Infection Control Review

The type of transmission-based isolation used depends on the causative agent of the disease and the way the organism is transmitted.

• True
• False

Gloves can be washed between patients if the gloves have not been contaminated.

• True
• False

In the chain of infection, a pathogen leaving the body through sexual secretions is an example of ____.

• reservoir
• portal of exit
• causative agent
• mode of transmission

Bacteria that are round or spherical in shape.

• bacilli
• spirilla
• cocci
• vibrio

Under standard precautions, what personal protective equipment should be worn during the delivery of a baby?

• gloves and mask
• gloves, mask, and gown
• gloves, mask, protective eyewear
• gloves, gown, mask, protective eyewear

After use, needles must be capped and placed in a puncture-resistant sharps container.

• true
• false

Threadlike projections that are similar to tails and allow an organism to move are ____.

• spores
• spirochetes
• cilia
• flagella

An N-95, P-100, or more powerful filtering mask such as a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) mask must be worn for ____.

• contact precautions
• droplet precautions
• airborne precautions
• standard precautions

An infection present in a health care facility and transmitted by health care workers to the patient.

• opportunistic
• nosocomial
• endogenous
• exogenous

An organism that lives and reproduces in the absence of oxygen.

• exogenous
• anaerobic
• endogenous
• aerobic