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IPC Week Quiz

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IPC Week Quiz

Test your knowledge and understanding of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices with our comprehensive quiz designed for healthcare workers. This quiz covers essential topics such as the correct use of PPE, hand hygiene procedures, and safety protocols during exposure to infectious materials.

10 multiple-choice questions
Discover best practices in IPC
Enhance your safety skills in healthcare environments

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CleansingAngel247

A worker has just been exposed to blood whilst attending an emergency situation where gloves where not available. What’s the best product to perform hand hygiene here?

Soap and water

Soap and water and, then alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)

Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)

Bleach

A worker is about to terminally clean a room. In assessing the risks of contact with infectious substances what PPE would you recommend?

Eyewear

Gown and gloves

Lab coat

Umbrella

A HCW is about to examine a patient who has an upper respiratory tract infection. In assessing the risk of splashing of body substances, what PPE would you recommend?

Particulate filter respiratory (P2/N95 mask)

Surgical mask, Face shield / Protective Eyewear, Gloves

Stethoscope, scalpel

PPE boots

In what order should PPE be put on?

Mask, gown, gloves, eyewear

Gown, mask, eyewear, gloves

Gloves, eyewear, mask, gown

Eyewear, mask, gown, gloves

In what order should PPE be taken off?

Mask, gown, eyewear, gloves

Gloves, eyewear, mask, gown

Gloves, eyewear, gown, mask

When should you use soap and water instead of alcohol-based hand rub?

On the weekends

Before putting on gloves

If your hands are visibly soiled

Before touching a patient

What is the first step for performing a correct hand wash?

Wet hands with water then apply soap product

Apply soap product then wet hands

Use alcohol-based hand rub

Wipe hands on trousers

Which one of the following bacteria can often be found as a part of the normal flora of the skin or groin, and can also cause post-operative infections?

Streptococcus salivarius

Staphylococcus aureus

Clostridium perfingens

Enterococcus faecium

When should an occupational exposure be reported?

At the end of the shift

No need to report the occupational exposure

As soon as they occur

By the end of the week

A clerical staff member has found a syringe lying in a public area. What is the correct procedure here?

Throw it into the general waste container

Advise a staff member trained in sharps management who can pick up the syringe safely, and discard it in a sharps container

Start a disciplinary process for entire medical team

Pick it up and ask patients who it belongs to

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