Hand Hygiene questions with verified answers
A new colleague asks why the fingers should be pointed down when
performing handwashing. What is the nurse's correct response?
Ans✓✓✓ The fingers are the lowest and dirtiest parts of the hands
during hand hygiene. If the hands are elevated upward, the germs on the
hands will spread to cleaner areas.
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after providing client care. Place the
steps for handwashing in the correct order from first to last. Ans✓✓✓
The correct order is:
Remove all jewelry.
Wet the hands with clean, running water.
Use liquid soap to lather the hands.
Scrub hands, fingers, and wrists for 20 seconds.
Rinse thoroughly with water flowing toward the fingertips.
Dry the hands with a paper towel.
Turn off the water with a different paper towel.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017),
when can you use hand sanitizer instead of soap and water? Select all
that apply. Ans✓✓✓ Antiseptic hand sanitizer can be used instead of
soap and water before and after direct client contact and after removing
gloves.
Soap and water should be used if the hands are soiled, if there is
exposure to an infectious agent, and prior to using the restroom. Soap
and water is always better to use than hand sanitizer when possible.
, Hand sanitizer is primarily used to increase efficiency and reduce
contact dermatitis associated with frequent handwashing.
In which situations would the nurse appropriately use soap and water to
decontaminate the hands? Select all that apply. Ans✓✓✓ The nurse
would appropriately use soap and water to decontaminate the hands if
visibly soiled after changing the bedding of a client or after exposure to
a client with potentially infectious diarrhea.
Jewelry should be minimally worn or not worn at all. What are the
reasons for this recommendation? Select all that apply. Ans✓✓✓
Grooves provide more areas where microbes can hide. Additionally,
sharp or jagged nails and jewelry may puncture gloves.
Match each handwashing action to its corresponding rationale.
Ans✓✓✓ Action
Rationale
Hand sanitizer cannot be used on soiled hands.
It must come in contact with skin directly to be effective.
Do not wipe excess sanitizer off.
Drying kills the microbes.
Rub sanitizer over all surfaces of the hands.
Clean the most often missed areas on the hands during handwashing.
Friction is not needed to be effective.
A new colleague asks why the fingers should be pointed down when
performing handwashing. What is the nurse's correct response?
Ans✓✓✓ The fingers are the lowest and dirtiest parts of the hands
during hand hygiene. If the hands are elevated upward, the germs on the
hands will spread to cleaner areas.
A nurse is performing hand hygiene after providing client care. Place the
steps for handwashing in the correct order from first to last. Ans✓✓✓
The correct order is:
Remove all jewelry.
Wet the hands with clean, running water.
Use liquid soap to lather the hands.
Scrub hands, fingers, and wrists for 20 seconds.
Rinse thoroughly with water flowing toward the fingertips.
Dry the hands with a paper towel.
Turn off the water with a different paper towel.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017),
when can you use hand sanitizer instead of soap and water? Select all
that apply. Ans✓✓✓ Antiseptic hand sanitizer can be used instead of
soap and water before and after direct client contact and after removing
gloves.
Soap and water should be used if the hands are soiled, if there is
exposure to an infectious agent, and prior to using the restroom. Soap
and water is always better to use than hand sanitizer when possible.
, Hand sanitizer is primarily used to increase efficiency and reduce
contact dermatitis associated with frequent handwashing.
In which situations would the nurse appropriately use soap and water to
decontaminate the hands? Select all that apply. Ans✓✓✓ The nurse
would appropriately use soap and water to decontaminate the hands if
visibly soiled after changing the bedding of a client or after exposure to
a client with potentially infectious diarrhea.
Jewelry should be minimally worn or not worn at all. What are the
reasons for this recommendation? Select all that apply. Ans✓✓✓
Grooves provide more areas where microbes can hide. Additionally,
sharp or jagged nails and jewelry may puncture gloves.
Match each handwashing action to its corresponding rationale.
Ans✓✓✓ Action
Rationale
Hand sanitizer cannot be used on soiled hands.
It must come in contact with skin directly to be effective.
Do not wipe excess sanitizer off.
Drying kills the microbes.
Rub sanitizer over all surfaces of the hands.
Clean the most often missed areas on the hands during handwashing.
Friction is not needed to be effective.
