Practice Paper 2

Question 1

How long until a disinfectant should be thrown away?

Answer 1

24 hours

Question 2

Name the two most common causes of urinary tract infections?

Answer 2

Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Escherichia coli

Question 3

What antibiotic acts on the bacterial cell wall?

Answer 3

Penicillin

Question 4

What risk are items in contact with an intact mucous membrane?

Answer 4

Medium

Question 5

Which bacterial pathogen is the main cause of antibiotic associated diarrhoea?

Answer 5

C.diff

Question 6

What infection can cohort nursing NOT be used for?

Answer 6

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Question 7

What % of health care associated infections could be prevented by good practice?

Answer 7

15-30%

Question 8

What PPE is needed when caring for someone with MRSA?

Answer 8

Apron and gloves

Question 9

What is the leading cause of community acquired pneumonia?

Answer 9

Streptococcus penumoniae

Question 10

What sample is used to determine colonization and infection?

Answer 10

Urine

Question 11

What cell types are depleted in HIV/AIDS

Answer 11

CD4+ T=lymphocytes

Question 12

What is the most appropriate method to decontaminate physically soiled hands?

Answer 12

Wash hands with soap and water and then use alcohol hand gel

Question 13

What is the main route of spread for hepatitis A?

Answer 13

Faecal-oral

Question 14

Which part of the body is most heavily colonised by bacteria?

Answer 14

The GI tract

Question 15

Which enteric organism is associated with haemolytic uremic syndrome?

Answer 15

Escherichia coli

Question 16

What sample? A case of suspected shigella?

Answer 16

Faecal sample

Question 17

What sample? An elderly female patient being admitted for elective surgery?

Answer 17

A nasal swab

Question 18

What sample? Suspected c.diff infection in a patient with a urinary catheter?

Answer 18

Faecal sample

Question 19

What sample? Patient with pyelonephritis?

Answer 19

Clean catch urine

Question 20

What is the most common organism that causes urinary tract infections?

Answer 20

Escherichia coli

Question 21

What is the leading case of tonsillitis?

Answer 21

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 22

What is the main cause of surgical wound infections?

Answer 22

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 23

What is a common cause of medical device related infection?

Answer 23

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Question 24

What organism is associated with resistance to vancomycin?

Answer 24

Enterococcus faecalis

Question 25

How should you wash your hands after caring for a patient with c.diff

Answer 25

Liquid soap and water

Question 26

How should you wash your hands during an aseptic wound dressing after opening the sterile equipment?

Answer 26

Alcohol hand rub

Question 27

How should you wash your hands after removing gloves following catheter insertion?

Answer 27

Liquid soap and water

Question 28

How should you wash your hands before a surgical procedure as scrub nurse?

Answer 28

2 minute surgical scrub

Question 29

How should you wash your hands after changing bed linen?

Answer 29

Liquid soap and water

Question 30

What PPE is needed for obtaining a blood sample from an MRSA positive patient?

Answer 30

Disposable plastic apron and non sterile gloves

Question 31

What PPE is needed for inserting a urinary catheter?

Answer 31

Disposable plastic apron and sterile gloves

Question 32

What PPE is needed when using disinfectants?

Answer 32

Disposable plastic apron and non-sterile gloves

Question 33

What PPE is needed when caring for a patient with suspected multi drug resistant pulmonary TB?

Answer 33

Non-sterile gloves, disposable plastic apron and face mask

Question 34

What PPE is needed when cleaning up a blood spill

Answer 34

Disposable plastic apron and non-sterile gloves