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SPT110

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The controlling unit of a cell that governs activity and heredity is called the _______

a)

nucleus

b)

flagella

c)

brain

d)

mitochondria

2.

Streptococcus is sometimes called the water bug because it is frequently found in water

a)

false

b)

true

3.
 _______ are often pathogenic to humans  because they grow best at body temperature
a)
mesophiles
b)
psychrophiles
c)
thermophiles
d)
audiophiles
4.
Herpes simplex is a_____ disease 
a)
viral
b)
bacterial
c)
prion
d)
rare
5.

Bacteria that require oxygen to grow are called _______ bacteria

a)

anaerobic

b)

aerobic

c)

pathogenic

d)

mesophile

6.
Bacteria are divided into three main shape classifications; strepti, bacilli and spirilla.
a)
false
b)
true
7.
sun light is lethal to the ________ stage of pathogens
a)
vegetative
b)
endospore
c)
gram stain
d)
huh?
8.

The bacterial reproductive process that takes place when a mother cell divides into two daughter cells is called _______ _______.

a)

binary fission

b)

replicant fusion

c)

septic division

d)

Lerowe's process

9.
Tetanus and botulism do not require oxygen to grow so they are classified as _______ bacteria
a)
anaerobic
b)
aerobic
c)
pathogenic
d)
gram negative
10.
Healthy people do not harbor bacteria
a)
false
b)
true
11.
viruses are _____than bacteria
a)
1000 times smaller
b)
10 times larger
c)
way cuter
d)
harder to kill on an inanimate surface
12.
staphylococcus is classified as a gram-positive bacteria
a)
true
b)
false
13.

sporing helps some bacteria to survive adverse conditions

a)

true

b)

false

14.
when cleaning prion contaminated instruments special cleaning procedures are required
a)
true
b)
false
15.
a micron is 1/1000 of an inch
a)
false
b)
true
16.
a measure of alkalinity/acidity
a)
pH
b)
rH
c)
ppm
d)
angstrom
17.
VRE lives in the
a)
bowels
b)
skin
c)
hair follicles
d)
island of misfit toys
18.
entomoeba histolca is a
a)
protozoan
b)
bacterial
c)
virus
d)
prion disease
19.
bacteria may be mesophiles, thermophiles or
a)
psychrophiles
b)
methicillin
c)
angry
d)
psychofiles
20.
approximately how many patients acquire an HAI per year in the USA?
a)
700000
b)
2million
c)
75000
d)
0.95
21.
what is not a shape of bacteria
a)
square
b)
sphere
c)
rod
d)
spiral
22.
yeast is bacteria
a)
false
b)
true
23.
gram negative bacteria will retain the purple stain
a)
false
b)
true
24.
light is fatal to
a)
vegetative bacteria
b)
endospores
c)
vampires and teachers
d)
luxophobes
25.
CJD is a type of endospore disease
a)
false
b)
true
26.

Procedures to eliminate the presence of all microorganisms

a)

surgical asepsis

b)

medical asepsis

c)

antiseptic

d)

disinfection

27.

Number of surgical patients who develop SSI

a)

10 of 100

b)

3 of 100

c)

1 of 100

d)

50%

28.

Process or ability to kill or control the growth of microorganisms

a)

biocidal

b)

virucidal

c)

suicidal

d)

homicidal

29.

A way of gathering the information needed to interrupt or prevent an infection

a)

aseptic technique

b)

medical asepsis

c)

universal precautions

d)

chain of infection

30.

Number of hospitalized patients acquiring an HAI

a)

75,000

b)

722,000

c)

1 in 100

d)

25 in 100

31.

Know what is dirty

a)

first principle of asepsis

b)

impossible

c)

everything is dirty!!!

d)

dirt can be sterilized

32.

wash your hands for at least

a)

20 seconds

b)

60 seconds

c)

120 seconds

d)

2 hours

33.

(select all that apply) A monkey with a virus is a _______ and its blood is a _________.

a)

host / common vehicle

b)

vector / fomite

c)

agent / reservoir

d)

Reservoir / common vehicle

34.

The first step in maintaining environmental integrity is

a)

wet mop the floors

b)

negative air pressure

c)

control the traffic

d)

OSHA Blood-borne pathogens standard

35.

When removing PPE

a)

remove shoe covers first

b)

remove shoe covers last

c)

remove hair covering first

d)

wear 2 pairs of gloves

36.

Sterile processing attire is

a)

restricted

b)

semi-restricted

c)

unrestricted

d)

black tie only

37.

When in the operating room you should wear

a)

a mask

b)

yoga pants

c)

2 hair covers

d)

a lab coat

38.

What does this symbol tell you?

a)

Mr J got new ink

b)

lock the door

c)

bio-hazard area / contamination present

d)

stay away from monkeys

39.

What goes in here?

a)

regular trash

b)

bloody rags

c)

blood soaked sponges and regular trash

d)

non-infectious materials and clean sharps

40.

What goes in here?

a)

regular trash

b)

blood soaked sponges and infectious materials

c)

blood soaked sponges and regular trash

d)

non-infectious materials and clean sharps

41.

Treat all potentially infectious materials as if they are infectious

a)

principles of asepsis

b)

chain of infection

c)

biohazard safety standard

d)

standard precautions

42.

an inanimate object that can transmit bacteria

a)

vector

b)

water

c)

fomite

d)

common vehicle

43.

select all that are not allowed in sterile processing areas

a)

food and beverages

b)

street clothes

c)

brooms

d)

vendors in proper attire

44.

an improperly sterilized surgical instrument

a)

mode of transmission

b)

portal of entry

c)

causative agent

d)

no big deal

45.

The only way to interrupt the transmission of a causative agent

a)

restraining order

b)

eliminate it

c)

remove its source of nutrition

d)

UV light

46.

GI tract GU tract and Parenteral pertain to

a)

portals of entry

b)

portals of exit

c)

colonization

d)

modes of transmission

47.

Age, disease history and medicines which can compromise the immune system pertain to...

a)

fomites

b)

portals of entry

c)

susceptible host

d)

causative agent