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Chapter #15 Infection Control

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Masks must be changed if they become moist or wet.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or False: Gloves should be worn whenever contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, mucous membranes, tissue specimens, or nonintact skin is possible.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: Hot water should be used for handwashing because it destroys pathogens.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: Liquid soap from a dispenser should be used whenever possible because bar soap can contain microorganisms

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: The National Institutes of Health published the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Any cut or injury, needlestick, or splashing of blood or body fluid must be reported immediately.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Pathogens travel faster through a dry paper towel.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: Most healthcare facilities prohibit artificial nails.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

How long should you scrub your hands for while washing?

a)

35 seconds

b)

30 seconds

c)

25 seconds

d)

20 seconds

10.

What is a puncture-resistant box used for needles, razor blades, and surgical blades called?

a)

Biohazardous Bag

b)

Waste container

c)

Trash receptacle

d)

Sharps container

11.

What can be used to clean under your fingernails while handwashing?

Select all that apply

a)

nail brush

b)

blunt end of a cuticle/orange stick

c)

rub nails against the palm of the opposite hand

d)

paper towel

12.

What is the first step of taking your gloves off?

a)

Slip the fingers of the ungloved hand inside the cuff of the glove

b)

Grasp the contaminated glove in the palm of the gloved hand

c)

Pull the glove down and turn it inside out while removing it

d)

Use a gloved hand to grasp the outside of the glove of the opposite hand

13.

List 3 examples of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

4 lines
14.

What is the most important method used to practice aseptic technique?

4 lines
15.

What 3 Bloodborne Pathogens are Healthcare workers MOST concerned about?

4 lines
16.

What is the name of the federal agency that developed Standard Precautions?

4 lines
17.

Identify 2 specific body fluids, secretions, or excretions that can be potential sources of infection.

4 lines
18.

Name 2 procedures where gloves must be worn at ALL times.

4 lines
19.

What does "OSHA" stand for?

4 lines
20.

Sharps containers should never be...

4 lines
21.

BONUS QUESTION (+1 point):

What is the 1st link in the Chain of Infection?

a)

Susceptible Host

b)

Infectious Agent

c)

Portal of Entry

d)

Mode of Transmission

22.

BONUS QUESTION (+1 point):

What is the 4th link in the Chain of Infection?

a)

Portal of Exit

b)

Mode of Transmission

c)

Portal of Entry

d)

Susceptible Host

23.

BONUS QUESTION (+1 point):

What is type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that should be worn if splashing of blood, body fluids, secretions or excretions is likely?

4 lines
24.

BONUS QUESTION (+1 point):

What does the second "S" stand for in the acronym PASS?

a)

Sprinkle

b)

Spray

c)

Sweep

d)

Squeeze

25.

BONUS QUESTION (+1 point):

Before leaving a patient or resident in a bed, observe ALL safety checkpoints! The patient's or resident's bed should be left in the...

a)

waist level

b)

lowest level

c)

working level

d)

highest level

26.

How should a sharp disposed?

a)

Wrap the sharp in a paper towel and place it in a biohazardous waste container

b)

Recap or break any needles and drop into a sharps container

c)

Rinse the sharp under running water and place in the biohazardous waste container

d)

Drop the entire sharp into a sharps container

27.

Which patients should be considered infectious?

a)

A patient you know to have a drug problem

b)

Senior patients who a weak and frail

c)

All patients should be considered infectious

d)

An infant with a high fever

28.

When should a healthcare provider wash their hands with soap and water as opposed to using an alcohol-based hand rub (hand sanitizer)?

a)

When lowering the patient's bed

b)

When the healthcare provider's hands are visibly soiled

c)

When the healthcare provider has not touched anything in the patient's room

d)

When sitting and visiting with a apatient

29.

Which of the following is NOT considered a sharp?

a)

Needles

b)

Syringes

c)

Tongue Depressor

d)

Surgical Blades

30.

How long can a single pair of gloves be used?

a)

During the care for a couple of patients

b)

During the care for one patient

c)

Until a glove looks visibly contaminated

d)

Until the gloves tear

31.

What causes infectious disease?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Invaders

c)

Cells

d)

Nonpathogens

32.

What are health care - associated infection (HAI) formerly known as nosocomial infections?

a)

It is the reservoir in which pathogens like to reside and reproduce

b)

It is a type of infection that was acquired by a person while in a healthcare setting in which they didn't have prior to being in the hospital

c)

It is a standard that states all blood, and body fluids are treated as if they are infectious

d)

It is a type of fungal infection

33.

This is a type of cleaning measure that destroys ALL microorganisms, including viruses and spores.

a)

Antisepsis

b)

Disinfection

c)

Sterilization

d)

Handwashing

34.

