WB4081- Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course 75 Questions and Answers

A nurs assistant is about to perform perineal care on an incontinent patient who wears briefs. His supplies have already been gathered and placed on the clean bedside table. He enters the room, dons non-sterile gloves, removes and discards the patient's soiled brief and cleans the patient's perineum. He removes his soiled gloves and dons a new pair of non-sterile gloves. He applies a clean brief. He discards his gloves and exists the room. How many times should he have performed hand hygiene in this scenario? Please select the best answer. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) Hand hygiene was not required because gloves were worn. 2. A patient is diagnosed with latent TB infection (LTBI). Is there risk that the patient will transmit TB to others inthe facility? Please select the best answer. A) No, there is no risk of transmission at this time B) Yes, the patient is very likely to transmit infection to those who are immunocompromised C) No, the patient is not a risk because he/she will be placed in Airborne Precautions D) Yes, the patient is likely to transmit infection to close contacts 3. After you have scored the infection prevention and control (IPC) risk assessment, which of the following actions would you take first to address the findings? Please select the best answer. A) Develop a performance improvement effort B) Identify high-scoring items for IPC program prioritization C) Develop new (or review existing) IPC policies and procedures D) Provide education and training for staff