HST Final Exam

Which of the following is NOT a step in the chain of infection?

• Susceptible host

• Personal protective equipment

• Portal of exit

• Portal of entry

What is the chain of infection?

• A model of bacteria multiplication

• A description of how to prevent infection

• The process a pathogen follows as it is transmitted from person to person

• A description of how pathogens mutate

What is the best way to break the chain of infection?

• Wash hands before and after every patient

• Use gloves

• Make sick patients wear a mask

• Isolate the patient

Which of the following describes mode of transmission?

• A description of the susceptible host

• The way a pathogen is treated once it enters the body

• A process for killing pathogens

• The method by which a pathogen is transmitted

Which of the following is true?

• All body fluids should be considered infectious.

• Recap a needle using a two-handed method.

• Spills should be cleaned with pure bleach.

• Hospital-based infections are not a major cause of death.

How can you tell whether a trash container is for regular or biohazardous waste?

• There is only one biohazardous waste container per facility and it is located near the nurse station.

• It all ends up in the same container eventually, so only sort waste if you have time.

• A biohazardous container has a red bag marked with the universal biohazardous symbol.

• A regular waste container uses a yellow bag.

When should standard precautions be used?

• When you will be touching a patient's skin

• When you are using pure bleach to clean a spill

• For all patients, regardless of their illness

• When patients are vomiting or coughing

Which of the following is true?

• Standard precautions only need to be followed for patients with communicable diseases.

• Every body fluid must be considered infectious.

• Sharps may be reused if they are cleaned and sterilized.

• Urine and vomit are not infectious materials.

The outside of a gown is considered _____?

• Contaminated

• Clean

• Sterile

• Neutral

When should hands be washed when you will be wearing gloves?

• No need to wash hands when wearing gloves

• Before donning gloves

• After removing gloves

• Both before and after wearing gloves