Gloving MCQ

1. Wearing gloves is not necessary when using the 'touch technique' to perform a
simple dressing change.
a. Myth
b. Fact

2. Wearing gloves everywhere protects staff from infection

a. Myth
b. Fact

3. If gloves are worn, it is okay to have long nails or nail enhancements.

a. Myth
b.Fact

4. How do you put out a fire with an extinguisher?

a. Press, Aim, Sweep, Smother
b. Push, Approach, Spray, Shield
c. Pass, Appraise, Spread, Stop
d. Pull, Aim, Spray, Sweep

5. Perforations in single-gloves or doubled-gloves are not easily detected.

a. Myth
b. Fact

6. Gloves protect whom?

a. healthcare worker and the patient
b. healthcare worker
c. patient
d. no one

7. What does OSHA stand for?

a. organization for student health and academics
b. ordinances for saved health accounts
c. occupational safety and health administration
d. optimal safety by hazard allocation

8. If you work with chemicals, your office must have what documents available?
a. CDC
b. FDA
c. MSDS/SDS
d. OSHA

9. Healthcare professionals must wash their hands and wear gloves to help reduce
the risk of _____.
a. healthcare associated infections
b. biohazards
c. ergonomics
d. patient positioning errors

10. The first thing that your gloves should touch is the . . a. your face
b. curtain
c. patient
d. supplies

11. The healthcare worker should be wearing gloves to access clean supplies?
a. Myth
b. Fact
12. Infections acquired in the healthcare setting, known as
a. bloodborne
b. acquired
c. noscomial
d. droplet

13. What is the correct patient care order when gloves are required . . . .
a. Perform your closing, wash your hands, get your supplies, put on your gloves,
THEN complete your preparations
b. Perform your opening, get your supplies, complete your preparations, wash your
hands and THEN put your gloves on
c. Perform your opening, wash your hands, get your supplies, complete your
preparations and THEN put your gloves on
d. Perform your opening, close the curtain, wash your hands, get your supplies, and
THEN put your gloves on

14. Washing gloved hands is also recommended in limiting the spread of microbes
from one patient to another.
a. Myth
b. Fact

15. If your hands touch the sink at any time while washing, you should begin the
process again to prevent re-contamination to your hands.
a. True
b. False