HHA Infection Control and Safety 3

Question 1

Standard precautions should be applied to which clients?

Accepted Answer

All clients regardless of diagnosis

Answer

Standard precautions apply to all clients in all care settings, treating all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious.

Question 2

A client is on contact precautions for MRSA. What PPE is required when entering the room?

Accepted Answer

Gloves and gown

Answer

Contact precautions require gloves and a gown to prevent transmission through direct or indirect contact.

Question 3

How should soiled bed linens be handled by an HHA?

Accepted Answer

Place them in a leak-proof bag without shaking

Answer

Soiled linens must be placed directly into a leak-proof bag without shaking to prevent dispersing pathogens into the air.

Question 4

A client has Clostridioides difficile (C. diff). Which hand hygiene method is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Soap and water for 20 seconds

Answer

Soap and water must be used after caring for C. diff clients because alcohol-based hand rubs do not kill C. diff spores.

Question 5

Droplet precautions require an HHA to wear a surgical mask within what distance of the client?

Accepted Answer

6 feet

Answer

Droplet precautions require a surgical mask within 6 feet (approximately 2 meters) of the client.

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