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WorksheetsPrelim Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Medical hand washing is known to be, EXCEPT:
The most effective measure of controlling spread of infections
Reduce the extent of microorganisms on hands
The second choice to gloving as an infection control measure
Reduce the risk of cross-contamination among clients
As a health care provider when washing your hands, you need to hold the hands:
At the level of the elbow
Higher than the elbow
Lower than the elbow
At any position
It is best to do hand washing on the following conditions, EXCEPT:
Before and after using sterile gloves
Before sleeping
Before extracting blood
Before taking care of another client
In lathering the hands your hands, you have to use firm and circular motion because circular motion...
is very comfortable to do
helps remove microorganisms mechanically
makes the procedure enjoyable
All of the above
The reason for removing jewelries prior to hand washing are the following, EXCEPT:
Microorganisms accumulate in the settings of the jewelries
Facilitates proper cleansing of the hands and arms
Prevents destruction of the jewelries
Microorganisms may be carried from place to place
When rinsing the hands you need to keep:
the hands lower than the elbows
the hands within the level of the elbow
the hands higher than the elbows
at any position comfortable to the person
Which of the following steps comes first?
Thoroughly wash the hands starting from the palm using firm, rubbing and circular movements
Palm to palm with finger interlaced
Make a lather thoroughly
Back of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked
Part of the preparation implementation of hand washing are the following, EXCEPT:
Check hands for breaks in the skin
Remove and push wristwatch and long sleeves
Determine the client's recent invasive diagnostic treatment
Keep nails short
If given a chance to test the water temperature, which part of the arm most sensitive?
Palm
Fingers
Nails
Elbows
The first step in donning sterile gloves, after choosing the correct size is:
Wash hand with soap and water using good hand-washing technique
Use the folded cuffs in the wrapper to open the sides fully
Open the wrapper fully, touching only the outer 1inch edge of the paper
Fold the first flap of the outer wrapper away from you
To doff (remove) used sterile gloves the health care provider should:
Pull both off from the inside edge, the nurse will wash their hands afterwards, so touching the gloves is not a concern.
Wash the gloved hands with soap and water before removing the gloves to remove blood or body fluids
Pull off the first glove by grasping slightly back from the wrist, turning it inside out, and wading the dirty glove into the still gloved hand.
Use clean tongs from the procedure tray to take them off so that the hands are not contaminated
The term sterile is absolute; an item is either sterile or not sterile.
True
False
After opening the outside wrapper of the gloves, the inner package is placed on a dry surface by:
Handling it with clean hands
Using forceps in handling
Handling it with sterile hands
Dropping it
Proper handwashing (including rinsing, scrubbing, and drying) should take:
2-3 minutes
4 to 10 seconds
20 to 30 seconds
40 seconds or more
What equipment used in donning sterile gloves?
Gloves
Clean gloves
Sterile Gloves
All of the above
