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Infection Control Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary purpose of infection control in healthcare?

a)

reduce health costs

b)

prevent the spread of diseases

c)

promote technology use

d)

improve patient satisfaction

2.

What is the correct order for donning (putting on) personal protective equipment (PPE)?

a)

Mask, goggles/face shield, gown, gloves

b)

Hand hygiene, gown, mask, goggles/face shield, gloves

c)

Gloves, gown, mask, goggles/face shield, hand hygiene

d)

Hand hygiene, gloves, goggles/face shield, gown, mask

3.

What is a “pathogen”?

a)

A disease causing microorganism

b)

a treatment for infections

c)

A type of PPE

d)

A cleaning agent

4.

Which of the following is an example of a HAI?

a)

Food poisoning from contaminated food

b)

Common cold from a coworker

c)

Pneumonia contracted from a hospital stay

d)

Athlete's foot from the gym

5.

Which of the following is not a mode of transmission in the chain of infection?

a)

Droplets

b)

Airborne

c)

Contact

d)

Portal of Entry

6.

Bacteria can cause infections such as strep throat and food poisoning.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Hand hygiene is the most effective ways to prevent infections.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Vaccines are part of respiratory hygiene practices.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Fungi can cause diseases like malaria.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The (a)   is the environment where a microorganism lives and multiplies.

11.

(a)   , such as gloves and masks, help reduce the spread of infectious agents.

12.

A (a)   causes diseases like Covid-19 & the Flu.

13.

What is the chain of infection?

a)

Links different diseases together

b)

A model that shows how infections spread

c)

a list of different diseases

14.

In the movie Contagion, name two of the first places to be affected by the disease.

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15.

In Contagion, who was the first person to get sick?

a)

Dr. Hextall

b)

Dr. Mears

c)

Beth

d)

Mitch

16.

Which infection control agency is located in Atlanta, Georgia?

(a)  

17.

Label the links of the chain correctly. Make sure they are in order.

18.

A child playing on a school playground falls and scrapes their knee. Later, the wound becomes red, swollen, and starts oozing pus. A nurse determines the infection was caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, which had been on the playground equipment. The child had touched the scrape with unwashed hands, allowing the bacteria to enter the wound.

What is the reservoir?

a)

The Child

b)

Playground Equipment

c)

The Knee

d)

The Scrape

19.

In a small town, the water supply becomes contaminated with E. coli bacteria after heavy flooding. Residents who drink the unboiled water develop severe gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea and vomiting. The contamination is traced back to a broken sewer pipe near the water source.

What is the infectious agent?

a)

The Water

b)

Vomit

c)

E.coli

d)

Diarrhea

20.

A coworker with the flu sneezes into their hands but does not wash them. They then use the office coffee pot, touching the handle and leaving virus particles on it. Another employee uses the coffee pot shortly after and touches their face, contracting the flu virus.

What is the mode of transmission?

a)

Droplets

b)

Airborne

c)

Direct Contact