Nursing TAFE - Questions With Verified Solutions
5 moments of hand washing Correct Answer - Before and after
touching a patient, before and after a procedure, after touching a
patients surroundings
examples of direct contact Correct Answer - touching, kissing,
sexual intercourse
2 types of precautions Correct Answer - Standard and
additional precautions.
When should you use soap and water ? Correct Answer - When
the hands are visibly soiled
Sequence of Donning (putting on) PPE Correct Answer - hand
wash, gown, mask, goggles, gloves
Sequence of removing PPE Correct Answer - gloves, wash
hands, goggles and face sheild, gown, mask
When should you wear gloves Correct Answer - when touching
blood or body fluids
When should you use a mask Correct Answer - someone is
actively coughing or identified as having additional precautions
Difference between standard and additional precautions Correct
Answer - standard precautions are the minimum level of
infection control for everyone while additional precautions are used
when patients have a known or suspected infectious agent that may
not be contained using Standard Precautions alone.
, 3 additional precautions Correct Answer - contact, airborne,
droplet
3 types of handwashes Correct Answer - surgical, clinical,
social
When do you put something in a yellow bin Correct Answer -
What is a vector? Correct Answer - Carriers of disease
Name 4 categories of microorganisms Correct Answer -
bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses
name the chain of infection Correct Answer - infectious agent,
reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry,
susceptible host
hospital acquired infection Correct Answer - nosocomial
infection
What does sterile mean? Correct Answer - Free from all living
microorganisms
What is a pathogen? Correct Answer - disease causing
organism
What are standard precautions? Correct Answer - The
minimum required infection preventative practices that must be
followed for all patient contact with blood or other potentially
infectious substances
Name 4 precautions when transporting linen Correct Answer -
5 moments of hand washing Correct Answer - Before and after
touching a patient, before and after a procedure, after touching a
patients surroundings
examples of direct contact Correct Answer - touching, kissing,
sexual intercourse
2 types of precautions Correct Answer - Standard and
additional precautions.
When should you use soap and water ? Correct Answer - When
the hands are visibly soiled
Sequence of Donning (putting on) PPE Correct Answer - hand
wash, gown, mask, goggles, gloves
Sequence of removing PPE Correct Answer - gloves, wash
hands, goggles and face sheild, gown, mask
When should you wear gloves Correct Answer - when touching
blood or body fluids
When should you use a mask Correct Answer - someone is
actively coughing or identified as having additional precautions
Difference between standard and additional precautions Correct
Answer - standard precautions are the minimum level of
infection control for everyone while additional precautions are used
when patients have a known or suspected infectious agent that may
not be contained using Standard Precautions alone.
, 3 additional precautions Correct Answer - contact, airborne,
droplet
3 types of handwashes Correct Answer - surgical, clinical,
social
When do you put something in a yellow bin Correct Answer -
What is a vector? Correct Answer - Carriers of disease
Name 4 categories of microorganisms Correct Answer -
bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses
name the chain of infection Correct Answer - infectious agent,
reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry,
susceptible host
hospital acquired infection Correct Answer - nosocomial
infection
What does sterile mean? Correct Answer - Free from all living
microorganisms
What is a pathogen? Correct Answer - disease causing
organism
What are standard precautions? Correct Answer - The
minimum required infection preventative practices that must be
followed for all patient contact with blood or other potentially
infectious substances
Name 4 precautions when transporting linen Correct Answer -
