Healthy Hygiene
What is the appropriate flow and water temperature when washing your hands?
A)A medium flow and hot water
B)A slow flow and warm water
C)A medium flow and warm water
D)A fast flow and cool water
C)A medium flow and warm water
What should you do if your hands touch the sink while you are washing your hands?
A)Continue to wash your hands
B)Add more soap to your hands
C)Repeat the procedure
D)Apply more friction during procedure
C)Repeat the procedure
It is necessary to practice hand hygiene after wearing disposable gloves during contact with the patient or equipment connected to the patient?
A) True
B) False
A) True
When a surgeon is performing a surgical hand hygiene, he or she must keep hands
A) Below elbow
B) At 45-degree angle
C) Above elbow
D) In a comfortable position
C) Above elbow
Which of the following does not belong to the WHO scheme for hand hygiene implementation?
A)Before touching the patient
B)After body fluid exposure
C)After touching the patient's surroundings
D)None of the above
D)None of the above
Who needs to practice hand hygiene in a healthcare environment?
A) Healthcare workers
B) Office and clerical staff
C) Visitors
D) All the above
D) All the above
Hand hygiene is important because
A) It protects patients from infection
B) It protects the healthcare environment
C) It protects me
D) All the above
D) All the above
.When should hand hygiene be performed if a healthcare worker enters the patient zone to conduct a non-invasive procedure, such as a vital signs check?
A)Only before touching the patient
B)Only after touching the patient
C)Hand hygiene is not required
D)Before and after touching patient
D)Before and after touching patient
Who first invented Hand Hygiene?
A) Louis Pasteur
B) Robert Koch
C) Ignaz Semmelweis
D) Ernst Ruska
C) Ignaz Semmelweis
Alcohol-based hand rub SHOULD NOT be used
A)Prior to contact with patient
B)If the patient has a respiratory infection
C)If hands are visibly dirty
D)If fingernails are chipped
D)If fingernails are chipped
Which is the area most frequently missed during hand washing?
A)Tips of fingers
B)Dorsum of palm
C)Back of hands
D)Wrist
A)Tips of fingers
Hand hygiene is not necessary when gloves are worn.
A)True
B)False
B)False
The first moment of hand hygiene is;
A)When you remember to perform it
B)Before patient contact
C)When a patient asks you to perform it
D)After exposure to the patient
B)Before patient contact
Standard precautions include hand hygiene before and after patient contact and after contact with the immediate patient care environment, even if gloves are worn.
A)True
B)False
A)True
Surgical scrubbing in is performed as it is important part of:
A)Historical routine
B)Infection control
C)Patient reassurance
D)Surgical tradition
B)Infection control