Clinical Skills 1

Question 1

How long should you wash your hands for

Answer 1

20 seconds

Question 2

what are the six steps of hand washing.

Answer 2

1=Palm to palm,
2=The back of hands,
3=In between the fingers
4=The back of fingers
5=The thumbs
6=The tips of fingers

Question 3

What is putting on PPE called

Answer 3

Donning

Question 4

What is taking off PPE called

Answer 4

Doffing

Question 5

Disposal of waste- what are the different bins

Answer 5

• Sharps bin (yellow)
• Orange plastic-infectious clinical waste
• yellow and black(tiger stripe)- non infectious clinical
• clear or black plastic bags- domestic waste,
• white plastic bags- linen,
• green or blue- recyclable

Question 6

How do you determine your BMI

Answer 6

1) Measure your height using a stadiometer
2) Weigh yourself using bathroom scales (kg)
3) calculate BMI using the formula= weight/(height)2

Question 7

Where should you measure your waist circumference according to WHO

Answer 7

measurement should be taken between the highest point of the iliac crest and the bottom of the ribcage

Question 8

What BMI is considered underweight

Answer 8

Below 18.5

Question 9

What BMI is considered as healthy weight

Answer 9

18.5-24.9

Question 10

What BMI is considered as overweight

Answer 10

25.0-29.9

Question 11

What BMI is considered as obese

Answer 11

30.0 and above

Question 12

What are the stages of donning?

Answer 12

1) Hand hygiene,
2) Apron
3) Masks,
4) Gloves