GOVERNMENT SUB DISTRICT HOSPITAL-HARUR
KAYAKALP QUESTION
PRE TEST/POST TEST
1. What are high touch surfaces?
The surfaces frequently touched during patient care are called high touch surfaces. They are potential
source of contact based transmission. Bed rails,monitor switches,alarm buttons,door handles,chair
hands,bedside lockers,intercom button & receiver, electric switches, IV flow adjusting site etc.
Every 2 hours cleaning needed
2. What are additional precautions?
In addition to standard precautions, in certain special circumstances we follow
a) Air borne precautions
b) Droplet precautions
c) Contact precautions
3. What are 5 moments of hand hygiene?
1) Before touching the patient
2) After touching the patient
3) Before and after any aseptic procedure
4) After exposure to body fluids
5) After touching the patient surroundings
4. What is HAI? How will you prevent it?
Healthcare Associated Infection. Prevented by following Standard & Additional precautions.
5. What are the components of hand hygiene unit?
Functional Deep and wide sink with elbow tap , soap, running water, towel, display of steps & moments of
hand hygiene, ABHR (Alcohol Based Hand Rub)
6. Mention any two pathogens transmitted by air born route?
Tuberculosis, measles,chicken pox,covid virus - Air borne transmission
7. What is the duration of hand hygiene procedure using ABHR (Alcohol Based Hand Rub)?
30 sec
8. What are 5 steps of instrument processing?
a) Decontamination b)Dismantling ,cleaning ,washing , drying
c) packing d) transporting
e) autoclaving
9. How will you classify equipments?
critical, semi critical & non critical - Spaulding classification
Critical - scalpel, forceps, laparoscope & other instruments used in invasive surgeries. (Pierce tissues)
High level disinfection needed
Semicritical - endoscopes,endotracheal tubes,ambu masks, neb masks,thermometer ,nasal
prongs,laryngoscopes , ryles tubes, urinarycathers etc (enter body cavities / mucous memberanes but
never pierce the body)
High/ intermediate disinfection
Non critical - monitor probs,ECG leads,BP cuffs,stethoscopes,otoscopes etc ( applied over intact skin)
intermediate/ low level disinfection
10.Name the PPE used for routiene care of patients?
Masks and gloves.
11. Name any four notifiable diseases.
Tuberculosis, Malaria, Measles, Rabies, Covid19, Hepatitis B, HIV etc
12. Mention two precautions to be taken before hand wash procedure.
Remove any jewels in hand, ensure fingernails cut short <5mm
13. What is the time duration for decontamination procedure?
10 minutes
14. Name the commonly used mechanical indicator for identifying sterile bins.
Signaloc .
15. Name any two procedures in general wards where sterile gloves to be worn?
Suturing & Dressing a wound , Insertion of Foley catheter, Endotracheal intubation, LP, ICD, Ascitic
fluid/pleural fluid tapping.
16. How will you choose PPE?
PPE should be chosen based on the risk of exposure
17. Mention any 3 points which should be looked for while using PPE?
a) Choose appropriate PPE
b) Don't touch other objects (case sheets,pen etc) with soiled PPE (eg gloves)
c) Donot share used PPE with one another
d) wash hands before & after use of PPE
e) Discard the used PPE in appropriate colour coded BMW bins.
18. How will you classify linen for sending to laundry?
Sort Before sending to laundry - Dirty and soiled linen
After washing : clean ( received from laundry)and Sterile linen (autoclaved from CSSD)
19. Name the drugs used in Revised PEP.
Tenofovir 300 mg
Lamivudine 300 mg
Doltugravir 50mg
20. What is the recommended distance between beds in general wards?
3.5 feet.
21. How will you classify patient care area for cleaning?
High risk, moderate risk & low risk ( risk stratification matrix of your area to be known).
22. What are the types of diet supplied to patients in our hospital?
IOD, CHIOD, High Protein (TB/Burns/HIV), Diabetic
23. What is cohorting?
Placing patients infected with same organism in one isolation ward . Eg. Covid 19
24. What is called safe injection practice?
One syringe One needle One time.
25. What is the level of illumination advised in Nursing station, patient bed,toilet,veranda & OT
table?
Nursing Station 150 Lux
Patient beds 100 Lux
Toilet 100 Lux
OT table 2000- 10000Lux
Labour table/ dressing room - 300 lux
If meticulouss suturing needed 1000 Lux (an examination lamp will provide the same).
26. What is the temperature, pressure & time needed for autoclaving?
121° C , 15 lb pressure, 30 minutes.
27. How do you disinfect BP Apparatus, thermometer, stethoscope & sensor probes?
BP Apparatus - Cloth cuff -Wash with Detergent. If blood stained dip in 0.5% hypo for 10 min and then
wash with Detergent and water thoroughly.
Thermometer - with 70% alcohol (spirit)
Stethoscope - with 70% alcohol (spirit)
Probes - Spirit after switching of the machine.
28. How will you classify Junk materials?
Surplus - Obsolete - Unserviceble - Scrape – Empty
29. What are the special precautions for disposal of covid waste?
Double BMW bags, label as Covid 19 waste, clean bin with 1% hypo, Sprinkle the bmw bag with 1%
hypochlorite .
30. How do you dispose blood bags?
Autoclave at121°C for 1 hour and discard in yellow bmw bin.
