Infection Control Post-Test Questions
With Correct Answers
You bare bcaring bfor ba bpatient bdiagnosed bwith bmycoplasmal bpneumonia. bDroplet
bprecautions bhave bbeen binstituted, bso byou bmust b- bcorrect banswers✔✔protect byour
beyes
droplet btransmission binvolves bcontact bof binfectious, blarge-particle bdroplets bwith bthe
bconjunctivae bor bthe bmucous bmembrane bof bthe bnose bor bmouth bof ba bsusceptible
bperson. bDroplets bare bgenerated bby bthe bpatient bduring bcoughing, bsneezing, bor
btalking, band bduring bprocedures bsuch bas bsuctioning band bbronchoscopy
after bassisting ba bnewly badmitted bpatient bin bremoving bhis bshoes band bouterwear,
byou bnotice bwhat bappears bto bbe bsoil bor bgrime bon byour bhands. byou... b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔wash byour bhands bwith bsoap band bwater
the bCenters bfor bDisease bControl band bPrevention brecommends bwashing bwith bsoap
band bwater bwhenever bhands bare bvisibly bdirty. bIn bthis bcase, bit bis bthe bcombination
bof bfriction, brunning bwater, band bthe bproperties bof bsoap bthat bremove bthe bsoil bform
bthe bhands
standard bprecautions bmandate b- bcorrect banswers✔✔disinfecting bhands bimmediately
bafter bremoving bgloves
although bit bmight bseem bas bthough bhands bcovered bby bintact bgloves bwould bbe bas
bclean bas bthey bwere bwhen byou bdonned bthe bgloves, bit bis ban bessential bcomponent
bof bstandard bprecautions bto bdisinfect byour bhands bimmediately bafter bglove bremoval.
bThis boften bconcludes ba bpatient-care bprocedure, band bhand bhygiene bis bmandated
bbetween bpatient bcontact. bAlso byou bcannot bassume bthat bthe bintegrity bof beach
bglove bhas bnot bbeen bbreached, bthat bno bpowered bor bother bresidue bremains bon
byour bhands, band bthat byour bhands bhave bnot bbeen bcontaminated bduring bglove
bremoval
contact bprecautions bwould bbe bmandated bfor ba bhospitalized badult bpatient bdiagnosed
bwith b- bcorrect banswers✔✔infectious bdiarrhea
contact bprecautions bare bessential bfor bpreventing bthe bspread bof bcertain benteric
binfections. bThese bprecautions bmean bno bdirect btouching bof bthe bpatient, bthe
With Correct Answers
You bare bcaring bfor ba bpatient bdiagnosed bwith bmycoplasmal bpneumonia. bDroplet
bprecautions bhave bbeen binstituted, bso byou bmust b- bcorrect banswers✔✔protect byour
beyes
droplet btransmission binvolves bcontact bof binfectious, blarge-particle bdroplets bwith bthe
bconjunctivae bor bthe bmucous bmembrane bof bthe bnose bor bmouth bof ba bsusceptible
bperson. bDroplets bare bgenerated bby bthe bpatient bduring bcoughing, bsneezing, bor
btalking, band bduring bprocedures bsuch bas bsuctioning band bbronchoscopy
after bassisting ba bnewly badmitted bpatient bin bremoving bhis bshoes band bouterwear,
byou bnotice bwhat bappears bto bbe bsoil bor bgrime bon byour bhands. byou... b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔wash byour bhands bwith bsoap band bwater
the bCenters bfor bDisease bControl band bPrevention brecommends bwashing bwith bsoap
band bwater bwhenever bhands bare bvisibly bdirty. bIn bthis bcase, bit bis bthe bcombination
bof bfriction, brunning bwater, band bthe bproperties bof bsoap bthat bremove bthe bsoil bform
bthe bhands
standard bprecautions bmandate b- bcorrect banswers✔✔disinfecting bhands bimmediately
bafter bremoving bgloves
although bit bmight bseem bas bthough bhands bcovered bby bintact bgloves bwould bbe bas
bclean bas bthey bwere bwhen byou bdonned bthe bgloves, bit bis ban bessential bcomponent
bof bstandard bprecautions bto bdisinfect byour bhands bimmediately bafter bglove bremoval.
bThis boften bconcludes ba bpatient-care bprocedure, band bhand bhygiene bis bmandated
bbetween bpatient bcontact. bAlso byou bcannot bassume bthat bthe bintegrity bof beach
bglove bhas bnot bbeen bbreached, bthat bno bpowered bor bother bresidue bremains bon
byour bhands, band bthat byour bhands bhave bnot bbeen bcontaminated bduring bglove
bremoval
contact bprecautions bwould bbe bmandated bfor ba bhospitalized badult bpatient bdiagnosed
bwith b- bcorrect banswers✔✔infectious bdiarrhea
contact bprecautions bare bessential bfor bpreventing bthe bspread bof bcertain benteric
binfections. bThese bprecautions bmean bno bdirect btouching bof bthe bpatient, bthe
