Which of the following is an appropriate guideline to follow when using personal protective equipment, or PPE?
A. Wash your PPE after each use and perform hand hygiene.
B. Change PPE and perform hand hygiene before providing care to another person.
C. Use gloves as a substitute for performing hand hygiene.
D. Perform hand hygiene but reuse your PPE
If your hands are NOT visibly soiled, in which situation MUST you wash your hands with soap and water rather than using an alcohol-based hand rub?
A. After removing personal protective equipment
B. Before providing care
C. At the end of your workday
D. Before preparing, handling, or serving food
People with an active infection from a multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) would typically require what type of transmission-based precautions?
A. Standard precautions
B. Airborne precautions
C. Droplet precautions
D. Contact precautions
What is an example of an illness that is transmitted by droplet transmission?
A. Influenza
B. Measles
Answer (2)
When using PPE, it is essential to wash it after use and perform hand hygiene. You must wash your hands with soap and water after removing PPE, especially to prevent MDRO spread. An example of an illness that spreads by droplet transmission is Influenza.
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When using PPE, it's essential to wash it after use and perform hand hygiene before patient interaction. Additionally, hands must be washed with soap and water after removing PPE, particularly to prevent MDRO spread. Influenza is a key example of an illness spread by droplet transmission. ;
