2022 Infection Control Week

Question 1

1.) Hand washing is critical to infection control. Which of these is not considered a cleaning agent?

Answer 1

“a) Water
b) Alcohol hand gel
c) Liquid soap”

Question 2

2.) Do you need to do hand hygiene after wearing gloves?

Answer 2

“a) Yes
b) No
c) Only if hands are visibly soiled”

Question 3

3.) When is soap and water hand hygiene required?

Answer 3

“a) Never
b) When hands are visibly soiled
c) Only before surgical procedures”

Question 4

“4.) Hand hygine is not needed between glove changes

Answer 4

“a) True
b) False”

Question 5

“5.) What is the most effective infection prevention practice?

Answer 5

“a) Use of transmission based precautions
b) Effective antibiotic stewardship
c) Effective hand hygiene”

Question 6

“6.) Do you need to do hand hygiene between glove changes?

Answer 6

“a) Yes
b) No
c) Only if hands are visibly soiled”

Question 7

7.) What is the CDC’s preferred method of hand hygiene?

Answer 7

“a) Soap & water
b) Alcohol based hand rub”

Question 8

8.) What is the correct order for donning PPE?
Include:
- Eye protection
- mask
- gown
- gloves
- hand hygiene”

Answer 8

“a) hand hygiene, eye protection, mask, gown, gloves
b) hand hygiene, gown, mask, eye protection, gloves
c) hand hygiene, mask, gown, gloves, eye protection”

Question 9

9.) What is the correct order for doffing PPE?
Include:
- Eye protection
- mask
- gown
- gloves
- hand hygiene

Answer 9

“a) gloves, gown hand hygiene, mask, eye protection
b) gloves, gown, mask, eye protection, hand hygiene
c) gloves, eye protection, gown, mask, hand hygiene”

Question 10

10.) Standard or Universal Precautions means…

Answer 10

“a) Treating all patients as if their blood or bloody fluids are infectious.
b) Using hand hygiene and appropriate PPE for patients with multidrug resistant organisms.
c) PPE is not needed for for patients in Standard/Universal Precauitions.”

Question 11

11.) PPE is only used to protect staff from an infected patient.

Answer 11

“a) True
b) False”

Question 12

12.) When is it not apprpriate to wear an N95 mask?

Answer 12

“a) if you have not been FIT tested within the last year.
b) if you have a beard
c) A & B”

Question 13

13.) When is bleach required for cleaning surfaces/equipment?

Answer 13

“a) C diff
b) C auris
c) A & B”

Question 14

14.) When using Sani-Clothes to clean a surface or equipment…

Answer 14

“a) wipe the surface well and allow to dry for 2 minutes.
b) Ensure the surface is rewiped as often as needed to remain wet for 2 minutes
c) wipe surface and allow to dry for 3 minutes”

Question 15

15.) What is contact time for a suface cleaner or wipe?

Answer 15

“a) the length of time a product needs to dry after wiping
b) the length of time the surface should be dry before using
c) the length of time the surface must remain wet with the project”

Question 16

16.) To prevent CAUTIs, we should prevent…

Answer 16

“a) drainage bag being above the bladder
b) dependent loops or kinks in the tubing
c) the drainage bag from beincoming full
d) all of the above”

Question 17

17.) How often should central line dressing be changed?

Answer 17

“a) only when loose or dirty
b) every 7 days (transparent)/every 2 days (non-transparent), and prn
c) every 72-96 hours”

Question 18

18.) A male patient with C auris can be cohorted with a male patient with C diff since both require Contact Plus isolation.

Answer 18

“a) True
b) False”

Question 19

19.) A patient with unexplained diarrhea being tested for C diff should have Contact Plus isolation precautions initiated immediately when C diff testing is ORDERED.

Answer 19

“a) True
b) False”

Question 20

20.) BioVigil Badges are only required for direct patient care staff

Answer 20

“a) True
b) False”

Question 21

21.) Acrylic nails, gel wraps, and artificial tips are prohbited for these staff:

Answer 21

“a) Nurses & PCTs
b) Rehab staff
c) Respiratory Therapists
d) All of the above
e) Only A & C”

Question 22

22.) The number of rings worn by direct patient care staff should be limited, and rings should be removed for hand hygiene.

Answer 22

“a) rings ONLY need to be removed for Soap/Water hygiene
b) the number of rings DO NOT need to be limited
c) rings SHOULD NOT be removed and special attention should be used to clean under & around a ring.”

Question 23

23.) When is bar soap permitted in patient care areas?

Answer 23

“a) Never
b) When the patient is allergic or hypersensitive to the hospital approved liquid soap or alcohol-based cleanser
c) Anytime staff prefers use of bar soap”

Question 24

24.) Droplet tranmission based precautions requires on mask for PPE.

Answer 24

“a) True
b) False”

Question 25

25.) What PPE is required for Airborne transmission based precautions?

Answer 25

“a) N95 or PAPR
b) N95 or PAPR, gown & gloves
c) N95/PAPR, gown, gloves, and eye protection”

Question 26

26.) A patient can only have 1 type of transmission based precaution.

Answer 26

“a) True
b) False”

Question 27

27.) What is the wet contact time for bkeach Sani-Wipes?

Answer 27

“a) True
b) False”

Question 28

28.) When is use of hand sanitizer not acceptable?

Answer 28

“a) On entry to an airborne isolation room
b) On exit of a droplet isolation room
c) When visibly dirty”

Question 29

29.) What is the wet contact time for bleach Sani-Wipes?

Answer 29

“a) 1 minute
b) 3 miutes
c) 4 minutes”

Question 30

30.) What organism does not require a bleach cleaning agent?

Answer 30

“a) C difficile
b) MRSA
c) C auris”