Practice Questions Wk1

Use of a chemical or physical procedure to destroy all pathogens, including spores is:

• Asepsis

• Infection Control

• Sterilize

• Antiseptic

Use of chemical or physical procedure to destroy all pathogens, except spores:

• Asepsis

• Disinfect

• Sterilize

• Antiseptic

Instruments used to penetrate soft tissue or bone:

• Critical Instruments

• Semi-Critical Instruments

• Non-Critical Intruments

• Asepsis

Instruments that contacts but does not penetrate soft tissue or bone is:

• Critical Instruments

• Semi-Critical Instruments

• Non-Critical Instruments

• Infectious Waste

Instrument that does not contact mucous membranes is:

• Critical Instrument

• Semi-Critical Instrument

• Non-Critical Instrument

• Disinfect

Waste that consists of blood, blood products, contaminated sharps, and other microbiologic products.

• Antiseptic

• Asepsis

• Pathogen

• Infectious Waste

Absence of pathogens

• Antiseptic

• Pathogen

• Asepsis

• Disinfect

What is communicable?

• spread of disease or infection from person to person with (in)direct contact

• spread of disease or infection by viruses communicating with each other

• communicating to your physician the need for a physical

• spread of infectious people by bacteria communicating with other bacteria

In a care facility, who has the responsibility for preventing infection?

• All care team members

• Doctors

• Nursing Assistants

• The dietary department

Which link in the chain of infection refers to any body opening on an infected person that allows pathogens to leave?

• Reservoir

• Susceptible host

• Mode of transmission

• Portal of exit