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Chapter 14 Infection Control Review Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
How many Isolation Precaution types are there?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The three main types are contact, droplet, and airborne, per CDC guidelines.
Question 2 of 5
Should you use alcohol gel or soap and water after taking care of a Cdiff patient?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Soap and water remove C. diff spores; alcohol is ineffective.
Question 3 of 5
Elevating the head of the bed of a ventilated patient is not a strategy to reduce the risk of VAP:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Elevating the head reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia risk.
Question 4 of 5
All of the following statement about variation in quality management methods are true EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Special cause variation is not random; it's due to specific, identifiable causes.
Question 5 of 5
A Quality Council has created a Patient Safety Council. The council is concerned that staff may see this as another program that has been added to their busy schedules that will eventually go away. The best way for the organization to establish patient safety as an ongoing part of the organization's culture is to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Integrating patient safety into job descriptions embeds it into the culture.