Infection Prevention Review Questions PDF
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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The document presents a series of true or false review questions focused on preventing infection in healthcare settings. The questions cover various aspects of infection control, including hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and handling of contaminated items. The document is in PDF format and provides answers at the end of the questions.
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Review Questions Answers to these questions are at the bottom of page 415. Circle T if the answer is true, and circle F if the answer is false. 1. A pathogen can cause an infection. 2. Multidrug-resistant organisms are easily treated with antibiotics and, because of that, are not a risk in facil...
Review Questions Answers to these questions are at the bottom of page 415. Circle T if the answer is true, and circle F if the answer is false. 1. A pathogen can cause an infection. 2. Multidrug-resistant organisms are easily treated with antibiotics and, because of that, are not a risk in facilities. 3. Older persons often do not show the usual signs of infection. 4. A person who is colonized by a pathogen cannot transfer the pathogen to others. 5. The presence of illness and the use of invasive devices increase the risk of infection. 6. Wash your hands before or after giving care. 7. You should hold your hands and forearms up during the handwashing procedure. 8. The duration of the handwash is not important. 9. Disinfecting items usually involves chemicals. 10. Unused items in a client’s room can be used for another client. 11. Isolation precautions include Standard Practices and Transmission-Based Practices. 12. Standard Practices are used only when the client has a specific contagious disease. 13. Transmission-Based Practices are guidelines that help keep pathogens within one area, usually the client’s room. 14. Gloves are worn at all times. 15. A mask is contaminated when moist. 16. Goggles, masks, and gowns are worn when there is a risk of splashing blood or body fluids. 17. You do not need to report a sharps injury if the bleeding is not severe. 18. Double-bagging always requires two people. 19. An item is sterile if nonpathogens are present. 20. A sterile item can touch only another sterile item. 21. The 2.5-cm edge around a sterile field is considered contaminated. Answers: 1.T, 2.F, 3.T, 4.F, 5.T, 6.F, 7.F, 8.F, 9.T, 10.F, 11.T, 12.F, 13.T, 14.F, 15.T, 16.T, 17.F, 18.T, 19.F, 20.T, 21.T,
