Infection Preventionist Post Test
questions with correct answers
A |nurse |assistant |is |about |to |perform |perineal |care |on |an |incontinent |resident |who
|wears |briefs. |His |supplies |have |already |been |gathered |and |placed |on |the |clean
|bedside |table. |He |enters |the |room, |dons |non-sterile |gloves, |removes |and |discards
|the |resident's |soiled |brief |and |cleans |the |resident's |perineum. |He |removes |his |soiled
|gloves |and |dons |a |new |pair |of |non-sterile |gloves. |He |applies |a |clean |brief. |He
|discards |his |gloves |and |exists |the |room. |How |many |times |should |he |have
|performed |hand |hygiene |in |this |scenario? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |3 |x
A |resident |is |diagnosed |with |latent |TB |infection |(LTBI). |Is |there |risk |that |the
|resident |will |transmit |TB |to |others |in |the |facility? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |No, |there |is |no |risk |of |transmission |at |this |time
After |you |have |scored |the |infection |prevention |and |control |(IPC) |risk |assessment,
|which |of |the |following |actions |would |you |take |first |to |address |the |findings? |Please
|select |the |best |answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Identify |high-scoring |items |for |IPC |program
|prioritization
As |a |result |of |lessons |learned |from |outbreaks |of |multidrug-resistant |organisms
|(MDROs) |in |nursing |homes, |which |of |the |following |situations |should |warrant |use |of
|Contact |Precautions |and |consideration |of |a |single-person |room |for |MDRO-colonized
|residents? |Please |select |all |that |apply. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Residents |with |difficulty
|containing |secretions |from |sites |of |MDRO |colonization |and |potential |for |extensive
|environmental |contamination
B. |New |residents |on |the |unit |are |found |to |be |colonized |with |the |MDRO |(evidence |of
|ongoing |transmission) |despite |efforts |to |control |spread
At |what |stage |of |an |investigation |would |you |notify |local |or |state |public |health
|officials |that |you |have |an |outbreak? |Please |select |the |best |answer |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|Once |an |outbreak |has |been |determined |to |exist
, Before |performing |wound |care, |if |the |hands |are |not |visibly |soiled, |which |method |of
|hand |hygiene |by |staff |members |is |preferred? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Using |an |alcohol-based |hand |rub
During |January, |there |were |five |residents |with |central |venous |catheters |(CVCs) |for |a
|total |of |100 |catheter-days. |There |were |4,000 |resident-days |for |the |month. |There
|were |two |central |line-associated |blood |stream |infections |(CLABSIs) |identified. |What
|is |the |CLABSI |rate |for |the |month? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |20
|CLABSI |per |1,000 |catheter-days
During |the |previous |influenza |vaccine |season, |120 |residents |received |the |influenza
|vaccine. |80 |residents |declined |the |vaccine. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |correct
|resident |influenza |vaccination |acceptance |rate? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |60%
During |which |of |the |following |situations |should |a |gown |be |considered |in |addition |to
|gloves |during |care |of |a |resident |with |an |indwelling |urinary |catheter? |Please |select
|the |best |answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |all |the |above
For |residents |admitted |to |a |nursing |home |on |a |course |of |antibiotics |started |in |a
|hospital, |which |pieces |of |information |would |be |important |to |know? |Please |select |the
|best |answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |all |above
For |which |of |the |following |organisms |and |syndromes |should |you |apply |Contact
|Precautions? |Please |select |all |that |apply. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Scabies, |& |c-diff
In |residents |with |central |venous |catheters |(CVCs), |which |of |the |following |factors
|increase |the |likelihood |of |developing |a |bloodstream |infection? |Please |select |the |best
|answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |higher |# |of |lumens
Missing |or |inadequate |information |exchanged |during |care |transitions |can |result |in
|which |of |the |following. |Please |select |all |that |apply. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A)Unrecognized
|spread |of |resistant |bacteria |at |accepting |facility
