CH 9 INFECTION CONTROL

Question 0

Any animal capable of transmitting pathogens or producing human or animal discomfort or injury?

Answer 0

VECTOR

Question 1

Factors affect habitability?

Answer 1

working spaces
berthing spaces
air ventilation

Question 2

A snake that adversely affects military personnel is considered a?

Answer 2

PEST

Question 3

Naval Supply Pub 486

Answer 3

Food Service Management

Question 4

Requirements for food service training are addressed in what instruction?

Answer 4

SECNAVINST 4061.1

rice chat, chat about making rice

Question 5

Food Service Sanitation Inspection?

Answer 5

NAVMED form 6240/1

Inspect Jan rice

Question 6

Minimum immz standards are set by?

Answer 6

Department of Health and Human Services (HSS)

Question 7

BUMEDINST 6230.15

Answer 7

Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis

Question 8

Disease that may be transmitted from a carrier to a susceptible host?

Answer 8

Communicable disease

Question 9

Invades a host, multiplies and releases toxin?

Answer 9

Infectious agent

Question 10

NAVMED 5038

Lace mafia

Answer 10

Control of communicable diseases manual

Question 11

Instructions for reporting communicable diseases?

Answer 11

BUMEDINST 6220.12

Question 12

Untreated sewage may not be discharged within how many nautical miles of shore?

Answer 12

3

Question 13

Infection Control Officers (ICO) are appointed how?

Answer 13

In writing by COs or OICs

Question 14

The state of being free of pathogenic organisms?

Answer 14

Asepsis

Question 15

Number of microorganisms contaminating an object (bioloload or microbial load)

Answer 15

Bioburden

Question 16

Test that checks for air leaks in prevaacuum sterilizer?

Answer 16

Bowie-Dick Type Test

Question 17

Inhibits most viruses/bacteria, does not kill all spores?

Answer 17

Chemical disinfection

Question 18

Dental items are classified how?

Answer 18

Critical, semi-critical, non-critical

Question 19

Critical items must be?

Answer 19

Sterile

Question 20

Semi-critical items requires what level of disinfection?

Answer 20

High-level

Question 21

Non-critical items require what level of disinfection?

Answer 21

Intermediate level

Question 22

Destroy or prevent growth of disease carrying microorganisms?

Answer 22

Disinfected

Question 23

Secondary to Pt’s original condition, unrelated to primary diagnosis?

Answer 23

Nosocomial infection

Question 24

Steam heat under pressure to kill all micro-organisms

Answer 24

Saturated Steam Sterilization

Question 25

Free from all living micro-organisms?

Answer 25

Sterile, Sterility

Question 26

Destroys all micro-organisms

Answer 26

Sterilization

Question 27

Steam displaces via gravity?

Answer 27

Gravity Displacement Type Sterilizer

Question 28

Relies on one or more pressure and vacuum evolutions at the beginning or end of the cycle?

Answer 28

Prevacuum Type Sterilizer

Question 29

Supplies/materials to treat a single patient?

Answer 29

Unit Dose

Question 30

Placing barrier to limit exposure pathways?

Answer 30

Engineered Controls

Question 31

Reduces likelihood of exposure?

Answer 31

Work Practice Controls

Question 32

T/F All bacteria will take on the form of spores?

Answer 32

F

Question 33

Micro organisms much smaller than bacteria?

Answer 33

Viruses

Question 34

Subgroups of viruses?

Answer 34

Bacterial Animal (includes humans) Plant

Question 35

Mosts viruses are susceptible to immersion in boiling water for how long?

Answer 35

20 min

Question 36

Single celled animals that do not have a rigid cell wall, most pass through a life-cycle that has definite stages.

Answer 36

Protozoa

Question 37

Plants that lack chlorophyll and are smaller than protozoa?

Answer 37

Fungi

Question 38

The skin harbors two types of flora

Answer 38

Resident (normal) and transient

Question 39

Two main hand washing agents used in the Navy?

Answer 39

Water-based | Waterless (virtually disinfect skin in 20 seconds)

Question 40

Washing increases protective nature of gloves up to what percent?

Answer 40

60

Question 41

Three times more puncture resistant than rubber gloves?

Answer 41

Nitrile

Question 42

Airborne precautions include a private, negative pressure room with how many exchanges per hour?

Answer 42

6-12

Question 43

Droplet precautions should include what size partition?

Answer 43

3'

Question 44

MRSA and VRE (e-coli) require what type of precaution?

Answer 44

Contact

Question 45

Prevent xfer of pathogenic organisms from person to person or place to place.

Answer 45

Medical asepsis

Question 46

Most frequent reservoir of infectious agents?

Answer 46

Man

Question 47

Measures taken to control the spread of pathogenic organisms?

Answer 47

Concurrent Disinfection

Question 48

Measures taken to DESTROY pathogenic organisms?

Answer 48

Terminal disinfection

Question 49

DTR should flush hoses for how long?

Answer 49

1 minute beginning each day | 30 seconds between patients

Question 50

Potable water supplies may contain up to how many bacterial colony forming units per millimeter (cfu/ml)

Answer 50

100 (1 million for dental units)

Question 51

Three 10 second rinses will reduce Pt's microbial count by up to ___ percent?

Answer 51

97 | Many dentists use 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate

Question 52

Use what concept when dispensing supplies for each treatment setup?

Answer 52

Unit dose

Question 53

What should HMs use to dispense supplies from bulk storage containers?

Answer 53

Clean forceps

Question 54

Unprotected areas to clean with the spray-wipe-spray technique?

Answer 54

"high touch"

Question 55

DO NOT use 2% glutaraldehyde as a surface disinfectant due to?

Answer 55

high cost

Question 56

Clean mops how often?

Answer 56

Once every 24 hrs

Question 57

Flush the High-Volume Evacuator (HVE) system with at least how much water?

Answer 57

1 quart (at least once per week)

Question 58

Flush eyes or puncture site with cool water for how long?

Answer 58

15 MINUTES

Question 59

Liquid or solid waste containing sufficient pathogens to cause infection?

Answer 59

Infectious waste

Question 60

Treat disposable sharps as?

Answer 60

Regulated waste

Question 61

Do not store infectious waste without refrigeration for more than how many days?

Answer 61

7

Question 62

Temp/time for infectious waste sterilization?

Answer 62

250F 90min 15 psi

Question 63

Clean infectious waste spill with?

Answer 63

Absorbent material and disinfect with 1:10 solution of household bleach

Question 64

Least desirable method of cleaning in the operating room?

Answer 64

Mops

Question 65

How many strokes are used in a surgical hand scrub?

Answer 65

20 strokes per section

Question 66

Surgical hand scrub should be how high above the elbow?

Answer 66

2"