Infection Control Measures Quiz

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What is the main difference between social hand washing and antiseptic hand washing?

Social hand washing is performed using warm water and plain/antibacterial soap, while antiseptic hand washing uses alcohol gel or other antiseptic agents to destroy microorganisms (correct)

Antiseptic hand washing is a type of surgical hand washing that is used before sterile operations

Social hand washing is only performed in medical or healthcare settings, while antiseptic hand washing is performed before eating or using the bathroom

Social hand washing is a more stringent procedure than antiseptic hand washing, as it removes resident bacteria or viruses from the surface of the skin

What is the purpose of surgical hand washing?

To reduce resident bacteria or viruses that typically live on the surface of the skin

To prevent microorganisms from returning to the surface of the skin after hand washing

To clean hands of physical dirt and debris before coming into contact with patients

To remove resident and transient microorganisms from the surface of the skin before sterile operations (correct)

What is the purpose of isolating the disease and not the patient?

To protect the patient from the environment

To prevent the spread of communicable diseases (correct)

To prevent the spread of non-communicable diseases

To protect healthcare workers from getting infected

When should healthcare workers perform hand hygiene according to the 5 Moments by WHO?

Before touching a patient, before a procedure, after a procedure or body fluid exposure risk, after touching a patient, after touching a patient's surroundings Signup and view all the answers

What are the modes of transmission for transmission-based precautions?

Contact, airborne, droplet, vehicle, vectors Signup and view all the answers

What is the single most important measure for preventing the spread of infection according to the text?

Hand hygiene Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of isolating the disease and not the patient?

To protect the patient from the environment Signup and view all the answers

What is the single most important measure for reducing the risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens and other pathogens present in body substances?

Hand hygiene Signup and view all the answers

What is the mode of transmission for vectors in transmission-based precautions?

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Infection Control Measures Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What is the main difference between social hand washing and antiseptic hand washing?

What is the purpose of surgical hand washing?

What is the purpose of isolating the disease and not the patient?

When should healthcare workers perform hand hygiene according to the 5 Moments by WHO?

What are the modes of transmission for transmission-based precautions?

What is the single most important measure for preventing the spread of infection according to the text?

What is the purpose of isolating the disease and not the patient?

What is the single most important measure for reducing the risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens and other pathogens present in body substances?

What is the mode of transmission for vectors in transmission-based precautions?

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