Question

1. If a home care aide sustains a needle stick while working for Addus Home Care, what is the first step that should be taken? A. Clean the wound B. Report the incident C. Testing D. Re-Testing 2. Hands are to be thoroughly washed under what condition(s)? A. Before gloving and after removing gloves B. After each client contact C. Before and after handling food D. Before and after handling household chemicals E. After hands have touched a contaminated surface F. All of these 3. Infection control means preventing the spread of disease from one person to another. A. TRUE B. FALSE 4. Do not use gloves if they are peeling, cracked or discolored. A. TRUE B. FALSE 5. Universal precautions should be used without discrimination in every client contact situation. A. TRUE B. FALSE

Answer 1

1. The correct option is A)

Whenever a healthcare workers has a neddle stick injury , they should wash their area with soap and water first then inform the incident , go for testing .

2. The correct option is F )

Hand washing is the most important and easy anti-sepsis precautions to prevent infection . It should be done in all the cases discussed above .

3. The correct option is A) True

Infection control means preventing the spread of disease from one person to another .

4. The correct option is A) True

Peeled , cracked and discolored gloves are not used as they are not appropriate for use.

5. The correct option is A)

Universal precautions should be used with all the patients without any discrimination in every client situation whether the patient belong to high class or poor class in terms of status , caste , religion , colour etc.