Hand Hygiene
Continuing Education
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Why is it important to practice infection control?
As an HHA, you could carry germs from one patient to all the others
Many of your patients are highly susceptible to infection
Many of your patients would experience serious consequences of infection
All of the above
If your hands are visibly soiled, you should:
Use alcohol hand rub
Wash your hands
Use hand rub, then wash your hands
Wipe them off with a dry towel
You should perform hand hygiene:
Before caring for a patient
After caring for a patient, even though you wore gloves
When you get home from your shift
All of the above
According to the CDC, hand washing should take:
10 seconds
10 minutes
15–20seconds
As longas it takes until hands look clean
To take your gloves off, you should:
Have someone else help you
Carefully take them off and put them away for later use
Pull them from the fingertips
Remove one glove, hold it in the gloved hand, and then roll it up in the second glove
When you sneeze:
Hold it in when working
Cover your nose with both hands
Do not try to cover it at all
Use a tissue or the crook of your elbow
When washing hands with soap and water, you should:
Use warm, but not hot, water
Use very hot water
Use cold water
Soak your hands in a sink with soapy water
Germs can enter your body through:
Mouth
Eyes
Nose
All of the above
The flu cannot be transmitted before an infected patient shows symptoms.
True
False
The immune system is:
A system the CDC uses to track illness
A system that protects the body against disease
A system made up of blood vessels and the lungs
Another term for the skin
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