Question | Response | |
A. Basics of standard precautions | ||
Q1. Have you heard of standard precautions? | O Yes | O No |
Q2. If yes then source of information | O Formal training O Colleague/Friend O Media O Others | |
Q3. Are you aware of the definition of standard precaution? | O Yes | O No |
Q4. Following are the components of Standard precaution – 1. Hand hygiene 2. Personal protective equipment 3. Cleaning the patient care environment 4. Droplet precaution 5. Contact precaution |
O Yes O Yes O Yes O Yes O Yes |
O No O No O No O No O No |
Q5. Standard precautions should be practiced on all patients. | O True | O False |
Q6. Advantages of the standard precautions are only beneficial for physicians not for patients? | O True | O False |
B. Awareness about Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette | ||
Q1. T zone on your face includes mucous membranes of eyes, nose and mouth. | O True | O False |
Q2. Using a tissue paper after coughing and sneezing can be reused | O True | O False |
C. Awareness about Personal protective equipment | ||
Q1. Medical masks provide protection against fine aerosols that are kept suspended in the air (droplet nuclei) and droplets | O True | O False |
Q2. Whenever entering a room of a patient with an airborne disease, such as pulmonary tuberculosis or measles particulate respirator should be used instead of medical mask. | O True | O False |
Q3. While using particulate respirator seal check should be performed. | O True | O False |
Q4. Gloves, gowns, eye protection and medical masks are part of personal protective equipment. | O True | O False |
Q5. Hand hygiene should always be performed despite use of PPE. | O True | O False |
Q6. During use of double gloves small one should be worn first the big one (for example 6.5 first then 7) | O True | O False |
Q7. Physicians can touch the front of the mask or the eye protection when removing these items. | O True | O False |
Q8. Masks can be allowed to hang loose around neck when not in use. | O True | O False |
Q9. While putting on PPE gloves should be worn after putting on masks and eye protective shield. | O True | O False |
Q10. While removing PPE gloves should be removed after removing mask and eye protective shield. | O True | O False |
Q11. The gloves should be the correct size for the wearer’s hands | O True | O False |
D. Awareness about Hand hygiene | ||
Q1. You should wash hands with soap and running water when visibly dirty or contaminated with proteinaceous material | O True | O False |
Q2. You should use alcohol-based hand products after exposure of non-intact skin to blood or body fluids. | O True | O False |
E. Awareness about Prevention of injuries and other sharp instruments | ||
Q1. Needles should be re-capped after use. | O True | O False |
Q2. Needles should be bend after use. | O True | O False |
F. Awareness about Disinfection of respiratory equipment | ||
Q1. Re-usable respiratory equipment should be washed with soap or detergent and water before disinfection. | O True | O False |
G. Awareness about Cleaning the patient-care environment | ||
Q1. Only items and surfaces that have had contact with the patient’s skin or mucosa or have been frequently touched by physicians require disinfection after cleaning. | O True | O False |
Q2. All cloths used for cleaning the patient care environment should be dampened before use to avoid aerosolization. | O True | O False |