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An animal or plant that harbors or nourishes another organism is called:
A. fomite
B. host
C. pathogenic
D. iatrogenic |
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Which of the following terms describes the complete destruction or elimination of all living microorganisms?
A. medical asepsis
B. sterilization
C. vaccine
D. asepsis |
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The most important way to prevent the spread of infection is:
A. handwashing
B. wearing gloves
C. using down
D. using chemical disinfectants |
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Microorganisms that need a host to reproduce and are unresponsive to antibiotics are called:
A. bacteria
B. fungi
C. protozoa
D. viruses |
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Which of the following microorganisms is able to ingest food particles and may be equipped with a rudimentary digestive system?
A. virus
B. protozoa
C. bacteria
D. fungi |
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The most important barrier to an individual propogating the infectious organism is which of the following:
A. incubation period
B. quick access to antibiotics
C. body's immune defenses
D. entry to the cell wall |
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All of the following describe an exogenous mode of transmission except:
A. mosquito, tick, or flea
B. fomite, such as a cassette
C. normal flora, such as bacteria in the mouth
D. West Nile virus |
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| normal flora, such as bacteria in the mouth |
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The patient most susceptible to a nosocomial infection is which of the following:
A. adult patients
B. children
C. emergency department patients
D. immunocompromised patients |
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| immunocompromised patients |
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Which of the following describes sources of nosocomial infections?
A. improperly sterilized surgical equipment
B. dirty radiographic tables and cassettes
C. contaminated urinary (Foley) catheters
D. B and C
E. all of the above |
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Which of the following chemical methods of asepsis is applied topically?
A. bacteriostatic agent
B. disinfectant
C. antiseptic
D. A and B
E. all of the above |
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Hydrogen peroxide is used in which of the following ways:
A. in deep wounds
B. in conjunction with iodine
C. to clean radiology tables
D. to sterilize electronics |
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Which of the following categories of asepsis does handwashing fall within?
A. sterilization
B. medical asepsis
C. surgical asepsis
D. A and C |
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All of the following statements describe the use of standard precautions except for which of the following?
A. washing hands before and after touching body fluids
B. wearing gloves and gowns
C. using only for patients from the emergency department
D. never recapping used needles |
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| using only for patients from the emergency department |
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Airborne precautions are used for which of the following?
A. patients with TB
B. direct contact with a patient's dressings or bed rails
C. pathogenic organisms that remain in the air
D. A and C
E. all of the above |
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Which precaution(s) is (are) used when pathogens disseminate through large particular droplets expelled from the patient?
A. contact precautions
B. droplet precautions
C. airborne precautions
D. all of the above |
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| T/F: Standard precautions are used to protect the patient only. |
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| False: standard precautions are used to protect both the staff and patients. |
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| T/F: Contact precaution techniques require the use of two health care providers. |
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| T/F: Their morphology, genetic constitution and biochemistry classify bacteria. |
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| T/F: Fungi carry their own genetic information as either RNA or DNA. |
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| False: viruses carry their own genetic information as either RNA or DNA. |
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| T/F: The incubation period for all infectious diseases is one week. |
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| False: there will be different amounts of times for different diseases. |
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| T/F: An example of an endogenous mode of transmission is acquiring a staphyloccous infection after a finger cut. |
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| T/F: A physician can cause an iatrogenic infection. |
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| T/F: Hepatitis B is an example of a virus transmitted as a bloodborne pathogen. |
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| T/F: Medical asepsis reduces the number of infectious agents by the use of sterilization to zero. |
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| False: surgical asepsis reduces the number of infectious agents by the use of sterilization to zero. |
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| T/F: Radiology departments use halogen chlorine and iodine as a bactericidal agent. |
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| What microorganism is distinguishable by its various forms of motility? A. viruses B. protozoa C. fungi D. bacteria |
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Which of these is not a biospill?
A. blood
B. fecal matter
C. water
D. emesis or vomit |
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What primary organ does the hepatitis virus effect?
A. liver
B. heart
C. lungs
D. plantar surface of the foot |
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Define asepsis:
A. clean technique
B. freedom from infection
C. sterile technique |
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Transmission-based precautions:
A. are used instead of standard precautions
B. are used in addition to standard precautions
C. are never used, standard precautions are always enough
D. are used with every patient |
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| are used in addition to standard precautions |
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A eukaryote:
A. is an organism whose cells have a true nucleus
B. is an organism whose cells have no nucleus
C. is an organism whose cells have a false nucleus |
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| is an organism whose cells have a true nucleus |
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Which forms of hepatitis are spread as bloodborne pathogens? (select all that apply)
A. Hepatitis A
B. Hepatitis B
C. Hepatitis C
D. Hepatitis D
E. Hepatitis E |
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To filter inspired air during airborne precautions you will need?
A. a surgical mask
B. a N95 mask
C. a N85 mask
D. you don't need a mask |
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Bacteria are classified by:
A. smell
B. shape
C. color
D. taste |
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The four things needed for a chain of infection are:
A. encounter, damage, outcome and host
B. host, infectious microorganism, mode of transmission, and reservoir
C. host, entry, spread, and outcome
D. reservoir, bacteria, entry, and outcome |
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| host, infectious microorganism, mode of transmission, and reservoir |
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