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Infection control

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

While washing hands, use hot water to help kill pathogenic organisms.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Fingertips should be pointed downward while washing hands.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

KARLA DELIVERS A MEAL TRAY TO MRS. GARCIA. SHE MOVES MRS. GARCIA'S TISSUE BOX AND MAGAZINE TO THE BEDSIDE TABLE. AS KARLA LEAVES THE ROOM, WHAT IS THE MINIMAL HAND HYGIENE REQUIRED?

a)

NONE SINCE KARLA DID NOT TOUCH THE PATIENT

b)

WASH FOR 2 MINUTES WITH SOAP AND WATER

c)

WASH USING ANTIMICROBIAL SOAP

d)

WASH USING ALCOHOL BASED SANITIZER

4.

DANIELLA ARRIVES TO WORK AT 7AM. AFTER USING THE BATHROOM, SHE TAKE THE BP AND TEMP OF 8 PATIENTS, THEN GOES ON BREAK AT 7:45AM TO EAT HER YOGURT. HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD DANIELLA HAVE PRACTICED HAND HYGIENE SO FAR?

a)

SEVEN

b)

NINE

c)

ELEVEN

d)

NINETEEN

5.

A DENTAL ASSISTANT TEARS A GLOVE WHEN ASSISTING A DENTIST WITH A PATIENT WHO IS HIV POSITIVE. WHAT SHOULD THE ASSISTANT DO FIRST?

a)

NOTIFY OSHA

b)

REPORT THE INCIDENT TO THE CDC

c)

REMOVE THE GLOVES AND WASH HANDS

d)

PUT ON A NEW PAIR OF GLOVES

6.
Which type of pathogen is HIV?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Protist
d)
Virus
7.

Which type of pathogen causes malaria?

a)

Protozoa

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

8.
What is a nonpathogen?
a)
a disease causing microorganism
b)
a beneficial microorganism used to maintain certain body processes
c)
the smallest microorganism
d)
none of the above
9.
What are the main classes of microorganisms?
a)
bacteria,protozoa, fungi, rickettsiae, viruses
b)
bacteria, bacilli, thrush
c)
protozoa, spirilla, pathogens
d)
pathogens, nonpathogens
10.
Microorganisms that cause disease or infection are called
a)
microbes
b)
flora
c)
pathogens
d)
bacilli
11.
Which microorganism is only visible using an electron microscope? 
a)
bacteria
b)
rickettsiae
c)
fungi
d)
viruses
12.
What is an aerobic organisms?
a)
do not require oxygen to live
b)
require oxygen to live
c)
multiply on their own
d)
none above
13.
What is an anaerboic organism?
a)
live and reproduce in the absence of oxygen
b)
require oxygen to live
c)
cause disease and infection
d)
all of the above
14.
What are the 4 types of infection?
a)
endogenous, exogenous, noscomial, pus-producing
b)
endogenous, nosocomial, aerobic
c)
endogenous, exogenous, nosocomial, opportunistic
d)
none of the above
15.
Which type of infection originates inside the body?
a)
nosocomial
b)
exogenous
c)
oppourtunistic
d)
endogenous
16.
Solutions that destroy microorganisms or inhibit their growth on living tissue 
a)
Antiseptics 
b)
Biohazard 
c)
Isolation 
d)
Quarantine 
17.
Destroying most microorganisms on nonliving things by physical or chemical means
a)
Disinfecting
b)
Sterilizing
c)
Antiseptics
d)
Cleaning
18.
A sealed chamber in which objects are exposed to heat and steam under pressure
a)
Autoclave
b)
Ultrasound
c)
Filtration
d)
Radiation
19.

a sterile object becomes non-sterile when touched by a non-sterile object.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

What causes infectious disease?

a)

Invaders

b)

Cells

c)

Pathogens

d)

Nonpathogens

21.

What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection?

a)

Use alcohol wipes to clean surfaces

b)

Use personal protective equipment

c)

Wash your hands

d)

Avoid contact with ill patients

22.

This means an object is free of all microbes

a)

Ascptic

b)

disinfected

c)

sterile

d)

clean