A2CT Practice Test

1Single Choice

A nurse reads a short passage about hand hygiene compliance in a long-term care facility. The passage notes that baseline compliance was 58%, that compliance rose to 84% after an education campaign, and that the campaign emphasized alcohol-based handrub before and after resident contact. What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Alcohol-based handrub is more effective than soap-and-water handwashing in long-term care facilities.
B.An education campaign was associated with a substantial increase in hand hygiene compliance among staff.
C.Long-term care facilities should adopt mandatory hand hygiene policies.
D.Residents in long-term care facilities are at high risk for infection.

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