Infection Prevention and Control Exam Review Questions With Correct Answers

Hand Hygiene - Answer Performed before patient care, after patient care, after removing gloves, before any aseptic procedure. Wash hands with soap and water when visibly soiled or any time you want. A moist towel and ABHR - Answer Can replace replace hand washing when water is not available. Alcohol Based Hand Rub (ABHR) - Answer The preferred method of hand hygiene in a health care setting. ABHR must be rubbed into hands until it's dry - do not wipe excess away. ABHR must contain 70-90% alcohol as the active ingredient. Steps to Hand Washing - Answer 1. Turn on tap 2. Wet hands 3. Apply soap and lather for minimum 15 seconds 4. Rinse from wrist ti finger tips 5. Dry with paper towel 6. Turn tap off with paper towel Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Answer What you WEAR to keep you safe. PPE is not necessary when you are taking a pulse or palpating on intact skin. Gloves - Answer Worn as minimum protection. Cuffs of gowns are tucked into gloves. Gown - Answer Worn when risk of body fluid spray-cough, sneeze. Eyewear (goggles/face shields) - Answer Protective eyewear worn when risk of body fluid spray-cough, sneeze. Reusable eyewear must be changed between patients. Mask - Answer Worn when risk of inhaling body fluid spray-cough, sneeze. Mask is fit tested and must be worn within 2 meters of infected. N95 Respirator Mask - Answer Worm when risk of inhaling airborne particles-TB. Also worn when health care worker is exposed to an infectious disease they do not have immunity to (i.e., chicken pox, shingles). Donning PPE - Answer Gown, mask or N95, goggles or face shield, gloves Doffing PPE - Answer Gloves, gown, wash hands, goggles or face shield, Mask or N95 Engineering Controls - Answer What you USE to keep you safe. (sharps container, biohazard bags, biosafety cabinet, plexiglas barrier, ventilation, hand hygiene, eye wash stations) Work Practice Controls - Answer Things you DO as part of your job to keep you safe. Combination of PPE and engineering controls plus good housekeeping practices. Administrative Controls - Answer What your EMPLOYER does to assist you to work safely. (i.e., provide PPE supplies, training and education, infection prevention and control policies, adequate staffing, sick leave policies)