Infection Control Self Assessment

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Infection Control Self Assessment - Quiz

Answer the following questions as honestly as possible! Don't worry. It's confidential, no one is going to see your answers!

Questions and Answers

1.

I wash my hands before touching my clients.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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2.

I wash my hands right after I complete my clients’ care.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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3.

I wear gloves when I change incontinence pads.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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4.

I wash my hands after I remove my gloves.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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5.

I remove my gloves before leaving the residents rooms.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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6.

I use a paper towel to turn off the faucet after I wash my hands.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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7.

I change my gloves during care if they become dirty and put on new ones.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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8.

I truly understand how handwashing and other infection control activities really reduce the chance of infection.
- A.
  
  Yes, I do.
- B.
  
  No, I don't.
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9.

I feel that I am a role model for new aides when it comes to infection control.
- A.
  
  Yes, I do.
- B.
  
  No, I don't.
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10.

I wash my hands after I use the bathroom and I turn off the faucet with a paper towel.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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11.

I think to myself that all this handwashing is really a waste of time.
- A.
  
  Always.
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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12.

When my client gets an infection that other residents have gotten earlier, I always look at my actions to see if I could possibly have caused his/her illness by not following good infection control, especially handwashing.
- A.
  
  Always
- B.
  
  Never
- C.
  
  Sometimes
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13.

I answered all of these questions honestly, even if I had to answer “false” because my nursing care needs improving and I know it.
- A.
  
  Yes, I did.
- B.
  
  No, I didn't.
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Oct 02, 2012

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Infection Control Self Assessment

I wash my hands before touching my clients.

I wash my hands right after I complete my clients’ care.

I wear gloves when I change incontinence pads.

I wash my hands after I remove my gloves.

I remove my gloves before leaving the residents rooms.

I use a paper towel to turn off the faucet after I wash my hands.

I change my gloves during care if they become dirty and put on new ones.

I truly understand how handwashing and other infection control activities really reduce the chance of infection.

I feel that I am a role model for new aides when it comes to infection control.

I wash my hands after I use the bathroom and I turn off the faucet with a paper towel.

I think to myself that all this handwashing is really a waste of time.

When my client gets an infection that other residents have gotten earlier, I always look at my actions to see if I could possibly have caused his/her illness by not following good infection control, especially handwashing.

I answered all of these questions honestly, even if I had to answer “false” because my nursing care needs improving and I know it.