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Chapter 14 Infection Control Review Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The main reasons for hand hygiene non-compliance reported by the healthcare workers are:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All these factors—time constraints, skin irritation, and glove preference—are commonly cited barriers to compliance.
Question 2 of 5
A patient who was hospitalized for 2 days calls 3 days after discharge complaining that he has developed healthcare-associated scabies due to his recent inpatient stay. The IP knows that his scabies infestation is not healthcare-associated because.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Scabies incubation is 2-6 weeks for initial infection; symptoms within 5 days suggest prior exposure, not hospital acquisition, making B correct.
Question 3 of 5
All the following methods of collecting a urine sample are correct except?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Collecting from the catheter bag risks contamination; correct methods use the port or straight cath, making C incorrect.
Question 4 of 5
A hundred college freshmen were monitored for colds during the winter. 55 are smokers. 75% of the smokers had 2 or more colds. $20 \%$ of the non-smokers had 2 or more colds. What type of study was this?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Prospective monitoring of exposure (smoking) and outcome (colds) is a cohort study, making B correct.
Question 5 of 5
Direct observation of performance by an individual of a specific skill may yield a temporary and artificial high result. This phenomenon is known as the:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Hawthorne effect describes improved performance under observation, making A correct.