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WorksheetsInfection prevention and control
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
In which biomedical waste container would you discard a used syringe+needle apparatus?
Blue bag
Sharps container
Yellow bag
Red bag
If a patient is suffering from Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection which of the following is not recommended?
Using chlorhexidine-based products for bathing
Donning gloves before entering the room
Placing the patient in negative pressure room
Keeping the patient in a room with another patient who is suffering from MRSA infection
Which of the following is a good infection prevention and control practice?
Staying home when you are sick
Reusing gloves to save money
Recapping needles to prevent others from getting injured
Shaking hands with each patient to welcome them
Patient A transmits disease to patient B through sneezing and coughing. What mode of transmission is this?
Contact
Droplet
Innoculation
Vector-borne
Which of the following is not a moment of hand hygiene?
Before touching the patient
After touching the patient environment
After exposure to blood/ body fluids
Before touching the patient environment
When should hand wash be preferred over alcohol-based handrub?
While dealing with cancer patients
When the patient is suffering from HIV
When dealing with a patient suffering from C.difficile infection
When the patient has fever
From which site should blood culture be collected in a patient with a central line suspected to be having bloodstream infection?
Insert new central line for drawing blood for culture
From pre-existing central line
From pre-existing central line and peripheral blood
vessel
From peripheral blood vessel
Which of the following has the highest risk of transmission following needlestick injury?
HIV
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Covid-19
Which of the following is the first thing you will do if you sustain a needle-stick injury?
Get the patient tested for HIV
Suck the wound to remove pathogen
Press hard and bandage the wound to prevent blood loss
Keep wound under running water
Which of the following is/are vaccine preventable infection/s?
Cholera
Human papilloma virus
Hepatitis B
All of the above
The following are part of the prevention bundle for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) except
Regular removal, cleaning and reinsertion of endotracheal tube
Head elevation (30-450)
Daily sedation vacation and a readiness-to-wean assessment
Peptic ulcer disease prophylaxis
Which of the following is not a standard precaution?
Keeping a patient suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis in a separate room
Wearing gloves while collecting blood
Using sterile instruments for operative procedures
Covering your mouth while sneezing/coughing
The following are signs/symptoms of urinary tract infection except
Fever
Pain in the back
Dribbling of urine
Frequent urination
In a suspected case of surgical site infection (SSI), a swab for culture should be taken from
Purulent exudate
Eschar
Necrosed area
Clean viable tissue after rinsing wound with sterile saline
Healthcare Associated Infections can be reduced by
Prophylactic antimicrobials for all patients
Screening of all patients
Removing invasive devices as soon as they are no longer required
Changing invasive devices every 48 hours
Which of the following is the best disinfectant for metal surfaces and monitors?
10% sodium hypochlorite
70% ethanol
50% glutaraldehyde
1% sodium hypochlorite
