Fill in the blank: The ________ is a government agency which enforces workplace safety standards to protect employees from injury and illness.

Fill in the blank: ________ are authorities responsible for ensuring safety standards in health science through laws, regulations, protocols and procedures, including user manuals, safety data sheets and warning symbols.

What is the role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?

What does ergonomics refer to in health science?

What should be reviewed prior to use to ensure the proper usage of tools and equipment in health science?

Chapter 15 Infection Control

Which of the following is NOT a type of bacteria?

Nonpathogenic E. coli is bacteria which does not cause disease, instead it lives naturally in the ________.

Pathogenic microorganisms can damage the host and produce diseases in man, animals, and plants. They create infection caused by the ________.

What is the primary method used to prevent illness or diseased caused by illness? Check correct response. Single choice.

What term describes the absence of pathogenic microorganisms? Check correct response. Single choice.

What category of asepsis involves techniques designed to destroy all microorganisms and their spores/viruses? Check correct response. Single choice.

What is a method of transportation for infectious agents? Check correct response. Single choice.

What are some examples of pathogenic microorganisms? Check the correct response. Single choice.

What is the primary role of the nurse in preventing the transmission of infection? Check correct response. Single choice.

Bacterial infections can be transmitted through direct contact, inhalation, and indirect contact with contaminated fomites.

All Antibiotics are effective against the following infections.

During a pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus, what measures were recommended to prevent the spread of the virus? Check best correct response. Single choice.

Medical asepsis is an effective way to disrupt the chain of infection.

MLG& W sends a community alert after a strong wind and rain forecast to not drink or bathe in the water. What environmental sanitation measures should you practice?

Ch 1 Trends in Health care.

Who wrote the Hippocratic Oath to protect and help patients, which doctors still use today?

Who wrote a medical encyclopedia of all Roman medical knowledge around 50 A.D.?

St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, founded in London in 1123 A.D., was run by whom and accepted what type of patients?

List two areas explained in The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (Ibn Sina).

What was the common belief of the Ancient Chinese about sickness?

Which group used herbal remedies and wrote some of the earliest medical documents?

Who introduced the idea of smallpox inoculation to America?

Who is known as the father of the modern blood bank?

What important medical device was invented in the 19th century (1800s)?

What important theory was discovered in the 19th century (1800s)?

In what year were X-rays invented?

Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay (Cuba, 19th–20th century) discovered that ______ transmit yellow fever.

Dr. Severo Ochoa (Spain) won the Nobel Prize for helping discover how ______ and ______ work.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is associated with which medical advancement?

If you do not follow the label instructions for mixing, contact time, and the type of surface the disinfectant can be used on, you are not complying with federal law.

What is described as the fastest growing development in the 21st century?

Scientists are trying to prevent an epidemic of a highly contagious disease. What information should the scientists study first?

There are several body fluids listed below to protect agains blood borne pathogens

Choose the best answer below.