This particular type of microorganism is the smallest and is only visible using an electron microscope.

a)

protozoa

b)

bacteria

c)

viruses

d)

helminths

35.

This is an example of a fungal infection.

a)

Malaria

b)

Trichomonas

c)

Athlete's Foot

d)

Monkeypox

36.

How long do you wash your hands?

a)

5 seconds

b)

10 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

20 seconds

37.

Standard Precautions must be followed at all times by all health care professionals.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

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

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Viruses cannot reproduce unless they are inside another living cell.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

After use, needles must be re-capped and placed in a puncture-resistant sharps container.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Fingertips must be pointing downward while washing hands.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

AIDS is caused by the HBV.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Airborne precautions are used for patients known or suspected to be infected with rubella (measles) and tuberculosis.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Any cut, injury, or needlestick no matter how minor or small must be reported immediately.

a)

Ture

b)

False

45.

Anyone entering an Airborne Precaution room must wear a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) mask.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Linens contaminated with body fluids such as urine can be placed in a regular linen hamper.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Viruses that infect animals can mutate to infect humans, often with lethal results.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Chemicals are used to disinfect instruments that do not penetrate body tissue.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Antiseptics can irritate the skin and are used mainly on instruments, not people.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Standard Precautions do not have to be used on infants and children under 3.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Protozoa cause diseases such as ringworm and athlete's foot.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Gloves can be washed between patients and reused.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

If a sterile towel gets wet, it is contaminated and should not be used.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

An exogenous infection or disease originates outside of the body.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Most waterless hand cleaning products contain bleach for antisepsis and a moisturizer to prevent drying of the skin.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Microorganisms prefer a light, cold environment to grow and reproduce.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Every patient must be considered a potential source of infection.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

To remove a contaminated mask, handle it by grasping the straps or by the loops behind the ears.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Rod shaped bacteria are called spirilla.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Microorganisms that cause infection and disease are called nonpathogens.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

The immune response of the body allows the body to produce antigens (protective proteins that combat pathogens).

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Many microorganisms are part of the normal flora of the body and are beneficial in maintaining certain body processes.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

A N-95 masks or a more powerful filtering mask, such as a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) mask must be worn for?

a)

Droplet Precautions

b)

Contact Precautions

c)

Airborne Precautions

d)

Standard Precautions

64.

Antibiotics are effective medications for viral diseases and infections.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?

a)

Common Cold

b)

Hepatitis

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Measles

66.

Standard Precautions were developed by

a)

World Health Organization

b)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

c)

Federal Drug and Food Administration

d)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

67.

Which of the following is NOT a Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?

a)

Provide PPE

b)

Enforce rules of no eating, drinking, smoking, or applying cosmetics in any area that can be contaminated by blood or other body fluids

c)

Provide training on all regulations to all employees at no cost during work hours

d)

Provide Hepatitis C vaccine free of charge to anyone with an occupational exposure

68.

In the chain of infection, an instrument contaminated with blood acts a a

a)

Portal of Entry

b)

Infectious Agent

c)

Portal of Exit

d)

Reservoir

69.

What part of a sterile field is considered to be contaminated?

a)

1 inch border around it

b)

2 inch border around it

c)

3 inch border around it

d)

4 inch border around it

70.

What type of patient would require to be place in Protective or Reverse Isolation?

4 lines
71.

What type of bacteria are round or spherical in shape?

a)

Bacilli

b)

Cocci

c)

Spirilla

72.

What type of microorganism live and reproduce in the absence of oxygen?

a)

aerobic

b)

endogenous

c)

anaerobic

d)

exogenous

73.

What class of microorganism are one-celled animal-like organisms often found in decayed materials, animal or bird feces, insect bites, and contaminated water?

a)

Fungi

b)

Rickettsia

c)

Protozoa

d)

Bacteria

74.

What type of microorganism are simple, plant-like organisms that live on dead organic matter?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Rickettsiae

d)

Protozoa

75.

What type pf bacteria is rod shaped?

a)

Bacilli

b)

Cocci

c)

Spirilla

76.

What type of microorganisms require oxygen to live?

a)

anerobic

b)

endogenous

c)

exogenous

d)

aerobic

77.

What type of infection occurs when the body's defenses are weak?

a)

HAI

b)

Endogenous

c)

Exogenous

d)

Opportunistic

78.

What is the name of the infection that originates within the body?

a)

Opportunistic

b)

Exogenous

c)

HAI

d)

Endogenous

79.

What type of bacteria are spiral or corkscrew shaped?

a)

Bacilli

b)

Cocci

c)

Spirilla

80.

What means that organisms and pathogens are present?

a)

Contact

b)

Sterile

c)

Contaminated

d)

Asepsis

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