What is the single most important reason for healthcare workers to practise good hand hygiene?

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Question 1 of 5

What is the single most important reason for healthcare workers to practise good hand hygiene?

A. To remove visible soiling from hands B. To prevent transfer of bacteria from the home to the hospital C. To prevent transfer of bacteria from the hospital to the home D. To prevent healthcare-associated infections.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

The optimal time to collect a sputum specimen for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) testing to rule out TB would be:

A. First thing in the morning B. After a respiratory treatment C. Prior to the patient going to bed D. Prior to a respiratory treatment

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

According to the CDC central venous catheters should be replaced:

A. Every 72 to 96 hours B. Every 7 days C. After 1 month D. If malfunctioning

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Based on the epidemic curve, what is the most likely source of this outbreak?

A. Widespread contamination of a food product B. An item served during catered lunch C. An ill healthcare worker with norovirus D. a patient with a virus

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

After holding a housewide education session on HH, the IP wants to evaluate how effective the sessions were in changing behavior. The most common way to assess HH behavior is:

A. Post-test for participants to find out how much info they retained on HH B. Monitor job performance reviews for 1 year after the session to identify deficiencies related to HH C. Send an anonymous observer to the floors to assess HH compliance D. Conduct a survey to find out if participants have changed their HH behavior

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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