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1. The potential for transmission of infection must be assessed and continually reviewed throughout a patient's/resident's/service user's stay/period of care. True or false? *
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2. What are the 5 moments for hand hygiene? *
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3. Effective and appropriate PPE is one of the actions in reducing transmission of infections. True or false? *
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4. Safe management of care equipment:
Reusable non-invasive care equipment must be decontaminated between each use/between patients, after contamination with body fluids, regularly as part of cleaning schedule and before servicing or repair. True or false? *
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5. Cleaning/decontamination of reusable equipment
Disinfection must be preceded by cleaning and may be required to inactivate some viruses and bacterial spores. True or false? *
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6. What constitutes an outbreak - i.e. how many people affected? (Question for Adult Social Care settings). *
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7. Alcohol hand gel can be used to clean hands when caring for a patient with C Diff. True or false? *
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8. Antibiotic resistant bacteria can be carried by healthy or ill people and can be passed on silently to others. True or false? *
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9. Urine dip-sticking must be avoided to diagnose a UTI in over 65 years old. True or false? *
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10. Infection prevention and control (IPC) is the responsibility of...? *