EOPA Review Infection Control

When using the RACE acronym, what follows "activate alarm."

• call 911

• contain the fire

• check for people in danger

• cut off oxygen supply

What is bioterrorism?

• the use of microorganisms as weapons to infect humans

• the threat of leaks or destruction to a nuclear plant

• the use of microbes for industrial waste disposal.

• the threat of using harmful gasses during war to paralyze opposition

What organism can only be seen with an electron microscope ?

• fungus

• bacteria

• virus

• protozoa

What statement about bacteria is true?

• all bacteria are round

• all bacteria reproduce inside other living cells

• all bacteria is harmful

• all bacteria are single-celled organisms

John has a yeast infection under his arm. It should be treated with a/an :

• hot compress

• anti fungal cream

• antibiotic cream

• vaccination

A hospice nurse brings an oxygen tank to a patient. What would the nurse tell the patient not to use when the oxygen is in use?

• nail polish or alcohol

• sunscreen or hand lotion

• the tv remote

• a battery operated radio

A sterile rag falls on the floor. The rag would be considered:

• disinfected

• antiseptic

• contaminated

• infectious

Julie has a nosocomial infection. How did she get it?

• spending 3 days in the hospital

• eating contaminated food

• hiking in the woods

• having a massage at a hotel spa

What does OSHA require health facilities to provide for all employees who come in contact with patients?

• health insurance

• a watch with a second hand

• annual chest x-rays

• PPE

When should health care workers wear gowns and gloves?

• when she/he has a cold

• when there is a chance of contact with blood and body fluids

• when caring for any patient with an upper respiratory tract infection

• when entering a room of a patient who is HIV positive