Infection Control EXAM Questions and Verified Answers/Accurate Solutions| New Update
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Are prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses an acceptable form of eye protection? No.
Neither eyeglasses nor contact lenses provide enough coverage to prevent infectious disease
(splashes) via ocular exposure and transmission.
How long can fingernails be? Nails should extend no more than ¼ inch past the nail bed.
Special care should be taken to clean the underside thoroughly. Artificial nails should be
avoided.
Are artificial nails acceptable in health care facilities? Evidence shows that health care
workers wearing artificial nails carry more pathogens on their nails than other health care
workers. The effectiveness of hand hygiene is reduced.
How far can a virus-laden droplet travel and still be a potential source of infection? It can
travel up to 3 feet in any direction and still be infectious.
When without a handkerchief or a facial tissue, is it appropriate to sneeze into your sleeve?
Yes, this reduces the transmission of airborne infection.
How long can influenza viruses survive outside a host? At room temp, with moderate
humidity, these viruses can live 24-48 hours on steel and plastic, and 8-12 hours on cloth and
facial tissues.
How can I protect elderly clients and other immunocompromised clients from health care
associated infections? Standard precautions should be used with all clients to prevent the
spread of pathogens.
What if the client who is on droplet precautions has a prescription for a diagnostic test?
Clients who are on droplet precautions should be transported out of the room only when
necessary. If the client needs to leave the room, place a surgical mask on the client. Maintain 3
, feet between the client and other individuals. Communicate the client's required precautions to
other departments.
After completing a procedure that required donning PPE consisting of a gown, an N95
respirator, a face shield, and gloves, which of the following should the nurse remove first when
removing PPE separately?
A. The gloves
B. The gown
C. The face shield
D. The N95 respirator A
Contact precautions should be implemented for an adult client who has been hospitalized and
has which of the following?
A. Hepatitis B
B. Measles
C. Meningitis
D. Infectious diarrhea D
To decontaminate their hands with an alcohol-based gel, the nurse should rub their hands
together until all of the gel has evaporated and their hands are dry. Which of the following is
the correct rationale for why hands should be rubbed together until dry?
A. Drying provides the full antiseptic effect.
B. Residual alcohol can easily stain clothing.
C. Excess gel could transfer to the client.
D. Slippery gel can make the nurse drop supplies. A
Already Graded A+
Are prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses an acceptable form of eye protection? No.
Neither eyeglasses nor contact lenses provide enough coverage to prevent infectious disease
(splashes) via ocular exposure and transmission.
How long can fingernails be? Nails should extend no more than ¼ inch past the nail bed.
Special care should be taken to clean the underside thoroughly. Artificial nails should be
avoided.
Are artificial nails acceptable in health care facilities? Evidence shows that health care
workers wearing artificial nails carry more pathogens on their nails than other health care
workers. The effectiveness of hand hygiene is reduced.
How far can a virus-laden droplet travel and still be a potential source of infection? It can
travel up to 3 feet in any direction and still be infectious.
When without a handkerchief or a facial tissue, is it appropriate to sneeze into your sleeve?
Yes, this reduces the transmission of airborne infection.
How long can influenza viruses survive outside a host? At room temp, with moderate
humidity, these viruses can live 24-48 hours on steel and plastic, and 8-12 hours on cloth and
facial tissues.
How can I protect elderly clients and other immunocompromised clients from health care
associated infections? Standard precautions should be used with all clients to prevent the
spread of pathogens.
What if the client who is on droplet precautions has a prescription for a diagnostic test?
Clients who are on droplet precautions should be transported out of the room only when
necessary. If the client needs to leave the room, place a surgical mask on the client. Maintain 3
, feet between the client and other individuals. Communicate the client's required precautions to
other departments.
After completing a procedure that required donning PPE consisting of a gown, an N95
respirator, a face shield, and gloves, which of the following should the nurse remove first when
removing PPE separately?
A. The gloves
B. The gown
C. The face shield
D. The N95 respirator A
Contact precautions should be implemented for an adult client who has been hospitalized and
has which of the following?
A. Hepatitis B
B. Measles
C. Meningitis
D. Infectious diarrhea D
To decontaminate their hands with an alcohol-based gel, the nurse should rub their hands
together until all of the gel has evaporated and their hands are dry. Which of the following is
the correct rationale for why hands should be rubbed together until dry?
A. Drying provides the full antiseptic effect.
B. Residual alcohol can easily stain clothing.
C. Excess gel could transfer to the client.
D. Slippery gel can make the nurse drop supplies. A
