Basic Nursing SkillsDifficulty 1/5
Which measure is the single most important for preventing the spread of infection?
- ADisinfecting the floor of the resident's room at the start of each shift
- BHand hygiene performed before and after contact with each resident
- CWearing gloves continuously throughout the entire working shift
- DPlacing every resident with an infection in a private isolation room
Show answer and rationale
Correct: B. Hand hygiene is why it is the one skill always included in the NNAAP practical evaluation. Infection control is also among the areas federal rule requires before any direct resident contact.
- C — Gloves worn continuously carry organisms between residents exactly as unwashed hands do.
- D — Isolation is used selectively and does not address transmission by staff hands.
- A — Environmental cleaning matters, but hands are the principal route of transmission.