DTP Practice Quiz

When should a healthcare provider clean their hands?

How long should you rub your hands together when applying an alcohol-based hand rub?

Which hand hygiene method is more effective at killing bacteria?

What is the most common mode of transmission of pathogens?

Which of the following is a benefit of alcohol based hand rubs?

Which hand hygiene method is less damaging to your skin?

Performing hand washing, antiseptic hand wash, alcohol-based hand rub, surgical hand hygiene/antisepsis. What is:

How long should you rub your hands together when washing with soap and water?

According to the CDC, how should long should natural nails be kept?

The use of gloves replaces the need for cleaning your hands

If a patient is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis, what type of pathogen is causing their infection?

Which structure is visualized during indirect laryngoscopy?

Which of the following patients will most commonly experience otalgia?

Epistaxis is a true emergency in which it is not uncommon for the patient to be admitted to the hospital and occasionally to the ICU.

Where is bleeding most commonly coming from in acute epistaxis?

Which of the following would most likely need informed consent before performing?

How do we evaluate hemodynamic status in a patient with a nose bleed?

If a foreign body cannot be removed from the ear or nose of a patient and they are stable, it is NOT imperative that patient be immediately seen by an ENT physician.

You must ALWAYS order a CBC with differential if your patient has a fever (>100.5 oF), an erythematous pharynx with tonsilar exudate.