Infection Control & Prevention Flashcards
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Which hand hygiene method is preferred before touching a neonate when hands are not visibly soiled?
Answer: Alcohol-based hand rub
Alcohol-based hand rub is the preferred method for routine hand hygiene when hands are not visibly soiled.
A nurse's hands are visibly soiled with stool after a diaper change. What is the correct action?
Answer: Wash with soap and water
Visibly soiled hands must be washed with soap and water, and soap and water is also required after exposure to C. difficile or spore-forming organisms.
Which item of jewelry or personal presentation is most consistent with NICU infection control policy?
Answer: Short, natural nails with no chipped polish
Short natural nails reduce bacterial carriage, and artificial nails have been linked to NICU outbreaks.
How long should alcohol-based hand rub be rubbed over the hands?
Answer: Until the alcohol has fully evaporated and hands are dry
Rub all surfaces of the hands until dry, which typically takes about 20 seconds, to ensure adequate contact time.
Under standard precautions, when should gloves be worn by the nurse caring for a neonate?
Answer: For all contact with blood, body fluids, or non-intact skin
Standard precautions treat all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious regardless of diagnosis.
Which sequence correctly describes removing personal protective equipment to minimize self-contamination?
Answer: Gloves, gown, hand hygiene, then mask
Remove the most contaminated items first (gloves and gown), perform hand hygiene, and remove the mask last.
A nurse finishes caring for one infant and moves to another infant in the next bed space. What is required?
Answer: Hand hygiene between patients, even if gloves were worn
Hand hygiene is required between every patient contact and gloves do not replace it.
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