Infection control

While washing hands, use hot water to help kill pathogenic organisms.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fingertips should be pointed downward while washing hands.

• TRUE

• FALSE

KARLA DELIVERS A MEAL TRAY TO MRS. GARCIA. SHE MOVES MRS. GARCIA'S TISSUE BOX AND MAGAZINE TO THE BEDSIDE TABLE. AS KARLA LEAVES THE ROOM, WHAT IS THE MINIMAL HAND HYGIENE REQUIRED?

• NONE SINCE KARLA DID NOT TOUCH THE PATIENT

• WASH FOR 2 MINUTES WITH SOAP AND WATER

• WASH USING ANTIMICROBIAL SOAP

• WASH USING ALCOHOL BASED SANITIZER

DANIELLA ARRIVES TO WORK AT 7AM. AFTER USING THE BATHROOM, SHE TAKE THE BP AND TEMP OF 8 PATIENTS, THEN GOES ON BREAK AT 7:45AM TO EAT HER YOGURT. HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD DANIELLA HAVE PRACTICED HAND HYGIENE SO FAR?

• SEVEN

• NINE

• ELEVEN

• NINETEEN

A DENTAL ASSISTANT TEARS A GLOVE WHEN ASSISTING A DENTIST WITH A PATIENT WHO IS HIV POSITIVE. WHAT SHOULD THE ASSISTANT DO FIRST?

• NOTIFY OSHA

• REPORT THE INCIDENT TO THE CDC

• REMOVE THE GLOVES AND WASH HANDS

• PUT ON A NEW PAIR OF GLOVES

Which type of pathogen is HIV?

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Protist
• Virus

Which type of pathogen causes malaria?

• Protozoa

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Fungi

What is a nonpathogen?

• a disease causing microorganism
• a beneficial microorganism used to maintain certain body processes
• the smallest microorganism
• none of the above

What are the main classes of microorganisms?

• bacteria,protozoa, fungi, rickettsiae, viruses
• bacteria, bacilli, thrush
• protozoa, spirilla, pathogens
• pathogens, nonpathogens

Microorganisms that cause disease or infection are called

• microbes
• flora
• pathogens
• bacilli