Test Your Knowledge - Hand Hygiene!

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* 1. If I provide direct care to patients or process equipment/supplies used in patient care, my nails should be______ long.

1 inch

½ foot or more

¼ inch or less

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* 2. When applying alcohol hand gel, I should:

Ensure alcohol hand gel covers all surfaces of my hands and allow it to dry

Just cover the palms of my hands

Rub for at least 15 seconds

A and C only

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* 3. The number one way to prevent spreading germs is:

To clean the room

Hand hygiene

Don’t touch the patient

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* 4. Health care providers might need to clean their hands as many as 100 times per 12-hour shift, depending on the number of patients and intensity of care.

True

False

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* 5. What is the minimum recommended time that hands should be scrubbed when washing using soap and water?

30 seconds

45 seconds

5 seconds

15 seconds

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* 6. Alcohol-based hand rubs and soap-and-water washing are equally effective ways to remove C. diff. spores from your hands.

True

False

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* 7. When exiting a Special Enteric Isolation (pink sign) room, hands should be cleaned:

Once daily

With alcohol gel only

With soap and water only

Who cares as long as you do it

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* 8. It’s okay to wear artificial or long nails as long as you wear gloves before you touch a patient.

True

False

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* 9. Before putting on gloves, I must perform hand hygiene.

True

False

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* 10. When moving from dirty to clean procedures (i.e. emptying a foley bag, then administering medications), I must clean my hands:

With alcohol hand gel

With soap and water

A or B, as long as hands are not visibly soiled

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* 11. I gelled and put on gloves on my way into the patient’s room, where I helped the patient off the bedpan. I must remove my gloves, and gel or wash again:

Before accessing the patient’s IV

Before changing the patient’s abdominal wound dressing

Upon leaving the room

All of the above

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* 12. I must gel or wash my hands every time I enter a patient’s room, even if I’m not going to touch anything.

True

False

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* 13. As long as I gel or wash my hands first, it is okay to touch a patient’s intact skin without wearing gloves, as long as the patient is not on isolation.

True

False

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* 14. What song should you sing twice through when washing your hands to achieve at least 15 seconds of proper handwashing?

Despacito

Happy Birthday

Don't Stop Believin’