Name: School: Instructor: Date: 2017 Infection Prevention ...

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2017 Infection Prevention and Control/Flu/TB/Basics Test ? Answer Key

For questions about this test, contact Infection Prevention and Control at 678-312-3308.

1. When do you perform hand hygiene? Before and after touching a patient Before performing clean procedures Both of the above

2. After you wet your hands and apply soap you rub your hands together for at least: 20 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds

3. "Foam In, Foam Out" means: Clean your hands with waterless alcohol hand rub whenever you enter or leave a patient room. Clean your hands before and after eating. Clean your hands after caring for a C-diff patient.

4. What do you check every day in food and medication refrigerators? Expired food and medications Proper temperature Both of the above

5. Clean patient care equipment with: Household bleach Alcohol foam Approved hospital disinfectant

6. Which of these statements are TRUE? Keep clean linen covered at all times. Place soiled linen only in blue linen bags. Both of the above

7. When you treat all blood and body fluids as if they are potentially infectious it is called: An outbreak Standard Precautions Contact Isolation

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8. Use PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) if you anticipate any exposure to blood or body fluids. True False

9. Use red biohazard bags: After using a 2X2 for glucometer testing. For disposing items that are saturated with blood that can be squeezed from the item. To contain trash from an isolation room.

10. If you are exposed to blood or bodily fluids, always first contact: Your immediate supervisor and Occupational Health. Infection Prevention and Control. Your family doctor.

11. The strongest risk factor for a person to progress to TB disease is: Having been in prison HIV diagnosis IV drug use

12. A person with latent TB infection would: Have a positive TST or TB blood test Have symptoms such as cough and night sweats Be able to spread TB to others

13. If there is a patient with suspected or confirmed Tuberculosis, what type of isolation is needed? Contact Droplet Airborne

14. If a patient has bloody sputum without explanation and has traveled to Asia within past year what should be done? Nothing, patient does not present with any other symptoms Offer patient tissue and ask patient if there was any exposure to sick contacts while traveling Place patient in airborne isolation and notify physician as well as Infection Prevention since he scored a 6 on TB screening criteria

15. All Associates, prior to entering an AIIR, must wear the following PPE: Surgical mask N95 mask Gloves only

16. Engineering performed negative pressure checks of an occupied AIIR how often: Hourly Daily Weekly

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17. The influenza virus is spread by _____ of those infected. A handshake Respiratory droplets A relative

18. It takes about _______ for protection to develop after vaccination, and lasts through the flu season. 2 days 2 months 2 weeks

19. CDC recommends that all persons _______ receive an annual influenza vaccine. From infancy Over 80 6 months and older

20. I need to get a flu vaccine every ____ year(s). 1 2 3

21. In addition to getting the flu vaccine, I can help prevent the spread of the influenza virus by covering my nose and mouth with a tissue when I cough or sneeze, staying home if I'm sick (and calling the sick line) and: Washing my hands often Calling the Compliance Hot Line Not going out in public during flu season

22. When a patient is on Droplet Precautions the door MUST remain closed. True False

23. Modified Contact Precautions means Wash hands with soap and water Use bleach when disinfecting patients' room and equipment The presence of spore-forming bacteria such as Clostridium difficile or Norovirus All of the above

24. For Airborne Precautions and discharge criteria; the door must be closed and the room remain empty for: 60 minutes 59 minutes 69 minutes 100 minutes Page 3 of 5

25. Before transporting any patient on Isolation Precautions, it is necessary to notify the receiving department prior to arrival. True False

26. In using the patient bed to transport; bed rails and head/foot board must be disinfected prior to transport. True False

27. Modified Droplet Precautions is used for Regular flu Clostridium difficile infection Novel(new) influenza viruses

28. For Modified Contact Precautions, after initial positive results, the patient can be removed from precautions once they have a negative stool culture. True False

29. All surfaces in a patient room may be contaminated. True False

30. I should perform hand hygiene after: Patient contact Contact with patients' environment Blood and body fluid exposure Removing gloves All of the above

31. When is wearing PPE in the hallway acceptable? a. When rehab staff is ambulating a patient on isolation precautions b. When utilizing ambu-bag during transport c. Both a and b

32. I can reuse an isolation gown for the same patient as long as I carefully take it off and hang it up. True False

33. Patient equipment must be cleaned and disinfected: After patient use Prior to removing from patient room Prior to storage in rooms or alcoves Prior to use if stored in an alcove All of the above

34. I can reuse a `single use' product for another patient as long as I clean and disinfect it. True False

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35. Sterile and clean supplies must be stored separately. True False

36. I do not need to disinfect the top of the medication vial after removing the plastic cap. True False

37. Infection Prevention is the responsibility of all staff. True False

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