Infection Control

Question 1

The four main classes of microorganism are bacteria, fungi, viruses, and what?
 Pathogens
 Microbes
 Toxins
 Protozoa

Answer 1

Protozoa

Question 2

Hand washing, routine cleaning and using PPE are examples of what type of practice?
 Safety
 Medical asepsis
 Surgical asepsis
 Sterile

Answer 2

Medical asepsis

Question 3

How does a pathogen enter a new reservoir?
 Through the portal of entry
 Through a portal of exit
 Through a susceptible host
 Through a causative agent

Answer 3

Through the portal of entry

Question 4

Sandra has the flu, but she goes into work anyway. Within a few days, her co-worker Olivia gets sick with the flu. In the chain of infection, what is Olivia?
 The susceptible host
 The reservoir
 The portal of exit
 The causative agent

Answer 4

The susceptible host

Question 5

What is the role of spores?
 Help the intestines digest food
 Help destroy viruses
 Make bacteria difficult to eliminate
 Provide food for protozoa

Answer 5

Make bacteria difficult to eliminate

Question 6

HIV can be spread through which mode of transmission?
 Airborne
 Bloodborne
 Vectorborne
 Casual Contact

Answer 6

Bloodborne

Question 7

How do viruses reproduce?
 By osmosis
 By invading living cells
 By exposure to light and water
 By invading dead cells

Answer 7

By invading living cells

Question 8

What is a microorganism?
 Toxins that harm body cells
 Foreign objects that injure the body
 Living bodies that are not visible to the naked eye
 A practice that prevents disease

Answer 8

Living bodies that are not visible to the naked eye

Question 9

What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection?
 Use alcohol wipes to clean surfaces
 Use personal protective equipment
 Wash your hands
 Avoid contact with ill patients

Answer 9

Wash your hands

Question 10

Diseases that are caused by fungi are called what?
 Yeasts
 Infections
 Mycoses
 Colonies

Answer 10

Mycoses

Question 11

How long must an object soak in disinfectant solution to be properly disinfected?
 5 minutes
 20 minutes
 1 hour
 24 hours

Answer 11

20 minutes

Question 12

Why is infection control important to health care workers?
It is the law
It will help you do your job faster
It helps prevent the transmission of disease
It will help you earn recognition

Answer 12

It helps prevent the transmission of disease

Question 13

What causes infectious disease?
 Pathogens
 Invaders
 Cells
 Nonpathogens

Answer 13

Pathogens

Question 14

Protozoa are often found in what kind of environment?
 Acidic
 Cool
 Warm and dry
 Moist

Answer 14

Moist

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT used to sanitize?
 Dry heat
 Iodine
 Betadine
 Alcohol

Answer 15

Dry heat

Question 16

How can you tell whether a trash container is for regular or biohazardous waste?
A regular waste container uses a yellow bag.
There is only one biohazardous waste container per facility and it is located near the nurse station.
A biohazardous container has a red bag marked with the universal biohazardous symbol.
It all ends up in the same container eventually, so only sort waste if you have time.

Answer 16

A biohazardous container has a red bag marked with the universal biohazardous symbol.

Question 17

When should a gown be worn?
 When you are wearing gloves
 When the patient is HIV-positive
 When you are bathing a patient
 When contact with blood or bodily fluid is likely

Answer 17

When contact with blood or bodily fluid is likely

Question 18

When should hands be washed when you will be wearing gloves?
No need to wash hands when wearing gloves
Before donning gloves
After removing gloves
Both before and after wearing gloves

Answer 18

Both before and after wearing gloves

Question 19

Which patients should be considered infectious?
Homeless and addicted patients
Patients with a cough and fever
All patients should be considered infectious
Pediatric and elderly patients

Answer 19

All patients should be considered infectious

Question 20

How long can a single pair of gloves be used?
Until a glove tears
Until a glove looks visibly contaminated
During care for a couple of patients
During care for one patient

Answer 20

During care for one patient

Question 21

Why is it important for health care workers to wear personal protective equipment?
Standard precautions require it
For protection from pathogens
For protection from blood and bodily fluid
All of the above

Answer 21

Standard precautions require it
For protection from pathogens
For protection from blood and bodily fluid

Question 22

How is a used sharp disposed of?
Rinse the sharp under running water and place in the biohazardous waste container.
Drop the entire sharp into a sharps container.
Recap or break any needles and drop into a sharps container.
Wrap the sharp in gauze and place in a biohazardous waste container.

