Infection Control

1. PPE stands for

• Personal perspective Equipment

• b. Private protective equipment

• c. Private Pain equipment

• d. Personal Protective Equipment

When your hands are visibly soiled, you should: 

• Put on gloves immediately
• Clean hands with hospital provided hand sanitizer
• Wash your hands with soap and water
• Report the exposure to your supervisor

True or False: When caring for your patient it is best practice to use universal precautions. 

• True
• False

What is the proper order for donning PPE?

• Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
• Goggles, gloves, mask, gown
• Gown, gloves, mask, goggles
• Mask, gown, gloves, goggles

What is the proper order of doffing PPE?

• Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
• Gloves, mask, goggles, gown
• Mask, gloves, goggles, gown
• Gloves, goggles, gown, mask

The process that eliminates most but not necessarily all microorganisms on nonliving surfaces is called:

• fumigation
• disinfection
• extermination
• sterlization

Completely destroying all microbial life including bacterial spores is called:

• cleaning
• laundering
• sterlizing
• sanitizing

Products used to kill microbes on contaminated tools and other nonliving surfaces are:

• disinfectants
• antiseptics
• stypics
• virucides

Solutions that destroy microorganisms or inhibit their growth on living tissue

• Disinfecting
• Sterilizing
• Antiseptics
• Cleaning

Passing high frequency sound waves through a solution to create a vibration that scrubs an object to remove debris

• Autoclave
• Cold sterilization
• Dry heat
• Ultrasound