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Infection Control Quiz
1. Standard Precautions are used:
A. On patients with infections.
B. On all patients in Capital Hospice.
C. None of the above.
2. The ‘Chain of Infection’ involves:
A. The organism itself (bacterium, virus, parasite, or fungus).
B. Mode of transmission & mode of entry.
C. Amount of organism present.
D. Susceptibility of the 'host'.
E. All of the above.
3. The most important factor in deciding if one of our patients needs
precautions beyond Standard Precautions is:
A. The patient’s diagnosis.
B. The risk of transmission.
C. What the hospital was doing.
4. You can protect yourself from transmission of Hepatitis B,
Hepatitis C and HIV by:
A. Using Standard Precautions.
B. Appropriate use of PPE and Engineered Safety Devices.
C. Having accurate information about Blood borne Pathogens.
D. All of the above.
5. Hand Hygiene is a vital part of Infection Control because:
A. The most common mode of transmission of germs is via
hands.
B. There is an increase in the number of infections acquired in
health care.
C. Anti-microbial resistance is increasing.
D. All of the above.
