WorksheetsIC LINK TEST
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Indicates the presence of an organism without symptoms of illness.
Infection
Contamination
Colonization
Contagion
The greatest risk of seroconversion (development of antibodies/antigen in response to an infection) after a needle stick injury is?
HIV
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis A
Clostridium difficile (the cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea) is readily killed by Alcohol-based hand hygiene products.
True
False
Yes, if you apply a lot of the alcohol solution.
No, should be with sodium hypochlorite
Which of the following is the correct PPE Donning Sequence?
Hand hygiene, Mask , Gown , Eye Protection & Gloves
Hand Hygiene, Mask, Eye Protection, Gown & Gloves
Hand Hygiene, Gown, Mask, Eye Protection & Gloves
Hand Hygiene, Gloves, Gown, Mask & Eye Protection
The primary immune response after exposure to a communicable disease pathogen or vaccine is production of:
Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
Immunoglobulin M (IgM)
Immunoglobulin A (IgA)
Immunoglobulin C (IgC)
A hospital is beginning a major construction project. The IP
has been asked to join the planning team to assist with the
development of the Infection Control Risk Assessment (IRCA)
for the project. What is the purpose of the ICRA?
Develop and oversee the construction project schedule
Identify & minimize infectious hazards for patients and
healthcare personnel
Provide direction for level three and four projects only
Coordinate systems start-ups
An infection preventionist should be involved in which of the
following phases of construction and renovation?
The design phase
The design phase
&
The construction phase
Construction Phase
All phase of construction
A healthcare worker has had her uniform scrub top contaminated
by a large blood spill that has penetrated the fabric. Choose her
best option for follow-up from the choices below
She should be sent home immediately to take a shower
She should remove the top by carefully pulling it over her
head and then launder it in a washing machine with hot
water and bleach
She should remove the scrub top by using scissors to
cut it off and discard it in a biohazard-labeled container
She should remove the top by pulling it over her head
and then discard it in the trash
A patient is admitted with pruritic lesions on the hands, webs of
fingers, wrists, extensor surfaces of elbows and knees, and the
outer surfaces of the feet, armpits, buttocks, and waist. What
type of isolation does this person require?
Contact
Droplet
Airborne
No isolation required
What type of respiratory protection (mask) is recommended for
immune and nonimmune healthcare personnel when caring for a
patient with smallpox?
Surgical mask
Exam mask
N95 or higher level respirator
Procedure mask
A patient with bacterial meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis
What type of Transmission-based Precautions requires?
Contact Precautions
Standard Precautions
Droplet Precautions
Airborne Precautions
This is considered as the single most effective way to prevent the transmission of infection
Wearing PPE
Hand Hygiene
Standard precaution
Environnmental Cleaning
What do you call the infection control precautions / protective measures designed to be used for the care of all patients.
Standard Precaution
Additional Precaution
Transmission-Based Precaution
Protective Precaution
Why do biofilms on medical device surfaces pose a significant challenge to
disinfection processes?
Biofilms form a protective matrix that shields microbes from disinfectants
