PCT Infection Control Quiz Questions and answers
Wash the site with an antimicrobial soap and water.
A patient care technician sustains a needlestick injury. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?
Place the item flat in the center of the work surface.
A patient c...
PCT Infection Control Quiz Questions and
answers
Wash the site with an antimicrobial soap and water.
A patient care technician sustains a needlestick injury. Which of the following actions should the
technician take first?
Place the item flat in the center of the work surface.
A patient care technician is preparing to open a sterile package. Which of the following actions should
the technician take first?
Safety Data Sheets
A patient care technician is exposed to a chemical while sterilizing equipment. Which of the following
documents should the technician use to look up information about the chemical?
Gown
A patient care technician is caring for patient who has Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). The technician
should identify that which of the following personal protective equipment is required to be worn
when caring for this patient?
Keep the hands above the waist to avoid contaminating the sterile field.
A patient care technician is opening a sterile package. Which of the following action should the
technician take to maintain sterile technique?
Entrance
A patient care technician notices a small cut on their hand and covers it with an adhesive bandage.
the technician should identify that this action interrupts which of the following links in the chain of
infection?
Flush the eyes at an eyewash station.
A patient care technician is emptying an indwelling urinary catheter and receives a splash to the eye.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Chemical solutions
A patient care technician is disinfecting equipment following a procedure. Which of the following
should the technician identify as a method of disinfection?
Wears an N-95 respirator when caring for a patient who has measles.
Which of the following actions by a patient care technician indicates an understanding of
transmission-based precautions?
Performing proper hand hygiene.
A patient care technician should identify that which of the following actions is most effective in
preventing the transmission of infection?
Performs hand hygiene and dons a clean pair of gloves.
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