Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. One of the major factors contributing to nosocomial infections is the failure of healthcare personnel to follow infection control guidelines.
2. Joseph Lister is considered the “Father of Handwashing.”
3. A leukopenic patient should be placed in a patient room having positive air pressure.
4. Members of a hospital's Infection Control Committee would investigate outbreaks and epidemics that occur within that hospital.
5. By practicing standard precautions, healthcare workers will be protected from becoming infected, regardless of the type of infectious disease that the patient has.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
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