EVALUATION 2026 ASSESSED CONTENT
EXPERT REVIEW
◉ Findings of Stool Test for Guaiac. Answer: Negative test means no
blood is detected in the stool. Should not have blood in stool. Blue
means positive, meaning blood is present in the stool.
◉ Importance of Hand Hygiene. Answer: To prevent the spread of
infection and germs. To protect patients and healthcare workers
from the transmission of pathogens.
◉ When to perform hand hygiene. Answer: After touching
contaminated surfaces, before and after every client contact, and
after removing gloves.
◉ Use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Answer: Use if hands are not
visibly soiled: before and after touching a patient, before donning
gloves and after removing gloves, after contact with body fluids and
non-intact skin, and before performing clean or aseptic procedures.
rub for 20-30 seconds until dry
◉ When to use soap and water. Answer: When hands are visibly
dirty or soiled with blood/body fluids, after caring for a patient with
,C. diff, handling food, or after using the restroom. lather for at least
20 seconds all surfaces.
◉ Hand hygiene education for clients and visitors. Answer:
Emphasize importance of covering the mouth and nose when
coughing or sneezing, using and disposing of facial tissues, and
performing hand hygiene often. protects immunocompromised
patients and prevents cross-contamination.
◉ Airborne precautions. Answer: Small, tiny droplets (< 5 mcg) that
can travel an extensive distance and stay suspended in the air.
measles, tuberculosis TB, and varicella. private negative airflow
room, n95 masks worn
◉ Droplet precautions. Answer: Precautions for diseases
transmitted by large respiratory droplets (> 5mcg) that can travel 3-
6 feet, such as pneumonia, influenza, meningitis, and pertussis. and
streptococcus, mumps, and rubella. masks for patients, visitors, and
providers.
◉ Contact precautions. Answer: Precautions for diseases
transmitted through person-to-person or indirect contact, such as
MRSA, C. Diff, VRE, RSV, shigella, scabies, enteric diseases, wound
infections, herpes simplex, and impetigo. gloves and gowns worn.
disposal of infectious material in a single, nonporous biosafety bag
without touching outside.
, ◉ Protective precautions. Answer: Precautions to protect
immunocompromised patients, requiring a private room and
positive airflow. masks worn. no fresh flowers, fresh fruits, or raw
foods like sushi.
◉ Order of donning PPE. Answer: The sequence for putting on
personal protective equipment: gown, mask, goggles, gloves.
◉ Order of doffing PPE. Answer: The sequence for removing
personal protective equipment: gloves, goggles, gown, mask.
◉ Scabies precautions. Answer: Contact precautions are required for
scabies.
◉ Streptococcal Pharyngitis precautions. Answer: Droplet
precautions are required for streptococcal pharyngitis.
◉ Pertussis precautions. Answer: Droplet precautions are required
for pertussis.
◉ Clostridium difficile precautions. Answer: Contact precautions are
required for Clostridium difficile.