CPCT Module 3 Infection Control Exam
Questions & Answers
1. A patient care technician notices a blood spill that has dried on the floor. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? - ANS ✔ - Discard cleanup materials into the biohazardous
waste container
2. A patient care technician is assisting a patient to use a bedpan. Which of the following actions
should by the technician indicates an understanding of standard precautions? - ANS ✔ -
Performs hand hygiene and dons a clean pair of gloves. Use soap and water before donning
clean gloves to assist the patient
3. A patient care technician is performing hand hygiene prior to caring for a patient. According to
the CDC, which of the following is the minimum amount of time the technician should wash their
hands with soap and water? - ANS ✔ - 20 seconds
4. Which of the following statements by a patient care technician indicates an understanding of
sterile technique? - ANS ✔ - "Sterile items that touch clean items become contaminated." This
statement indicates an understanding of sterile technique because a sterile item touching a
clean item becomes contaminated. For example, if the tip of a syringe comes in contact with a
clean disposable glove, the syringe becomes contaminated
5. A PCT is disinfecting equipment following a procedure. Which of the following should the tech
identify as a method of disinfection? - ANS ✔ - Chemical solutions. Disinfection destroys micro-
organisms but not bacterial spores
6. A patient care technician is removing personal protective equipment (PPE) after providing care
for a patient. Which of the following pieces of PPE should the technician remove first? - ANS ✔ -
Gloves. Most contaminated piece of PPE
7. A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis. At which of the following
times should the technician disinfect the equipment used in the treatment of the patient? - ANS
✔ - When it will be removed from the patient's room to use on another patient
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Questions & Answers
1. A patient care technician notices a blood spill that has dried on the floor. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? - ANS ✔ - Discard cleanup materials into the biohazardous
waste container
2. A patient care technician is assisting a patient to use a bedpan. Which of the following actions
should by the technician indicates an understanding of standard precautions? - ANS ✔ -
Performs hand hygiene and dons a clean pair of gloves. Use soap and water before donning
clean gloves to assist the patient
3. A patient care technician is performing hand hygiene prior to caring for a patient. According to
the CDC, which of the following is the minimum amount of time the technician should wash their
hands with soap and water? - ANS ✔ - 20 seconds
4. Which of the following statements by a patient care technician indicates an understanding of
sterile technique? - ANS ✔ - "Sterile items that touch clean items become contaminated." This
statement indicates an understanding of sterile technique because a sterile item touching a
clean item becomes contaminated. For example, if the tip of a syringe comes in contact with a
clean disposable glove, the syringe becomes contaminated
5. A PCT is disinfecting equipment following a procedure. Which of the following should the tech
identify as a method of disinfection? - ANS ✔ - Chemical solutions. Disinfection destroys micro-
organisms but not bacterial spores
6. A patient care technician is removing personal protective equipment (PPE) after providing care
for a patient. Which of the following pieces of PPE should the technician remove first? - ANS ✔ -
Gloves. Most contaminated piece of PPE
7. A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis. At which of the following
times should the technician disinfect the equipment used in the treatment of the patient? - ANS
✔ - When it will be removed from the patient's room to use on another patient
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