Standard Precautions Quiz

How can you tell whether a trash container is for regular or biohazardous waste?

A biohazardous container has a red bag marked with the universal biohazardous symbol.

When should gloves be donned if you are wearing additional PPE?

After donning a gown, masks, and eyewear

Which of the following is true?

All body fluids should be considered infectious.

Which patients should be considered infectious?

All patients should be considered infectious

When should health care workers wash their hands?

Before providing care and between patients

When should hands be washed when you will be wearing gloves?

Both before and after wearing gloves

Which agency developed standard precautions?

CDC

The outside of a gown is considered _____?

Contaminated

What should be done after a spill is wiped up with a cloth?

Disinfect the area with a bleach solution.

How is a used sharp disposed of?

Drop the entire sharp into a sharps container.

How long can a single pair of gloves be used?

During care for one patient

Which of the following is true? Standard precautions only need to be followed for patients with communicable diseases. Every body fluid must be considered infectious. Sharps may be reused if they are cleaned and sterilized. Urine and vomit are infectious materials.

Every body fluid must be considered infectious.

When should standard precautions be used?

For all patients, regardless of their illness

Where should a disposable gown be placed after use?

In a biohazardous waste container

What can you use as a barrier between you and bloodborne pathogens?

Personal protective equipment

What should a health care worker do with bedsheets that are soaked with blood?

Place them in a biohazardous linens bag.

Which of the following is NOT considered a sharp?

Probe covers

How should a blood-soaked piece of gauze be disposed of?

Red biohazardous waste bag

Which of the following is true about face masks?

They cannot be reused

What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection?

Wash your hands frequently

When should gowns be worn?

When contact with blood or bodily fluid is likely

Why is it important for health care workers to wear personal protective equipment?

all

The strings and elastic bands of masks and eyewear are considered _____?

clean

What types of PPE should be available to employees of a nursing home?

gloves, masks, eyewear, gowns, and cpr sheild