Infection Control

Sample Questions

What You'll Be Asked

1. 01In the chain of infection, which link is the place where a pathogen normally lives and multiplies?
2. 02Bacteria from one patient are carried on a nurse's unwashed hands to a second patient's indwelling urinary catheter, causing a bladder infection. Which chain-of-infection link is the catheter for the second patient?
3. 03Hand hygiene is not needed after touching only a patient's bed rails or bedside table, as long as the patient was not touched.

12 more questions in the quiz. Your score and the right answers come at the end.