chapter 5 infection control principles and practices

Question 1

cocci are bacteria that are blank.

Answer 1

round-shaped

Question 2

which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning?

Answer 2

streptococci

Question 3

bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are blank.

Answer 3

diplococci

Question 4

lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corkscrew- shaped bacteria called blank.

Answer 4

spirilla

Question 5

a chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all. harmful organisms on environmental surfaces is blank

Answer 5

disinfecting

Question 6

bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called blank.

Answer 6

protoplasm

Question 7

the process whereby bacteria grow to their largest size, and then divide into two new cells is blank.

Answer 7

binary fission

Question 8

the presence of pus can be a sighn of blank.

Answer 8

a bacterial infection

Question 9

A blank infection appears as a lesion containing pus and is confined to a particular part of the body.

Answer 9

local

Question 10

which of the following is a condition caused by a infestation of head lice?

Answer 10

pediculosis

Question 11

The ability of the body to destroy ,resist , and recognize infection is called blank.

Answer 11

immunity

Question 12

disinfectants sold and then used in the united states must carry blank registration number.

Answer 12

an environmental protection agency ( EPA)

Question 13

which agency publishes the guidlines known as the standard precautions?

Answer 13

CDC

Question 14

in 2012, OSHA agreed to comply with the globally harmonized system of classificatrion and labeling of chemical systems (GHS), which requires the use of a standard format called blank (SDS) to replace the MSDS>

Answer 14

safety data sheet

Question 15

A type of disinfectant with a very high ph that can damage the skin or eyes is called blank

Answer 15

phenolic disinfectants

Question 16

when washing your hands , after you have used warm water, applied soap , and then rubbed your hands together until a lather forms,use a disinfected nail brush to brush your nails horizontally back and forth under the free edges and then up and down along the
nail folds of the fingernails. The process for brushing both hands should take out about blank.

Answer 16

60 seconds

Question 17

anticeptants are intended for?

Answer 17

reducing microbes on the skin

Question 18

standard precautions require employers and employees to assume that all human blood and body fluids are potentially blank.

Answer 18

infectious

Question 19

The SDS contains blank categories of information.

Answer 19

16

Question 20

when disinfecting a whirl pool foot spa after use by a client , you must circulate the disinfectant for blank or the length of time indicated on the product label.

Answer 20

10 minutes

Question 21

after cleaning and disinfecting a pipeless foot spa after each client, how should you dry it?

Answer 21

with a clean papertowel

Question 22

which form of hepatitis is the most difficult to kill on a surface?

Answer 22

hepatitis b