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The document provides answers to 10 multiple choice questions about infection prevention and control practices. The questions cover topics like appropriate personal protective equipment for different clinical situations, correct hand hygiene procedures, reporting of occupational exposures, and safe disposal of sharps found in public areas.

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Ipc Week Quiz Questions and Answers 0

The document provides answers to 10 multiple choice questions about infection prevention and control practices. The questions cover topics like appropriate personal protective equipment for different clinical situations, correct hand hygiene procedures, reporting of occupational exposures, and safe disposal of sharps found in public areas.

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Question Answer
1. A worker has just been exposed to blood whilst attending an a. Soap and water and, then alcohol-
emergency situation where gloves where not available. What’s based hand rub (ABHR)
the best product to perform hand hygiene here? b. Soap and water

IPC week quiz questions and answers c. * (ABHR)


Alcohol-based hand rub

2. A worker is(* The


about to terminally
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are inabold
room. In assessing
– there the thana.one Gown
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risks of contact with infectious substances what PPE would you b. Eyewear
recommend?
c. Gloves

a. Particulate filter respiratory (P2/N95


3. A HCW is about to examine a patient who has an upper mask)
respiratory tract infection. In assessing the risk of splashing of b. Surgical mask
body substances, what PPE would you recommend?
c. Face shield / Protective Eyewear
d. Gloves

a. Mask, gown, gloves, eyewear


4. In what order should PPE be put on? b. Gown, mask, eyewear, gloves
c. Gloves, eyewear, mask, gown
d. Eyewear, mask, gown, gloves

a. Mask, gown, eyewear, gloves


5. In what order should PPE be taken off? b. Gown, gloves, mask, eyewear
c. Gloves, eyewear, mask, gown
d. Gloves, eyewear, gown, mask

a. On the weekends
6. When should you use soap and water instead of alcohol-based
b. Before putting on gloves
hand rub?
c. If your hands are visibly soiled
d. Before touching a patient

a. Wet hands with water then apply


soap product
7. What is the first step for performing a correct hand wash? b. Apply soap product then wet hands
c. Use alcohol-based hand rub
d. Wipe hands on trousers

8. Which one of the following bacteria can often be found as a part a. Streptococcus salivarius
of the normal flora of the skin or groin, and can also cause post- b. Staphylococcus aureus
operative infections? c. Clostridium perfingens
d. Enterococcus faecium

a. At the end of the shift


b. No need to report the occupational
9. When should an occupational exposure be reported?
exposure
c. As soon as they occur
d. By the end of the week

a. Throw it into the general waste


container
10. A clerical staff member has found a syringe lying in a public b. Advise a staff member trained in
area. What is the correct procedure here? sharps management who can pick
up the syringe safely, and discard
it in a sharps container

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