Infection Control Ch 5

Question 1

Cocci are bacteria that are

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

Answer 3

Diplococci

Question 4

Luke disease and syphillis are caused by spiral or corckscrew-shaped bacteria called

Answer 4

Spirilla

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Disinfecting

Question 6

Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called

Answer 6

Protoplasm

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Binary fission

Question 8

The presence of pus can be a sign of

Answer 8

A bacterial infection

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Local

Question 10

Which is the following is a condition caused by an infestation of head lice

Answer 10

Pediculosis capitis

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Immunity

Question 12

Disinfectants sold and used in the united states must carry ___ registration number

Answer 12

An environmental protection agency (EPA)

Question 13

Which agency publishes the guidelines know as standard precautions?

Answer 13

CDC

Question 14

In 2012 OSHA agreed to comply with the globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals system (GHS) which requires the use of a standard format called____ (SDS) to replace the MSDS

Answer 14

Safety data sheet

Question 15

A type of disinfectant with very high pH that can damage the ski or eyes is called

Answer 15

Phenolic disinfectant

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 disinfectant nail brush to brush your nails horizontally back and forth under the free edges and the up and down along the nail foods of the fingernails. The process for brushing both hands should take about

Answer 16

60 seconds

Question 17

Antiseptics 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

Answer 18

Infectious

Question 19

The SDS contains ____ categories of information

Answer 19

16

Question 20

When disinfecting a whirlpool foot spa after use by a client, you must circulate the disinfectant for ____ of the length of time indicated on the product label

Answer 20

5min.

Question 21

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

Answer 21

With a clean paper towel

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Hepatitis b