HAC Healthcare Aide Safety & Infection Control 3

Question 1

Which hand hygiene method is NOT acceptable when hands are visibly soiled with blood or body fluids?

Accepted Answer

Using an alcohol-based hand rub

Answer

Alcohol-based hand rubs are ineffective on visibly soiled hands; soap and water must be used to physically remove the contamination.

Question 2

A patient is placed on airborne precautions for suspected tuberculosis. Which respiratory protection must the healthcare aide wear when entering the room?

Accepted Answer

An N95 respirator or higher

Answer

Airborne precautions for tuberculosis require at least an N95 respirator because TB bacteria travel on small particles that surgical masks cannot filter.

Question 3

A healthcare aide finds a used needle on the floor of a patient's room. What is the correct way to dispose of it?

Accepted Answer

Use a mechanical device or forceps to place it directly into a sharps container

Answer

Sharps must never be recapped by hand or placed in regular trash; a mechanical device or forceps should be used to place them in a puncture-resistant sharps container.

Question 4

Which of the following actions breaks the chain of infection at the 'mode of transmission' link?

Accepted Answer

Requiring visitors with colds to wear masks

Answer

Requiring masks for visitors with colds interrupts the route by which pathogens travel from a reservoir to a new host.

Question 5

A healthcare aide is helping transfer a resident from a bed to a wheelchair. The resident suddenly says their legs feel weak. What should the aide do?

Accepted Answer

Lower the resident safely back onto the bed and call for help

Answer

Unexpected weakness during a transfer is a safety concern; the aide should return the resident safely to the bed and summon assistance.

(HAC) Healthcare Aide Certification Practice Test

(HAC) Healthcare Aide Certification Practice Test

HAC Healthcare Aide Safety & Infection Control 3