CDC INFECTION PREVENTIONIST POST
TEST LATEST PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED
2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ The nurse is preparing to insert a urinary catheter. To perform this
procedure, the nurse will use: Answer: Surgical Asepsis (surgical
technique)
⫸ The nurse is working in a busy emergency room. On entering station
1, the nurse dons a pair of clean disposable gloves. The nurse sees that
the patient has a gunshot wound to the chest, and is concerned there may
be splattering of infectious materials. The nurse applies goggles, a mask,
and a gown. What is this called? Answer: Following standard
precautions
⫸ A nurse assists a patient with a Foley catheter to ambulate down the
hall. The nurse holds the catheter bag above the level of the patient's
bladder. What link in the chain of infection is the nurse breaking by
doing so? Answer: Portal of entry
⫸ The nurse manager is reviewing the use of standard precautions with
the staff. Which of the following should be included in the review?
(Select all that apply.)
, Standard precautions are used to protect you from potential contact with
blood and body fluids.
Standard precautions should be observed in every patient encounter.
Standard precautions refer only to the use of gloves, not the use of
masks, eye protection, or gown; these refer to other types of precautions
To follow standard precautions, you must wear sterile gloves
Standard precautions are used once the type of infection is identified
Answer: Standard precautions are used to protect you from potential
contact with blood and body fluids.
Standard precautions should be observed in every patient encounter.
⫸ A small group of nursing students is giving a teaching presentation
on the principles of surgical asepsis. Which of the following standards
are appropriate to include in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)
A sterile barrier that has been permeated by moisture must be considered
contaminated.
A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an object held
below a person's waist is considered contaminated
TEST LATEST PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED
2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ The nurse is preparing to insert a urinary catheter. To perform this
procedure, the nurse will use: Answer: Surgical Asepsis (surgical
technique)
⫸ The nurse is working in a busy emergency room. On entering station
1, the nurse dons a pair of clean disposable gloves. The nurse sees that
the patient has a gunshot wound to the chest, and is concerned there may
be splattering of infectious materials. The nurse applies goggles, a mask,
and a gown. What is this called? Answer: Following standard
precautions
⫸ A nurse assists a patient with a Foley catheter to ambulate down the
hall. The nurse holds the catheter bag above the level of the patient's
bladder. What link in the chain of infection is the nurse breaking by
doing so? Answer: Portal of entry
⫸ The nurse manager is reviewing the use of standard precautions with
the staff. Which of the following should be included in the review?
(Select all that apply.)
, Standard precautions are used to protect you from potential contact with
blood and body fluids.
Standard precautions should be observed in every patient encounter.
Standard precautions refer only to the use of gloves, not the use of
masks, eye protection, or gown; these refer to other types of precautions
To follow standard precautions, you must wear sterile gloves
Standard precautions are used once the type of infection is identified
Answer: Standard precautions are used to protect you from potential
contact with blood and body fluids.
Standard precautions should be observed in every patient encounter.
⫸ A small group of nursing students is giving a teaching presentation
on the principles of surgical asepsis. Which of the following standards
are appropriate to include in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)
A sterile barrier that has been permeated by moisture must be considered
contaminated.
A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an object held
below a person's waist is considered contaminated
