Chapter 17 Test Flashcards
Standard or universal precautions should be used for HIV positive patients.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
What is the most important barrier to prevent an individual from spreading infections organisms?
a.) an incubation period
b.) quick access to antibiotics
c.) the bodys immune defenses
d.) entry to the cell wall
c.) the bodys immune defenses
Handwashing falls into which category of asepsis?
a.) sterilization
b.) medical asepsis
c.) surgical asepsis
d.) a and c
b.) medical asepsis
Medical asepsis reduces the number of infectious agents to zero by means of sterilization.
a.) true
b.) false
b.) false
Which conditions require protective or reverse isolation technique?
1.) third degree burns
2.) hepatitis B
3.) leukemia
a.) 1,2 and 3
b.) 1 only
c.) 2 and 3 only
d.) 2 only
a.) 1,2 and 3
Which precautions is/are used when pathogens are disseminated by means of large particulate droplets expelled from the patient?
a.) contact precautions
b.) droplet precautions
c.) airborne precautions
d.) all of the above
b.) droplet precautions
Hydrogen peroxide is used in which of the following ways?
a.) in deep wounds
b.) in conjuction with iodine
c.) to clean radiology tables
d.) to sterilize electronics
a.) in deep wounds
Fungi carry their own genetic information as either RNA or DNA.
a.) true
b.) false
b.) false
Hepatitis B is an example of a virus transmitted as a bloode borne pathogens.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
What is the common device used for high pressure steam sterilization.
a.) vector chamber
b.) autoclave
c.) inhalator
d.) thermal ventilator
b.) autoclave
During a radiographic procedure involving a patient in isolation precautions, two people are required. The “clean” member is responsible for the following:
1.) making the exposure
2.) positioning the tube
3.) setting the exposure controls
4.) positioning of the patient
a.) 1 only
b.) 4 only
c.) 2 and 3
d.) 1, 2 and 3
d.) 1, 2 and 3
The primary concern during enteric isolation precaution is:
a.) vectors
b.) fecal material
c.) airborne droplets
d.) blood
b.) fecal material
Which of the following chemical methods of asepsis is applied topically?
a.) bacterostatic agent
b.) disinfectant
c.) antiseptic
d.) a and b
e.) all of the above
c.) antiseptic
Standard precautions are used to protect the patient only.
a.) true
b.) false
b.) false
Common agents used to disinfect the skin are:
1.) isopropyl alcohol
2.) providone iodine
3.) soap
4.) peroxide
a.) 1 only
b.) 3 only
c.) 4 only
d.) 1 and 2 only
d.) 1 and 2 only
Which areas require the use pf protective isolation procedure?
a.) tuberculosis ward
b.) recovery room
c.) neonatal nursery
d.) pediatric ward
c.) neonatal nursery
Which of the following describes sources of nosocomial infections?
a.) improperly sterilized surgical equipment
b.) duty radiographic tables and cassettes
c.) contaminated urinary foley catheters
d.) b and c
e.) all of the above
e.) all of the above
Airborne precautions are used for which of the following?
a.) patients with tuberculosis
b.) direct contact with a patients dressings or bed rails
c.) pathogenic organisms that remains in the air
d.) all of the above
e.) a and c
e.) a and c
Guidelines for controlling infection in the radiology department includes:
1.) wash hands between each patient
2.) wear gloves when emptying dirty linen
3.) wear yellow gown
4.) none of the above
a.) 1 only
b.) 2 and 3
c.) 1 and 2
d.) none of the above
c.) 1 and 2
Patients with a communicable disease should be seperated from other patients. This type of precautions is called:
a.) disinfection precautions
b.) universal precautions
c.) influenza
d.) isolation precaution
d.) isolation precaution
An animal or a plant that harbors or nourishes another organism is called:
a.) a fomite
b.) a host
c.) pathogenic
d.) iatrogenic
b.) a host
Linen that is susupected of salmonella contamination should be:
a.) placed in red contamination bag
b.) placed in dirty linen as usual
c.) stored in a seperate dirty linen compartment for 24 hours
d.) placed in a bag and sent ot the incinerator immediately
b.) placed in a dirty linen bag as usual
What is the proper protocol for cleaning up a spill on the table?
1.) test the blood for HVB and HIV
2.) clean up the spill
3.) disinfect the table
4.) put on prtective gloves
a.) 1 only
b.) 2 only
c.) 4 only
d.) 2,3 and 4
d.) 2,3 and 4
Spread of microbes from person to person is caused by touching.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
The incubation period for all infectious diseases is 1 week.
a.) true
b.) false
b.) false
All of the following statements desribes the use of standard precautions except:
a.) washing hands before and after touching body fluids
b.) wearing gloves and gowns
c.) using precautions only for patients from the emergency department
d.) never recapping used needles
c.) using precautions only for patients from the emergency department
All of the following describe an exogenous mode of transmission except:
a.) a mosquito, tick or flea
b.) a fomite, such as a cassette
c.) normal flora, such as bacteria in the mouth
d.) west nile virus
c.) normal flora, such as bacteria in the mouth
The most important way to prevent the spread of infection is:
a.) handwashing
b.) wearing gloves
c.) using a gown
d.) using chemical disinfectants
a.) handwashing
A physician can cause an iatrogenic infection.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
Protective isolation is used for patients with depressed immune system.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
Which of the following patients is most susceptible to a nosocomial infection?
a.) adults
b.) children
c.) emergency department patients
d.) immunosuppressed individuals
d.) immunosuppressed individuals
Sterilization is complete removal of all microorganisms and their spores.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
An example of an endogenous mode of transmission is acquiring a staphylococal infection after a finger cut.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
Equippment that enters a strict isolation room must be disinfected:
a.) after leaving the room
b.) before leaving the room
c.) a and b
d.) a only
c.) a and b
Which of the following terms describes the complete destruction or elimination of all living microorganisms?
a.) medical asepsis
b.) sterilization
c.) vaccine
d.) asepsis
b.) sterilization
Radiology departments use halogen chloride and iodine as a bacteriocidal agent.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
Microorganisms that need a host to reproduce and are unresponsive to antibiotics are called:
a.) bacteria
b.) fungi
c.) protozoa
d.) viruses
d.) viruses
Contact precaution techniques require two health care providers.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
All sharps should be:
1.) recapped after use
2.) bent or broken after use
3.) placed in puncture resistant containers
a.) 2 only
b.) 1 only
c.) 1, 2 and 3
d.) 3 only
d.) 3 only
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires barriers to be used between individuals and always make the assumption that all patients are potentially infectious is called:
a.) universal standard precaution
b.) sterile precautions
c.) medical precautions
d.) antitoxicity
a.) universal standard precaution
Pertussis influenza and tuberculosis are three common disorders that require a patient to be placed in:
a.) respiratory isolation
b.) enteric isolation
c.) protective isolation
d.) no isolation required
a.) respiratory isolation
Morphology, genetic constitution, and biochemistry are all classified as bacteria.
a.) true
b.) false
a.) true
What mode of transmission are respiratory diseases usually spread?
a.) vector
b.) fomites
c.) direct contact
d.) droplet
d.) droplet
Isolation precautions are used with patients that have:
a.) TB
b.) suppressed immune system
c.) influenza
d.) amoebic dysentry
d.) amoebic dysentry
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
b.) protozoa
