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Multiple choice questions
1 If you were told by a nurse at handover to take ‘standard precautions’ what would you expect to be doing?
a Taking precautions when handling blood and ‘high-risk’ body fluids so that you don’t pass on any infection to the patient.
b Wearing gloves, aprons and mask when caring for someone in protective isolation to protect yourself from infection.
c Asking relatives to wash their hands when visiting patients in the clinical setting.
d Using appropriate hand hygiene, wearing gloves and aprons when necessary, disposing of used sharp instruments safely and providing care in a suitably clean environment to protect yourself and the patients.
1 You are told a patient is in ‘source isolation’. What would you do and why?
a Isolating a patient so that they don’t catch any infections.
b Nursing an individual who is regarded as being particularly vulnerable to infection in such a way as to minimize the transmission of potential pathogens to that person.
c Nurse the patient in isolation, ensure that you wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and adhere to strict hand hygiene, for the purpose of preventing the spread of organisms from that patient to others.
d Nursing a patient who is carrying an infectious agent that may be a risk to others in such a way as to minimize the risk of the