NURSING TAFE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST RATED A+ FOR PASS
5 moments of hand washing - CORRECT ANSWERS Before and after touching a patient,
before and after a procedure, after touching a patients surroundings
examples of direct contact - CORRECT ANSWERS touching, kissing, sexual intercourse
2 types of precautions - CORRECT ANSWERS Standard and additional precautions.
When should you use soap and water ? - CORRECT ANSWERS When the hands are
visibly soiled
Sequence of Donning (putting on) PPE - CORRECT ANSWERS hand wash, gown, mask,
goggles, gloves
Sequence of removing PPE - CORRECT ANSWERS gloves, wash hands, goggles and face
sheild, gown, mask
When should you wear gloves - CORRECT ANSWERS when touching blood or body
fluids
When should you use a mask - CORRECT ANSWERS someone is actively coughing or
identified as having additional precautions
Difference between standard and additional precautions - CORRECT ANSWERS
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 ANSWERS contact, airborne, droplet
, NURSING TAFE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST RATED A+ FOR PASS
3 types of handwashes - CORRECT ANSWERS surgical, clinical, social
When do you put something in a yellow bin - CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a vector? - CORRECT ANSWERS Carriers of disease
Name 4 categories of microorganisms - CORRECT ANSWERS bacteria, fungi, algae,
viruses
name the chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWERS infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
hospital acquired infection - CORRECT ANSWERS nosocomial infection
What does sterile mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS Free from all living microorganisms
What is a pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWERS disease causing organism
What are standard precautions? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS
What is cytotoxic waste - CORRECT ANSWERS materials contaminated by cytotoxic
materials that are toxic to cells
What is a code red? - CORRECT ANSWERS fire or smoke
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST RATED A+ FOR PASS
5 moments of hand washing - CORRECT ANSWERS Before and after touching a patient,
before and after a procedure, after touching a patients surroundings
examples of direct contact - CORRECT ANSWERS touching, kissing, sexual intercourse
2 types of precautions - CORRECT ANSWERS Standard and additional precautions.
When should you use soap and water ? - CORRECT ANSWERS When the hands are
visibly soiled
Sequence of Donning (putting on) PPE - CORRECT ANSWERS hand wash, gown, mask,
goggles, gloves
Sequence of removing PPE - CORRECT ANSWERS gloves, wash hands, goggles and face
sheild, gown, mask
When should you wear gloves - CORRECT ANSWERS when touching blood or body
fluids
When should you use a mask - CORRECT ANSWERS someone is actively coughing or
identified as having additional precautions
Difference between standard and additional precautions - CORRECT ANSWERS
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 ANSWERS contact, airborne, droplet
, NURSING TAFE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST RATED A+ FOR PASS
3 types of handwashes - CORRECT ANSWERS surgical, clinical, social
When do you put something in a yellow bin - CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a vector? - CORRECT ANSWERS Carriers of disease
Name 4 categories of microorganisms - CORRECT ANSWERS bacteria, fungi, algae,
viruses
name the chain of infection - CORRECT ANSWERS infectious agent, reservoir, portal of
exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
hospital acquired infection - CORRECT ANSWERS nosocomial infection
What does sterile mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS Free from all living microorganisms
What is a pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWERS disease causing organism
What are standard precautions? - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 ANSWERS
What is cytotoxic waste - CORRECT ANSWERS materials contaminated by cytotoxic
materials that are toxic to cells
What is a code red? - CORRECT ANSWERS fire or smoke