C)Increased |risk |of |antibiotic-related |adverse |events
questions with correct answers
A |nurse |assistant |is |about |to |perform |perineal |care |on |an |incontinent |resident |who
|wears |briefs. |His |supplies |have |already |been |gathered |and |placed |on |the |clean
|bedside |table. |He |enters |the |room, |dons |non-sterile |gloves, |removes |and |discards
|the |resident's |soiled |brief |and |cleans |the |resident's |perineum. |He |removes |his |soiled
|gloves |and |dons |a |new |pair |of |non-sterile |gloves. |He |applies |a |clean |brief. |He
|discards |his |gloves |and |exists |the |room. |How |many |times |should |he |have
|performed |hand |hygiene |in |this |scenario? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |3 |x
A |resident |is |diagnosed |with |latent |TB |infection |(LTBI). |Is |there |risk |that |the
|resident |will |transmit |TB |to |others |in |the |facility? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |No, |there |is |no |risk |of |transmission |at |this |time
After |you |have |scored |the |infection |prevention |and |control |(IPC) |risk |assessment,
|which |of |the |following |actions |would |you |take |first |to |address |the |findings? |Please
|select |the |best |answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Identify |high-scoring |items |for |IPC |program
|prioritization
As |a |result |of |lessons |learned |from |outbreaks |of |multidrug-resistant |organisms
|(MDROs) |in |nursing |homes, |which |of |the |following |situations |should |warrant |use |of
|Contact |Precautions |and |consideration |of |a |single-person |room |for |MDRO-colonized
|residents? |Please |select |all |that |apply. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A. |Residents |with |difficulty
|containing |secretions |from |sites |of |MDRO |colonization |and |potential |for |extensive
|environmental |contamination
B. |New |residents |on |the |unit |are |found |to |be |colonized |with |the |MDRO |(evidence |of
|ongoing |transmission) |despite |efforts |to |control |spread
At |what |stage |of |an |investigation |would |you |notify |local |or |state |public |health
|officials |that |you |have |an |outbreak? |Please |select |the |best |answer |- |ANSWERS✔✔
|Once |an |outbreak |has |been |determined |to |exist
, Before |performing |wound |care, |if |the |hands |are |not |visibly |soiled, |which |method |of
|hand |hygiene |by |staff |members |is |preferred? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |Using |an |alcohol-based |hand |rub
During |January, |there |were |five |residents |with |central |venous |catheters |(CVCs) |for |a
|total |of |100 |catheter-days. |There |were |4,000 |resident-days |for |the |month. |There
|were |two |central |line-associated |blood |stream |infections |(CLABSIs) |identified. |What
|is |the |CLABSI |rate |for |the |month? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |20
|CLABSI |per |1,000 |catheter-days
During |the |previous |influenza |vaccine |season, |120 |residents |received |the |influenza
|vaccine. |80 |residents |declined |the |vaccine. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |correct
|resident |influenza |vaccination |acceptance |rate? |Please |select |the |best |answer. |-
|ANSWERS✔✔ |60%
During |which |of |the |following |situations |should |a |gown |be |considered |in |addition |to
|gloves |during |care |of |a |resident |with |an |indwelling |urinary |catheter? |Please |select
|the |best |answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |all |the |above
For |residents |admitted |to |a |nursing |home |on |a |course |of |antibiotics |started |in |a
|hospital, |which |pieces |of |information |would |be |important |to |know? |Please |select |the
|best |answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |all |above
For |which |of |the |following |organisms |and |syndromes |should |you |apply |Contact
|Precautions? |Please |select |all |that |apply. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |Scabies, |& |c-diff
In |residents |with |central |venous |catheters |(CVCs), |which |of |the |following |factors
|increase |the |likelihood |of |developing |a |bloodstream |infection? |Please |select |the |best
|answer. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |higher |# |of |lumens
Missing |or |inadequate |information |exchanged |during |care |transitions |can |result |in
|which |of |the |following. |Please |select |all |that |apply. |- |ANSWERS✔✔ |A)Unrecognized
|spread |of |resistant |bacteria |at |accepting |facility
C)Increased |risk |of |antibiotic-related |adverse |events
