Section II- Structured knowledge questionnaire regarding HAI

Part –A [Introduction]

Read the following statement and write your answer by selecting proper alphabet.

1. Hospital acquired infection is also known as

a. Nasocomial infection
b. Nostocomial infection
c. Nosocongenial infection
d. Nosocomial infection

2. Factors influencing the hospital acquired infection are

a. Patient susceptibility
b. Microbial agent
c. Environment factors
d. All the above

3. Following is not a hospital acquired infection

a. Ventilator associated pneumonia
b. Haemophilia
c. Central line associated blood stream infection
d. Surgical site infection

4. A surgical client develops a wound infection during hospitalization, this type of infection classified
as
a. Primary
b. Mixed
c. Hospital acquired
d. Superimposed

5. The most effective measure to break the chain of infection is

a. Follow all the Standard Infection Control Precautions
b. Wash your hands frequently
c. Always wear PPE
d. Keep the environment clean

6. Primary purpose of standard precautions with all clients is

a. To prevent HAI
b. To protect clients from AIDS
c. To protect employees from HIV and HBV
d. To replace other isolated requirement
 Part –B [Hand Hygiene and PPE]

7. Which of the following is the first priority in preventing infections when providing care for a client?
a. Hand washing 
b. Wearing gloves.
c. Using a barrier between client's furniture and nurse's bag.
d. Wearing gowns and goggles.

8. Which of the following is considered as the most important aspect of hand washing ?
a. Soap
b. Water
c. Friction
d. Time

9. What to do for prevention of cross infection?

a. Hand hygiene
b. Wearing mask
c. To avoid communicate
d. Wearing cap

10. What do you mean by PPE?

a. Personal perfect equipment
b. Promoted practice equipment
c. Personal protective equipment
d. Perfect practice equipment

11. Which is the significant of PPE?

a. Prevent infection
b. Prevent injury
c. Promote health
d. All of above

12. Which of the following activity is exposed to germs on hands by the healthcare workers?
a. Pulling patients up in bed
b. Taking a blood pressure or pulse
c. Touching equipment like bedside rails, over-bed tables, IV pumps
d. All of the above

13. A client has an infection that is spread through droplets. Which of the following is essential for the
nurse to use when taking this client’s temperature?
a. Gown
b. Goggles
c. Mask
d. Gloves

14. The correct order to remove PPE is

a. Apron first, gloves second, mask and finally eye protection if worn
b. Eye protection, then mask if worn, then apron and finally gloves
c. Gloves first, apron second, mask and finally eye protection if worn
d. It doesn’t matter in what order they are removed
 Part –C [Safe injection practice]
15. What are portals of entry for microorganisms in intravenous catheter system
a. Insertion site
b. Stop cock
c. Medication port
d. All the above

16. A patient is receiving an intravenous (IV) push medication. If the drug infiltrates into the outer
tissues, the nurse:
a. Continues to let the IV run.
b. Applies a warm compress to the infiltrated site.
c. Stops the administration of the medication and follows agency policy.
d. Should not worry about this because vesicant filtration is not a problem

17. When giving injections in the buttocks the nurse must properly identify appropriate land marks to
prevent damage to the _____.
a. Sciatic nerve
b. Spinal cord
c. Coccyx
d. Saphenous nerve

18. How much medication can the nurse safely administer into the deltoid muscle?
a. 5 ml
b. 1-2 mL
c. 10 ml
d. 2-3 mL

19. The proper way to dispose of a used syringe and needle is to:
a. Recap it with both hands and send to central processing for sterilization for reuse.
b. Throw into biohazardous trash bag
c. Throw into regular trash
d. Throw into biohazardous sharps waste container

20. What would be an indication that your IV insertion attempt was not successful?
a. The insertion site begins to bruise
b. The insertion site does not flush easily
c. The site swells when fluids are flushed through
d. All of the above

21. What step would you take if you have attempted IV access and are unsure of proper placement?
a. Remove the catheter and try again.
b. Attempt to flush the catheter.
c. Pull the catheter back a few millimeters and check for blood return
d. Go ahead and begin IV infusion.

22. The nurse is inserting an intravenous line into a client’s vein. After the initial stick, the nurse would
continue to advance the catheter in which situation?
a. The catheter advances easily.
b. The vein is distended under the needle.
c. The client does not complain of discomfort.
d. Blood return shows in the backflash chamber of the catheter.
 Part –D [Bundle of care]
23. Care Bundles are
a. A set of evidence based practices to developed to improve patient outcomes
b. MMC standards
c. RCN standards
d. Tools used to assess care quality

24. CAUTI stand for

a. Catheter associated urinary tract infection
b. Catheter associated uterus tract infection
c. Catheter associated urethra tract infection
d. Catheter associated centralline infection

25. SSI stand for

a. Skin grafting site infection
b. Surgical site infection
c. Systemic site infection
d. Sepsis skin infection

26. CLABSI stand for

a. Catheter line associated balloon infection
b. Central line assisted balloon infection
c. Catheter line associated blood infection
d. Central line associated blood infection

27. The collection bag should be positioned so urine is always flowing:

a. Sideways
b. Uphill
c. Downhill
d. Either a or b

28. The collection bag should be emptied at least every _______________.

a. 8-12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 2-3 hours
d. 30-45 min

29. Keep the urinary drainage bag _____ the bladder

a. Above
b. Below
c. In front
d. Along side