Infection Control: Priciples & Practices Flashcards
Cocci are bacteria that are __________.
a. Round-shaped
b. Rod-shaped
c. Corkscrew-shaped
d. Spore-shaped
a. Round-shaped
Which type of bacteria can cause strep throat or blood poisoning?
a. Diplococci
b. Spirilla
c. Bacilli
d. Streptococci
d. Streptococci
Bacteria that grow in pairs and can cause pneumonia are __________.
a. Diplococci
b. Bacilli
c. Staphylococci
d. Streptococci
a. Diplococci
Lyme disease and syphilis are caused by spiral or corkscrew-shaped bacteria called _________.
a. Diplococci
b. Bacilli
c. Spirilla
d. Cocci
c. Spirilla
A chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful organisms on environmental surfaces is _________.
a. Disinfecting
b. Sanitizing
c. Cleaning
d. Sterilizing
a. Disinfecting
Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called ___________.
a. Nucleic acid
b. Cytoplasm
c. Protoplasm
d. Protons
c. Protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow to their largest size, and then divide into two new cells is __________.
a. Binary fission
b. Meiosis
c. Photosynthesis
d. Metamorphosis
a. Binary fission
The presence of pus can be a sign of ___________.
a. Immunity
b. Congestion
c. A bacterial infection
d. A sunburn
c. A bacterial infection
A ________ infection appears as a lesion containing pus and is confined to a particular part of the body.
a. Systemic
b. Local
c. Primary
d. Secondary
b. Local
Which of the following is a condition caused by an infestation of head lice?
a. Hepatitis
b. Scabies
c. Pediculosis capitis
d. Tinea pedis
c. Pediculosis capitis
The ability of the body to destroy, resist, and recognize infection is called __________.
a. Immunity
b. Decontamination
c. Inflammation
d. Regulation
a. Immunity
Disinfectants sold and used in the United States must carry _________ registration number.
a. A food and drug administration (FDA)
b. An occupation protection agency (OPA)
c. A U.S. Department of labor (DOL)
d. An environmental protection agency (EPA)
d. An environmental protection agency (EPA)
Which agency publishes the guidelines known as standard precautions?
a. FDA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
c. CDC
In 2012, OSHA agreed to comply with the globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemical systems (GHS), which requires the use of a standard format called ________ (SDS) to replace the MSDS
a. Safety data support
b. Surety data support
c. Safety data sheet
d. Safety data standards
c. Safety data sheet
A type of disinfectant with a very high pH that can damage the skin or eyes is called __________.
a. Alcohol and bleach
b. EPA-registered disinfectants
c. Alcohol and quats
d. Phenolic disinfectants
d. Phenolic disinfectants
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 about ___________.
a. 5 minutes
b. 60 seconds
c. 45 seconds
d. 10 seconds
b. 60 seconds
Antiseptics are intended for __________.
a. Disinfecting instruments
b. Reducing microbes on the skin
c. Disinfecting equipment
d. Sterilizing equipment
b. Reducing microbes on the skin
Standard precautions require employers and employees to assume that all human blood and body fluids are potentially _________.
a. Infectious
b. Harmless
c. Dangerous
d. Toxic
a. Infectious
The SDS contains ______ categories of information.
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
d. 16
When disinfecting a whirpool foot spa after use by a client, you must circulate the disinfectant for _________ on the length of time indicated on the product label.
a. 5 minutes
b. 10 minutes
c. 60 seconds
d. 20 minutes
b. 10 minutes
After cleaning and disinfecting a pipeless foot spa after each client, how should you dry it?
a. With a clean paper towel
b. With a clean linen towel
c. With a blow dryer
d. Let it air dry
a. With a clean paper towel
Which form of hepatitis is the most difficult to kill on a surface?
a. Hepatitis A
b. Hepatitis B
c. Hepatitis C
d. Hepatitis D
b. Hepatitis B
Accelerated hydrogen peroxide (AHP) is a recently approved form of disinfectant that only needs to be changed every __________.
a. 5 days
b. 30 days
c. 7 days
d. 14 days
d. 14 days
It is important to wear gloves and _________ while disinfecting nonelectrical tools and implements.
a. Remove jewelry
b. Safety glasses
c. An apron
d. A face mask
b. Safety glasses
Licensing, enforcement, and your conduct when you are working in the salon are regulated by _______ agencies.
a. Federal
b. State
c. City
d. International
b. State
Some _________ disinfectants are harmful to salon tools and equipment.
a. Antifungal
b. Nonporous
c. Hospital
d. Tuberculocidal
d. Tuberculocidal
As part of the SDS categories, first-aid measures include important symptoms/effects as well as _________.
a. Product use
b. Required treatment
c. Use restrictions
d. Containment and clean-up
b. Required treatment
Cutting living skin is allowed only by _________.
a. Advanced nail technicians
b. Medical nail technicians
c. Qualified medical professionals
d. Advanced cosmetologists
c. Qualified medical professionals
Fungal infections are much more common on the ________ than on the hands.
