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OET Nursing Review: Hand hygiene

Review hand hygiene for this OET Nursing question with the key prompt clue, correct-answer reasoning, distractor checks, and sources to verify next.

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What this question is testing

Objective: Hand hygiene

Prompt focus: According to WHO, which is one of the five moments for hand hygiene?

Why the correct answer works

Before patient contact

Before patient contact is one of the five moments.

Why the tempting wrong answer fails

The tempting wrong answer usually loses because it skips the key condition, priority, or evidence in the prompt.

Plain-language takeaway

The WHO five moments are: before patient contact, before aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure risk, after patient contact, and after contact with patient surroundings.

Simple analogy

Think of hand hygiene like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.

How to review it before a retake

  • Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
  • Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
  • Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.

Sources to verify next