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HESI Fundamentals Elite 2025:
Infection Control & Safety
Mastery
Defend and Protect: The Proven Guide to Acing Infection Control &
Preventing Clinical Errors
By Delights Test Banks
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Delights Test Bank
Q1. Which of the following requires airborne precautions?
A. Influenza
B. Tuberculosis
C. MRSA wound infection
D. RSV in children
Answer: B — TB requires airborne precautions with an N95 mask and
negative-pressure room.
Q2. The nurse is caring for a client on contact precautions. Which PPE is
essential?
A. Gown and gloves
B. Surgical mask
C. N95 respirator
D. Face shield only
Answer: A — Gown and gloves are standard for contact precautions.
Q3. What is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infection?
A. Sterile gloves
B. Hand hygiene
C. Disinfecting surfaces
D. Isolation precautions
Answer: B — Hand hygiene is the #1 defense against infection.
Q4. A nurse prepares to enter a room of a client with C. difficile. Which action
is correct?
A. Use alcohol hand rub before entering
B. Wear N95 respirator
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C. Use soap and water after care
D. Wear sterile gloves
Answer: C — For C. diff, handwashing with soap and water is required.
Q5. What is the correct order to remove PPE?
A. Gloves, gown, mask, goggles
B. Gown, gloves, goggles, mask
C. Gloves, goggles, gown, mask
D. Mask, gloves, gown, goggles
Answer: C — Remove gloves → goggles → gown → mask (most contaminated to
least).
Q6. Which of the following infections requires droplet precautions?
A. Chickenpox
B. Measles
C. Pertussis
D. Hepatitis B
Answer: C — Pertussis is spread via droplets (mask required).
Q7. What is the purpose of the "chain of infection" model?
A. To monitor antibiotic resistance
B. To understand how diseases are reported
C. To identify points where infection can be stopped
D. To classify organisms
Answer: C — It identifies where the spread can be interrupted.
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Q8. A sharps injury occurs. What is the first action?
A. Report to supervisor
B. Wash the site with soap and water
C. Go to employee health
D. File an incident report
Answer: B — First action is to immediately clean the site.
Q9. A patient with influenza is on which type of isolation?
A. Standard only
B. Airborne
C. Contact
D. Droplet
Answer: D — Influenza spreads through droplets.
Q10. What does the “R” in the fire safety acronym RACE stand for?
A. React
B. Rescue
C. Respond
D. Run
Answer: B — Rescue those in immediate danger.
Q11. When is a face shield necessary?
A. Starting an IV
B. Administering oral meds
C. Suctioning a tracheostomy
D. Taking a blood pressure
Answer: C — Risk of fluid splash makes face shield appropriate.
Delights Test Bank
HESI Fundamentals Elite 2025:
Infection Control & Safety
Mastery
Defend and Protect: The Proven Guide to Acing Infection Control &
Preventing Clinical Errors
By Delights Test Banks
, 2
Delights Test Bank
Q1. Which of the following requires airborne precautions?
A. Influenza
B. Tuberculosis
C. MRSA wound infection
D. RSV in children
Answer: B — TB requires airborne precautions with an N95 mask and
negative-pressure room.
Q2. The nurse is caring for a client on contact precautions. Which PPE is
essential?
A. Gown and gloves
B. Surgical mask
C. N95 respirator
D. Face shield only
Answer: A — Gown and gloves are standard for contact precautions.
Q3. What is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infection?
A. Sterile gloves
B. Hand hygiene
C. Disinfecting surfaces
D. Isolation precautions
Answer: B — Hand hygiene is the #1 defense against infection.
Q4. A nurse prepares to enter a room of a client with C. difficile. Which action
is correct?
A. Use alcohol hand rub before entering
B. Wear N95 respirator
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C. Use soap and water after care
D. Wear sterile gloves
Answer: C — For C. diff, handwashing with soap and water is required.
Q5. What is the correct order to remove PPE?
A. Gloves, gown, mask, goggles
B. Gown, gloves, goggles, mask
C. Gloves, goggles, gown, mask
D. Mask, gloves, gown, goggles
Answer: C — Remove gloves → goggles → gown → mask (most contaminated to
least).
Q6. Which of the following infections requires droplet precautions?
A. Chickenpox
B. Measles
C. Pertussis
D. Hepatitis B
Answer: C — Pertussis is spread via droplets (mask required).
Q7. What is the purpose of the "chain of infection" model?
A. To monitor antibiotic resistance
B. To understand how diseases are reported
C. To identify points where infection can be stopped
D. To classify organisms
Answer: C — It identifies where the spread can be interrupted.
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Q8. A sharps injury occurs. What is the first action?
A. Report to supervisor
B. Wash the site with soap and water
C. Go to employee health
D. File an incident report
Answer: B — First action is to immediately clean the site.
Q9. A patient with influenza is on which type of isolation?
A. Standard only
B. Airborne
C. Contact
D. Droplet
Answer: D — Influenza spreads through droplets.
Q10. What does the “R” in the fire safety acronym RACE stand for?
A. React
B. Rescue
C. Respond
D. Run
Answer: B — Rescue those in immediate danger.
Q11. When is a face shield necessary?
A. Starting an IV
B. Administering oral meds
C. Suctioning a tracheostomy
D. Taking a blood pressure
Answer: C — Risk of fluid splash makes face shield appropriate.
