WB4081- NURSING HOME INFECTION PREVENTIONIST TRAINING COURSE EXAM

WB4081- NURSING HOME INFECTION
PREVENTIONIST TRAINING COURSE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026


A l nurs l assistant l is l about l to l perform l perineal l care l on l an l incontinent l patient l who l wears l briefs. l His
l supplies l hav le l already l been l gathered l and l placed l on l the l clean l bedside l table. l He l enters l the
l room, l dons l non-

sterile l gloves, l removes l and l discards l the l patient's l soiled l brief l and l cleans l the l patient's l perineum. l He
l removes l his lsoiled lgloves land ldons la lnew lpair lof lnon-

sterile l gloves. l He l applies l a l clean l brief. l He l discards l his l gloves l and l exists l the l room. l How l many
l times l should l he lhave l performed l hand l hygiene l in l this l scenario? l Please l select l the l best l answer.




A) 1




B) 2




C) 3




D) Hand l hygiene l was l not l required l because l gloves l were l worn.




2.




A lpatient lis ldiagnosed l with llatent lTB l infection l (LTBI). l Is lthere l risk l that l the l patient l will l transmit l TB
l to l others l i lnthe lfacility? l Please lselect lthe lbest lanswer.




A) No, l there l is l no l risk l of l transmission l at l this l time

,B) Yes, l the l patient l is l very l likely l to l transmit l infection l to l those l who l are l immunocompromised




C) No, l the l patient l is l not l a l risk l because l he/she l will l be l placed l in lAirborne l Precautions




D) Yes, l the l patient l is l likely l to l transmit l infection l to l close l contacts




3.




AfterQyou l have l scored l the l infection l prevention l and l control l (IPC) l risk l assessment, l which l of l the
l following l action ls l would l you l take l first l to l address l the l findings? l Please l select l the l best l answer.




A) Develop l a lperformance l improvement l effort




B) Identify l high-scoring l items l for l IPC l program l prioritization




C) Develop l new l (or l review l existing) l IPC l policies l and l procedures




D) Provide l education l and l training l for l staff

,4.

, As l a l result l of l lessons l learned l from l outbreaks l of l multidrug-

resistant lorganisms l(MDROs) lin lnursing lhomes, lwhich lof lthe l following l situations lshould l warrant l use lof
lContact lPrecautions land lconsideration lof la lsingle-person lroom lfor lMDRO-

colonized l patients? l Please l select l all l that l apply.




A) Patients lwith ldifficulty lcontaining lsites lof lMDRO lcolonization land lpotential lfor lextensive
lenvironme lntal lcontamination




B) New lpatients lon lthe lunit lare lfound lto lbe lcolonizedQwith lthe l MDRO l(evidence lof longoing
ltransmission) lde l spite lefforts lto lcontrol lspread




C) Patients l with l minimal l medical l or l nursing l care l needs l who l are l able l to l move l independently l throughout
l the l facilit ly




D) Patients lcolonized l with l rare, l highly-resistant l MDROs




5.




At l what l stage l of l an l investigation l would l you l notify l local l or l state l public l health l officials l that l you
l have l an l outbrea lk? lPlease lselect lthe lbest lanswer




A) Once l an l outbreak l case l definition l has l been l developed




B) Once l an l outbreak l has l not l been l controlled l by l infection l prevention l and l control l (IPC) l measures




C) Once l an l outbreak l has l been l determined l to l exist




D) Once l an l outbreak l has l been l evaluated l and l summarized l in l a l written l report




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