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WorksheetsInfection Control Open Note Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which statement best explains the difference between pathogens and non-pathogens?
Pathogens are always harmful; non-pathogens help body processes
Pathogens live only outside the body; non-pathogens live inside
Pathogens are viruses only; non-pathogens are bacteria only
Pathogens only live in hospitals; non-pathogens live everywhere
Which example shows helpful bacteria?
Strep throat
Bacteria in yogurt and digestive tract
MRSA on skin
Bacteria causing pneumonia
Which is most true about viruses?
They reproduce without a host
They are full living cells
They must enter a host cell to reproduce
They are treated with antifungals
A communicable disease is one that:
Cannot spread from person to person
Spreads only by insects
Can spread to others through contact
Only spreads through the air
A patient has strep throat. What is the proper treatment?
Antivirals
Rest
Antifungals
Antibiotics
Breaking one link in the chain of infection mean:
A dirty doorknob represents:
A mode of transmission
Portal of exit
Reservoir
Susceptible host
Which action breaks mode of transmission?
A nurse coughs without covering their mouth. Which link applies?
Portal of exit
Reservoir
Portal of entry
Infectious agent
MRSA spreading by touching contaminated linens is:
Airborne
Contact
Droplet
Bloodborne
Nurse cleans blood spill without gloves. What risk?
Germs traveling long distances in air =
Bloodborne
Airborne
Droplet
Contact
Correct order to put ON PPE:
A worker has cracked skin. Which PPE is most important?
Gown
Disposable gloves should never be reused because:
They spread germs
They will melt down
They can cause allergies
They can grow bacteria
When is a face shield required?
When walking in the hospital hallway
When splashes to the face are possible
When eating lunch in the hospital
When giving medication by mouth
Which is an example of a contaminated sharp?
At a high school athletic training room, a wrestler named Alex comes in with a red, oozing rash on his arm. He tells the athletic trainer that several athletes on his team have similar rashes, and some were sharing towels during practice because they forgot their own.
The trainer cleans the treatment table after each student, but one student rushed in early and sat on the table before it was disinfected. Later that week, another student—who never wrestles but uses the training room to ice an ankle—develops a similar rash.
After testing, it is confirmed to be MRSA (a resistant bacterial infection).
Match the following links on the chain of infection with its matching parts.
Infectious Agent
MRSA Bacteria
Portal of entry
Open skin (cuts/scratches)
Mode of transmission
shared towels, contaminated table
Portal of Exit
fluid from open rash/wound
Reservoir
Infected wrestlers' skin
A sharps container is full. What should you do?
Push items down using gloves
Report and replace container
Throw it in the biohazardous bag to get space.
Remove needles using gloves and place in recycling with other plastics
Blood splashes in your eye. First action?
Ignore it and continue working
Irrigate with clean water
Put on gloves
Call the family immediately
Put in order the Steps for Taking off Gloves
Grasp the outside of one glove near the cuff (wrist area) with the thumb and forefinger of the other gloved hand.
Peel the glove away from your body and down toward your fingers, turning it inside out. Hold the removed, balled-up glove securely in the palm of your still-gloved hand.
Slide the index and middle fingers of your now ungloved hand under the cuff of the remaining glove. Only touch the clean, inside surface.
Peel the second glove off, turning it inside out as you pull it down and over the first glove. This encapsulates the first contaminated glove inside the second.
Dispose of the enclosed gloves in the appropriate receptacle immediately, and then perform thorough hand hygiene
Where should you dispose of a patient's contaminated pillow case?
Dispose of in a biohazard waste bag.
Place it in a biohazardous waste container.
A healthcare worker is washing their hands and notices a small cut on their palm. According to the procedure, what is the most critical next step before continuing the wash?
Temporarily stop the wash, apply a small adhesive bandage to the cut, and then restart the full handwashing procedure
Continue the wash, but focus extra friction and attention on the area of the cut to remove any visible soiling.
Immediately apply an alcohol-based sanitizer to the cut to prevent infection.
Increase the force of the running water to flush contaminants away from the injured area.
Why is it specified to 'always keep hands lower than elbows' while wetting and rinsing hands?
To ensure that the water flows from the cleaner area (forearm/wrist) down to the dirtier area (fingertips) and off.
To allow gravity to carry contaminants from the wrists down to the fingertips and out of the sink.
To prevent the water from pooling in the elbows, which is a common source of waterborne bacteria.
To prevent water and microorganisms from flowing back from the hands (dirty area) onto the wrists and forearms (cleaner areas).
According to the provided procedure, in which scenario would a healthcare worker be required to use soap and water for hand decontamination, rather than an alcohol-based hand antiseptic?
Before preparing to administer medication by mouth to a patient
When their hands have visible blood soiling after assisting with a dressing change.
After a brief encounter with a patient diagnosed with Influenza.
After caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Which of the following body fluids must follow standard precautions?
Only wound drainage must be handled carefully.
