i have i an i outbrea ik? iPlease iselect ithe ibest ianswer
A) Once i an i outbreak i case i definition i has i been i developed
B) Once i an i outbreak i has i not i been i controlled i by i infection i prevention i and i control i (IPC) i measures
C) Once i an i outbreak i has i been i determined i to i exist
D) Once i an i outbreak i has i been i evaluated i and i summarized i in i a i written i report
6.