1- According to the Centers for Disease Control, which is the single most
important way to prevent the spread of illness, including COVID 19?
A) Covering mouth when coughing.
B) Getting a flu vaccine.
C) Washing hands regularly throughout the day.
D) Maintain social distance
2- Which area of the body is particularly significant in the transmission
of pathogens from healthcare staff to patients?
A) Mouth
B) Eyes
C) Hands
D) Nasal cavities
3- Standard Precautions does not include:
A) Washing hands before and after patient contact
B) Appropriate handling of contaminated clinical waste
C) Use of aseptic technique
D) Use of gloves and gowns at all times
4- Destruction of all forms of life (organisms, spores, parasites, insects
and others) which may be found in the environment and contaminated
objects is
a) Cleaning
b) Standard Precautions
c) Disinfection
d) Sterilization
5) Bacterial invasion of bloodstream in various hospital-acquired
infections is called ……………..
(a) Septicemia
(b) Toxicity
(c) Psychosis
(d) Urethritis
6) Nosocomial infections includes those infections that ………………
(a) Acquired before admission to the hospital
)b) Acquired during travelling to endemic areas of malaria
)c) Transmitted from mother to her fetus
(d) Infections neither present nor incubating at admission
7) An infection occurring 48 hours after insertion of a urinary catheter
is called …………
a) Blood stream infection
b) Urinary catheter associated infections
c) Surgical site infections
d) Central nervous systems infections
8) The process of removing or killing most, but not all viable organisms
is called …………..
a) Cleaning
b) Standard Precautions
c) Decontamination
d) Sterilization
9) What are the five main areas of personal protection covered by the
revised PPE Standard?
A) Foot, Head, Eye, Face and Hand
B) Head, Foot, Leg, Ear and Toe
C) Toe, Eye, Head, Hand and Knee
D) Nose, Eye, Head, Thigh and Face
10- Minimum hand washing is
A) 5 seconds
B) 10 seconds
C) 15 seconds
D) 20 seconds
