VTA 170 Week 1 Assessment

Multiple Choice

In the _________________, ventilation produces greater air pressure to reduce the influx of bacteria and other contamination.

• recovery room

• preparation area

• surgery room

• scrub area

Multiple Choice

Where in the surgical suite is clipping of the patient performed?

• the scrub area

• the surgery area

• the recovery area

• the preparation area

Multiple Choice

The ultimate purpose of aseptic technique is to

• protect the health of the veterinary team

• prevent infection in the patient

• prevent contamination of surgical instruments

• keep the surgery suite clean

Multiple Choice

What is contamination?

• A major break in aseptic technique

• Nonliving material such as dirt

• The presence of microorganisms

• The presence of infection

Multiple Choice

The measure of a pathogen's ability to cause disease is known as its

• Sepsis

• Antisepsis

• Virulence

• Susceptibility

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of virulence?

• enough microorganisms to overcome a patient's defenses

• 
  a microorganism's ability to cause disease

• resistance of a patient to infection

• resistance of a bacteria to an antibiotic

Multiple Choice

What is a nosocomial infection?

• one the patient acquired from contact with bacteria in its own gut

• one the patient acquired in the hospital

• one the patient acquired before arriving at the hospital

• one the patient acquired from the veterinarian

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of sterile?

• without pathogenic microbes

• without bacteria

• without viruses or spores

• bacteriostatic

• without bacteria, viruses, or spores

Multiple Choice

Which is a bacteriostatic antimicrobial?

• Zinc

• Iodine

• Silver Nitrate

• Sodium Hypochlorite

Multiple Choice

A non-living object which has had the most pathogenic microorganisms on its surface destroyed is said to be ___________, while _____________ is the destruction of the most pathogenic microorganisms on a living thing.

• antisepsis; disinfection

• disinfected; antisepsis

• sterilized; antisepsis

• sterilized; sanitation

Multiple Choice

What would increase the effectiveness of an antimicrobial?

• Warmer temperature

• Shorter exposure time

• Mixing disinfectant chemicals

• More organic debris

Multiple Choice

What is similar about soaps and detergents?

• They both disrupt cell membranes

• They both cause nitrogen and phosphorus compounds to leak from cells

• They both denature the proteins of microbes

• They both are used to purify water

Multiple Choice

Which agent is commonly used as a surface disinfectant?

• Hydrogen peroxide

• Povidone-Iodophor compound

• Quaternary ammonium compound

• Chlorhexidine

Multiple Choice

Which is a rule of aseptic technique?

• sterile items should be grouped together in the surgery room

• all personnel in the surgery room must be scrubbed in

• all surfaces in the surgery room must be sterile

• the patient must be anesthetized

Multiple Choice

Which cold sterilant is not effective against viruses?

• Glutaraldehyde

• Benzalkonium chloride

• Iodine

• Formalin

Multiple Choice

Why do scrubbed personnel in the surgical suite wear short sleeves while the non-scrubbed personnel wear a jacket?

• to make it easier to tell who is scrubbed and who is non-scrubbed

• the jacket on non-scrubbed personnel is worn over street clothes

• to reduce perspiration of scrubbed personnel under the lights

• scrubbed personnel wear short sleeves so they may scrub their hands and arms

Multiple Choice

The surgical mask must cover the

• mouth

• mouth and nostrils

• mouth, nostrils, and facial hair

• mouth, nostrils, facial hair, and ears

Multiple Choice

Caps and masks are worn

• whenever the surgery is in progress

• in the prep room and the surgery room

• once the patient is anesthetized

• at all times in the surgery suite

Multiple Choice

Compared to reusable gowns, disposable gowns are

• less expensive in the long term

• made of breathable cotton

• less likely to contaminate the surgical area

• woven from synthetic fibers like rayon

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a surgical mask?

• to prevent the surgical personnel from infecting the patient

• to prevent the patient from infecting the surgical personnel

• to limit the surgical team's exposure to vaporized anesthetic gases

• to reduce the odor of the patient

Multiple Choice

What is the minimum number of minutes to scrub the hands when using the timed scrub method?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 10