Standard precautions and transmission-based precautions are two types of precautions that should be used to prevent and control infection in health care.TrueFalse

Which of the following statements is accurate about standard precautions?Standard precautions are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, and non-intact skin are potentially infectious.Standard precautions only include handwashing. If more precautions are needed, the appropriate transmission-based precaution should be implemented.Standard precautions are used when additional measures for preventing the spread of infection are needed.Standard precautions are only for use with persons who have been identified as high risk for infection or who are currently infected.

Standard precautions are work practices required for the basic level of infection prevention and control. Which of the following do they apply to?1.All patients, regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status2.Only patients who are known to be colonised with resistant microorganisms3.Only patients who have an active infection4.Only patients who you suspect are colonised or infected with an infectious agent

When managing the risk of infection from pertussis and meningococcal disease, what transmission-based precautions should be implemented? Airborne precautionsContact precautionsDroplet precautionsStandard precautions only

Infection prevention and control programs should address risk management in relation to: (select five answers)1.Instruments and equipment2.The environment3.Diagnostic testing4.Visitors and carers4.Patients6.The delivery of health care

In preventing and controlling the transmission of infections, the single most important technique is: Hand hygiene The use of disposable gloves The use of isolation precautions Sterilization of equipment