INFECTION PREVENTION AND
CONTROL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
You are working as a nurse on a medical-surgical unit. What roles might you play in the
chain of infection? That is, what "links" might you be? - Correct Answers -trasmisson
}What are the six links in the chain of infection? - Correct Answers -A.Infectious agent
(pathogen), reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible
host
}Why do you think the S. aureus was able to thrive in Mr. Long's pressure ulcer? -
Correct Answers -}Most pathogens prefer a warm, moist, dark environment, such as is
present in a bedsore. Because the patient situation says Mr. Long is a frail, older adult,
he was also a vulnerable host.
}What are the three modes of transmission of microorganisms? Which one is the most
frequent mode of transmission? - Correct Answers -}The three modes are contact
transmission (either direct or indirect), droplets transmission, and airborne transmission.
Microorganisms are most frequently spread by contact.
}What was the reservoir? - Correct Answers -}1. The infected pressure ulcer
}What was the exit from Mr. Long? - Correct Answers -}2. Drainage from the ulcer or on
surrounding skin.
}How was the bacteria transmitted? - Correct Answers -}3. On the nurse's glove and IV
roller clamp.
}Which action demonstrates a break in sterile technique? - Correct Answers -})
Reaching 1 foot over the sterile field
}What is the rationale for handwashing? Handwashing is expected to remove: - Correct
Answers -}1) transient flora from the skin.
}You are the nurse caring for a patient who is on contact precautions for a wound
infection. The patient's daughter comes to visit her mother, and comes out to the
nurse's station wearing disposable gloves. What information do you give her daughter
CONTROL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
You are working as a nurse on a medical-surgical unit. What roles might you play in the
chain of infection? That is, what "links" might you be? - Correct Answers -trasmisson
}What are the six links in the chain of infection? - Correct Answers -A.Infectious agent
(pathogen), reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible
host
}Why do you think the S. aureus was able to thrive in Mr. Long's pressure ulcer? -
Correct Answers -}Most pathogens prefer a warm, moist, dark environment, such as is
present in a bedsore. Because the patient situation says Mr. Long is a frail, older adult,
he was also a vulnerable host.
}What are the three modes of transmission of microorganisms? Which one is the most
frequent mode of transmission? - Correct Answers -}The three modes are contact
transmission (either direct or indirect), droplets transmission, and airborne transmission.
Microorganisms are most frequently spread by contact.
}What was the reservoir? - Correct Answers -}1. The infected pressure ulcer
}What was the exit from Mr. Long? - Correct Answers -}2. Drainage from the ulcer or on
surrounding skin.
}How was the bacteria transmitted? - Correct Answers -}3. On the nurse's glove and IV
roller clamp.
}Which action demonstrates a break in sterile technique? - Correct Answers -})
Reaching 1 foot over the sterile field
}What is the rationale for handwashing? Handwashing is expected to remove: - Correct
Answers -}1) transient flora from the skin.
}You are the nurse caring for a patient who is on contact precautions for a wound
infection. The patient's daughter comes to visit her mother, and comes out to the
nurse's station wearing disposable gloves. What information do you give her daughter