Answer 22

Drop the entire sharp into a sharps container.

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT considered a sharp?
 Surgical blades
 Needles
 Probe covers
 Razors

Answer 23

Probe covers

Question 24

When should gloves be donned if you are wearing additional PPE?
Before donning a gown
Before donning a mask
Before donning eyewear
After donning a gown, masks, and eyewear

Answer 24

After donning a gown, masks, and eyewear

Question 25

``` When wearing PPE, the outside of a gown is considered _____? Clean Neutral Contaminated Sterile ```

Answer 25

Contaminated

Question 26

``` The strings and elastic bands of masks and eyewear are considered _____? Biohazardous Clean Sterile Contaminated ```

Answer 26

Clean

Question 27

``` Where should a disposable gown be placed after use? In a biohazardous linens bag In a biohazardous waste container In a trash can In the linens closet ```

Answer 27

In a biohazardous waste container

Question 28

When should health care workers wash their hands? Only when they are visibly dirty Every 20 minutes Before providing care and between patients At the beginning of the work day

Answer 28

Before providing care and between patients

Question 29

What types of PPE should be available to employees of a nursing home? Gloves, masks, eyewear, gowns and CPR shields Gloves and CPR shields Gloves, gowns and CPR shields Gloves, masks and eyewear

Answer 29

Gloves, masks, eyewear, gowns and CPR shields

Question 30

Which of the following is true? Standard precautions only need to be followed for patients with communicable diseases. Every body fluid must be considered infectious. Sharps may be reused if they are cleaned and sterilized. Medical asepsis eliminates all microorganisms.

Answer 30

Every body fluid must be considered infectious.

Question 31

What should a health care worker do with bed sheets that are soaked with blood? Place them in a biohazardous linens bag. Place them in a trash bag and send to the incinerator. Double-bag them, put them in a biohazardous trash bag, and tape the top closed. Place them in a biohazardous trash bag.

Answer 31

Place them in a biohazardous linens bag.

Question 32

Which of the following is true about face masks? They should be put on after donning gloves. They do not have to be changed if they get wet. They cannot be reused. They can be reused after they have been disinfected.

Answer 32

They cannot be reused.

Question 33

``` Which agency developed standard precautions? ADA CDC Congress OSHA ```

Answer 33

CDC

Question 34

What technique should be used to remove items from an isolation unit? Double-knotting technique Double-bagging technique Double-sealing technique

Answer 34

Double-bagging technique

Question 35

When should transmission-based precautions be used? With patients who have an open or seeping wound With patients who seem confused or psychotic With all patients, regardless of sickness With patients who have highly communicable diseases

Answer 35

With patients who have highly communicable diseases

Question 36

What should be done with food that is leftover in an isolation room? It should be left in the room for the next meal. It should be disposed in the kitchen. It should immediately be sent to the incinerator. It should be disposed in the patient’s room.

Answer 36

It should be disposed in the patient’s room.

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT standard practice for a patient with tuberculosis? Those who enter the room should wear respiratory protection. Keep the room at negative pressure. Maintain a room temperature of 90 degrees. Move the patient to an isolation room.

Answer 37

Maintain a room temperature of 90 degrees.

Question 38

Which of the following items is an airborne precaution? Wearing a respiration mask Keeping the room at negative pressure All of the above

Answer 38

Wearing a respiration mask | Keeping the room at negative pressure

Question 39

``` Which of the following items is a droplet precaution? Wearing a HEPA filter mask Wearing a standard surgical mask Keeping the room at negative pressure All of the above ```

Answer 39

Wearing a standard surgical mask

Question 40

``` How many health care workers are required for most procedures in an isolation unit? One Two Three Four Read Question ```

Answer 40

Two

Question 41

Why should transmission-based garments never be removed outside of an isolation room? The garments need to be stored inside the room for the next visitor Masks and eyewear can inhibit vision and cause an accident in the hallway There are no biohazardous bags outside of the isolation room It would increase the risk of spreading infection

Answer 41

It would increase the risk of spreading infection

Question 42

``` Which of the following is an example of indirect contact? Touching an open wound Inhaling air droplets after a sneeze Sexual intercourse All of the above ```

Answer 42

Inhaling air droplets after a sneeze