Infection Preventionist Post Test | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024

A nurse assistant is about to perform perineal care on an incontinent resident 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 resident's soiled brief and cleans the resident'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. - 3 x A resident is diagnosed with latent TB infection (LTBI). Is there risk that the resident will transmit TB to others in the facility? Please select the best answer. - No, there is no risk of transmission at this time 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. - Identify highscoring items for IPC program prioritization As a result of lessons learned from outbreaks of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in nursing homes, which of the following situations should warrant use of Contact Precautions and consideration of a single-person room for MDRO-colonized residents? Please select all that apply. - A. Residents with difficulty containing secretions from sites of MDRO colonization and potential for extensive environmental contamination B. New residents on the unit are found to be colonized with the MDRO (evidence of ongoing transmission) despite efforts to control spread