CHPT. 16 Questions

Question 1

microbes are pathogens in their natural sites

Answer 1

false

Question 2

a pathogen can cause an infection

Answer 2

true

Question 3

an infection results when microbes invadea nd grow in the body

Answer 3

true

Question 4

an item is sterile if non-pathogens are present

Answer 4

false

Question 5

you hold your hands and forearms up during hand-washing

Answer 5

false

Question 6

a towel falls to the floor, the towel is contaminated

Answer 6

True

Question 7

un-used items in the person’s room are used for another person

Answer 7

False

Question 8

A person received the Hep B vaccine the person will develop the disease

Answer 8

False

Question 9

you can flush household sharps in the trash

Answer 9

false

Question 10

you can throw household sharps in the trash

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The 1 inch edge around a sterile field is considered cotnaiminated

Answer 11

True

Question 12

the inside and cuffs of sterile gloves are not sterile

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Which area is best for a pathogen to live and grow

Answer 13

a warm and dark area

Question 14

which is a sign of infection

Answer 14

Redness in a body part

Question 15

to control a portal of exit

Answer 15

Cover the mouth and the nose when coughing

Question 16

preventing healthcare-associated infections involves

Answer 16

hand hygiene before and after giving care

Question 17

you have blood on your hand what should you do?

Answer 17

wash your hands with soap and water

Question 18

you move from a contaminated body site to a clean body stie. Your hands are not visibly soiled. What should you do

Answer 18

Practice hand hygiene

Question 19

to use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer correctly

Answer 19

rub your hands together until they are dry

Question 20

when cleaning equipment

Answer 20

use a brush if necessary

Question 21

the bloodborne pathogen standard involves microbes spread through

Answer 21

blood and Other potentially infectious materials

Question 22

according to the bloodborne pathogen standard you should

Answer 22

practice hand hygiene after removing gloves

Question 23

you were exposed to a bloodborne pathogen which is true

Answer 23

you can refuse HIV and HBV testing

Question 24

these statements are about surgical asepsis. Which is true

Answer 24

if you cannot see an item, it is considered contaminated