Infection prevention and control

Question 1 of 10

1

What percentage of patients in hospital in England, at the time of the 2011 National Prevalence survey, had an infection?

Select one of the following:

4.6%
6.4%
14%
16%

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of bacteria?

Select one of the following:

Cell wall
Eukaryocyte
Spherical
Spores

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the life cycle of viruses?

Select one of the following:

Attachment
Uncoating
Replication
Dispersal

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

For which of the following modes of transmission is good hand hygiene a key preventative measure?

Select one of the following:

Airborne
Direct contact
Indirect contact
Droplet
All of the above

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

If you were told by a nurse at handover to take ‘standard precautions’, what would you expect to be doing?

Select one of the following:

Taking precautions when handling blood and ‘high risk’ body fluids so as not to pass on any infection to the patient
Wearing gloves, an apron and a mask when caring for someone in protective isolation
Asking relatives to wash their hands when visiting patients in the clinical setting
Using appropriate hand hygiene, wearing gloves and an apron when necessary, disposing of used sharp instruments safely, and providing care in a suitably clean environment to protect yourself and the patients.

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Which of the following is not normally considered to be a high risk fluid?

Select one of the following:

Cerebrospinal fluid
Urine
Peritoneal fluid
Semen
All of the above

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

What infection is thought to be caused by prions?

Select one of the following:

Leprosy
Pneumocystis jirovecii
Norovirus
Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
None of the above

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

If a patient requires protective isolation, which of the following should you advise them to drink?

Select one of the following:

Filtered water only
Fresh fruit juice and filtered water
Bottled water and tap water
Tap water only
Long-life fruit juice and filtered water

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

All individuals providing nursing care must be competent at which of the following procedures?

Select one of the following:

Hand hygiene and aseptic technique
Aseptic technique only
Hand hygiene, use of protective equipment, and disposal of waste
Disposal of waste and use of protective equipment
All of the above

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1 Nursing Quiz on Infection prevention and control, created by Nursingjobs UK on 16/06/2017.

Infection prevention and control

Question 1 of 10

What percentage of patients in hospital in England, at the time of the 2011 National Prevalence survey, had an infection?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of bacteria?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the life cycle of viruses?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

For which of the following modes of transmission is good hand hygiene a key preventative measure?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

If you were told by a nurse at handover to take ‘standard precautions’, what would you expect to be doing?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

Which of the following is not normally considered to be a high risk fluid?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

What infection is thought to be caused by prions?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

If a patient requires protective isolation, which of the following should you advise them to drink?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

All individuals providing nursing care must be competent at which of the following procedures?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

For which type of waste should orange bags be used?

Select one of the following:

Explanation