HLTINF006 Infection Prevention & Control (Beta) Quiz - Certifications Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121)

Free practice quiz: HLTINF006 Infection Prevention & Control (Beta) (Certifications Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121)). 30 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This Certifications Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121) practice quiz has 30 multiple-choice questions on HLTINF006 Infection Prevention & Control (Beta), and 30 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. Standard precautions apply to which patients?

   1. All patients, regardless of known infection status
   2. Only patients with a confirmed infection
   3. Only patients in isolation rooms
   4. Only during invasive procedures
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   Answer: A. All patients, regardless of known infection status

   Standard precautions are the minimum infection prevention measures for all patient care, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status.

2. Under 'bare below the elbows', which is allowed during direct patient care?

   1. A plain wedding band
   2. A fitness tracker
   3. A long-sleeved cardigan
   4. A stone-set engagement ring
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   Answer: A. A plain wedding band

   No hand, wrist or forearm jewellery in direct care except a plain band; sleeves above elbows.

3. Which condition needs AIRBORNE precautions (P2/N95 respirator + eye protection, single room)?

   1. Measles
   2. Pertussis
   3. MRSA colonisation
   4. Symptomatic C. difficile
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   Answer: A. Measles

   Airborne: TB, measles, chickenpox, disseminated herpes zoster, COVID-19.

4. Who disposes of a used sharp, and where?

   1. The person who used it, at the point of care, in an approved sharps container
   2. Hand it to the RN to dispose of
   3. Leave it on the tray for the cleaner
   4. Recap it and put it in general waste
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   Answer: A. The person who used it, at the point of care, in an approved sharps container

   Sharps must not be passed by hand; the user disposes of them at the point of care in an approved sharps container.

5. Under NSW Health policy, how is a SMALL blood spill (up to 10 cm across) managed?

   1. Leave it for the cleaners' next round
   2. Wipe it up with absorbent material, then clean straight away or as soon as practical
   3. Cover it with a towel and put up a sign
   4. Pour neat disinfectant on it and walk away
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   Answer: B. Wipe it up with absorbent material, then clean straight away or as soon as practical

   Small spills (up to 10 cm): wipe with absorbent material (e.g. paper towels) and clean immediately or as soon as practical.

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Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. Standard precautions apply to all body fluids and substances EXCEPT:
2. Your hands are not visibly soiled. You're about to take a patient's blood pressure. What's the recommended hand hygiene?
3. After caring for a patient with suspected Clostridioides difficile diarrhoea, which hand hygiene is best?
4. Which organism is a non-enveloped virus, where soap and water beats ABHR?
5. What alcohol concentration is recommended for alcohol-based hand rub?
6. Which fingernail practice is acceptable for direct patient care?
7. Your hands sting when you apply ABHR. What does this indicate, and what should you do?
8. What's the correct PPE DONNING sequence (outside the operating room)?
9. When DOFFING PPE, what comes off first?
10. A patient has suspected influenza. Which precautions and PPE apply?
11. How often must a P2/N95 respirator be fit checked?
12. A 'wet' patient with symptomatic C. difficile needs which PPE?
13. Can you use ABHR on gloved hands between tasks to save time?
14. You're emptying a urinary catheter drainage bag. Besides gloves, what PPE is required?
15. You drop a sterile dressing pack on the floor. Its packaging looks intact. What do you do?
16. Blood splashes onto a cracked cut on your hand. What is this, and what must you do?
17. Which order shows the links in the chain of infection?
18. Which is an example of INDIRECT contact transmission?
19. Which of these is a RESERVOIR in the chain of infection?
20. You wake up with vomiting and diarrhoea before an early shift. What's the right personal hygiene action?
21. A LARGE spill (over 10 cm) of blood has broken glass in it. What comes FIRST?
22. Who decides whether a disinfectant is needed for a blood spill in NSW Health?
23. In NSW Health colour coding, which colour of reusable cleaning equipment is for toilets, bathrooms and dirty utility rooms?
24. Which colour of cleaning equipment is used in infectious/isolation areas?
25. A room is under transmission-based precautions. How are its surfaces cleaned?

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