CNA Proper Hand Hygiene and PPE Usage 3

Question 1

A CNA enters the room of a patient on contact precautions to deliver a meal tray. Which PPE is required?

Accepted Answer

Gloves and gown

Answer

Contact precautions require gloves and gown for all room entries regardless of the nature of the task, to prevent transferring the organism to other patients or surfaces.

Question 2

When is the ONLY time gloves may replace handwashing?

Accepted Answer

Never — they are complementary, never interchangeable

Answer

Gloves and hand hygiene are complementary practices. Gloves do not replace handwashing before or after patient contact.

Question 3

A CNA notices that a patient's room has a sign indicating airborne precautions. Which respiratory protection is required?

Accepted Answer

N95 filtering facepiece respirator (or higher)

Answer

Airborne precautions require an N95 respirator or higher to filter particles ≤5 microns that remain suspended in air (e.g., TB, measles, varicella).

Question 4

After removing contaminated gloves, a CNA's hands look clean. Is hand hygiene still required?

Accepted Answer

Yes — visible soil is not the only indicator of contamination

Answer

Pathogens are invisible. Hand hygiene is required after glove removal regardless of visible soil because micro-tears and doffing can contaminate hands.

Question 5

Which action should a CNA take if their face shield becomes visibly contaminated during patient care?

Accepted Answer

Remove it using the head strap or earpieces (not the front), discard, and perform hand hygiene

Answer

Contaminated PPE must be removed properly to avoid transferring pathogens to the face, discarded, and hands cleaned immediately.

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