Ideal HomeHealth Care, LLC
Infection Control and Standard Precautions Inservice Post-Test
1. What is the single most effective method of infection control?
a. Wearing gloves for all contact with patients
b. Hand hygiene
c. Double bagging all linens and disposables
d. Using gowns, masks and goggles during care delivery
2. How can infection be transmitted during care delivery?
a. Through the nurse’s or clinician’s homecare bag
b. Through the patient’s linens
c. Through direct contact with the patient
d. All of the above
3. What is asepsis?
a. A first aid spray applied to wounds
b. A method of sewage treatment
c. The absence of pathogens
d. A wound abscess
4. When should you wash your hands?
a. Before providing patient care
b. After combing your hair
c. After emptying a bedpan
d. All of the above
5. When must you wear gloves?
a. To perform incontinent care
b. To prepare the patient’s breakfast
c. To perform ROM exercises for the patient who has healthy skin
d. To collect a sputum specimen
e. All of the above
f. a and d
6. Which of these solutions can be used for disinfection of surfaces?
a. 1:10 bleach and water solution
b. Soap and hot water
c. Glycerin and alcohol
d. All of the above
7. Which of these practices is dictated by Standard Precautions?
a. Wear gowns and gloves for all contact with AIDS patients.
b. Use a disposable resuscitation aid for performing CPR.
c. Wear gloves to perform oral hygiene on the patient.
d. Double bag all soiled dressings.
e. All of the above
f. b, c and d
8. Which of these is an example of indirect contact?
a. Host comes into contact with reservoir
b. Contact with contaminated surfaces
c. Contact with soil or vegetation
d. Sexual Activity
9. Which disease is not an example of a vector-borne route of transmission?
a. Typhus
b. Malaria
c. Tuberculosis
d. Lyme Disease
10. If no other container to transport Sharps back to the office is available, a gallon milk container without a lid will work since it is not permeable.
a. True
b. False