Chapter 5 Quiz

What is the favored portal of entry for influenza?

• GI tract

• Respiratory tract

• Skin

• Wound

What type of transmission involves aerosol floating in the air and being inhaled by another person?

• Airborne

• Common vehicle

• Direct contact

• indirect contacI

What is the simplest and most important method of preventing the spread of infection?

• antiseptics

• disinfection

• hand washing

• vaccination

When performing basic hand washing one should never...

• remove jewelry.

• use a cloth towel or air dryer.

• use a hand brush or stick for nails.

• wash hands for 25-30 seconds.

The Standard Precautions assumes...

• all health care workers are capable of transmitting disease.

• all patients are capable of transmitting disease.

• there are no preconceived notioins.

• none of the above.

What is one contact precaution?

• Private room

• Private room; door open

• Negative-pressure room

• Negative-pressure room; door open

Give an example of PPE.

• air filter, sterile equipment, surgical room

• autoclave, gas chamber, sharps container

• eye goggles, gloves, gown, mask

Patient care areas should be cleaned...

• daily.

• once every other day.

• twice a day.

• when the patient checks out.

What are the possible carriers (reservoirs) of infection?

• animals

• environment

• fomites

• hospital environment

• all of the above

What does OSHA mandate?

• Airborne Precautions

• Bloodborne Precautions

• Droplet Precautions

• Standard Precautions

• Transmission Precautions