a. Face
b. Feet
c. Elbows
d. Knees
b. Feet
Items that can be cleaned, disinfected, and used on more than one person even if the item is accidentally exposed to blood or body fluid are called _________.
a. Single-use
b. Porous
c. Disposable
d. Multiuse
d. Multiuse
The process that destroys all microbial life is _________.
a. Sanitization
b. Cleaning
c. Decontamination
d. Sterilization
d. Sterilization
If the label on a disinfection product includes the word concentrate, it means that the product must be _________.
a. Used without water
b. Heated during use
c. Diluted before use
d. Heated before use
c. Diluted before use
Quat solutions are ________ disinfectants when used properly in the salon.
a. Very effective
b. Somewhat effective
c. Never effective
d. Somewhat adequate
a. Very effective
Using ________ bleach can damage metal and plastic.
a. Too little
b. Diluted
c. Any amount of
d. Too much
d. Too much
5.25 percent sodium hypochlorite is also known as _______.
a. White vinegar
b. Household bleach
c. Household ammonia
d. Table salt
b. Household bleach
Never let disinfectants such as phenols come in contact with your _________.
a. Implements
b. Skin
c. Gloves
d. Clothing
b. Skin
Items that are _______ are also considered absorbent.
a. Phenolic
b. Parasitic
c. Pathogenic
d. Porous
d. Porous
It is recommended that salons identify each time a piece of equipment is used, cleaned, disinfected, tested, and maintained___________.
a. in the cosmetologist’s memory
b. A note pad
c. in a logbook
d. in a private computer file
c. in a logbook
There is no additive, powder, or tablet that eliminates the need for you to ________ equipment.
a. Clean and sterilize
b. Clean and disinfect
c. Clean and maintain
d. Clean and immunize
b. Clean and disinfect
Not having ________ available poses a health risk to anyone exposed to hazardous materials and violates federal and state regulations.
a. SDSs
b. MRSAs
c. HRVs
d. CDCs
a. SDSs
Anti microbial and antibacterial soaps are ________ regular soaps or detergents.
a. Slightly more effective than
b. No more effective than
c. Just as effective as
d. Slightly less effective than
b. No more effective than
_________ include guidelines for the use of gloves, masks, and eyewear when contact with blood or body secretions containing blood or blood elements is a possibility.
a. Standard preconditions
b. Universal provisions
c. Standard precautions
d. Universal preparations
c. Standard precautions
After they have been properly cleaned and disinfected, implements should be stored in a _______ container.
a. Permanently sealed
b. Disposable
c. Clean, uncovered
d. Clean, covered
d. Clean, covered
After each client, you should properly clean the basic foot basin on tub, then add the appropriate amount of disinfectant and let it soak for _________ or the time recommended by manufacturer.
a. 10 minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. 1 minute
d. 10 seconds
a. 10 minutes
Before beginning any service, you should wash your hands using pump soap, warm water, and a _________.
a. Chemical disinfectant
b. Clean, disinfected nail brush
c. Clean, disinfected sponge
d. Chemical exfoliant
b. Clean, disinfected nail brush
A disease that is spread from one person to another is called a(n) ___________.
a. Systemic disease
b. Contagious disease
c. Toxin
d. Fungicidal
b. Contagious disease
The transmission of blood or body fluids through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, or talking is known as _________ transmission.
a. Indirect
b. Infection
c. Sterile
d. Direct
d. Direct
Transmission of blood or body fluids through contact with an intermediate contaminated object such as a razor, extractor, nipper on an environmental surface is known as ___________.
a. indirect
b. Infection
c. Sterile
d. Direct
d. Direct
Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms are called _________.
a. Tinea
b. Toxins
c. Bacteria
d. Flagella
b. Toxins
A disease that is spread from one person to another person is __________.
a. A communicable disease
b. An infectious disease
c. An occupational disease
d. A systemic disease
a. A communicable disease
A disease caused by pathogenic organisms that enter the body, and which may or may not spread from one person to another person, is __________.
a. A systemic disease
b. An infectious disease
c. An occupational disease
d. A contagious disease
b. An infectious disease
The one-celled microorganisms having both plant and animal characteristics are called ________.
a. Flagella
b. Fungi
c. Cocci
d. Bacteria
d. Bacteria
As part of the SDS 16 categories, toxicology information includes routes of exposure, related symptoms, and ________
a. Safe handling and storage
b. Acute and chronic effects
c. Exposure and protection
d. Restrictions and transportation
b. Acute and chronic effects
Any organism of microscopic to submicroscopic size is a __________.
a. Staphylococci
b. Streptococci
c. Mycobacterium
d. Microorganism
d. Microorganism
The removal of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item’s surface, and the removal of visible debris or residue is called ___________.
a. Disinfection
b. Cleaning
c. Decontamination
d. Sterilization
c. Decontamination
__________ disease effects the body as a whole, often due to under- or over-functioning internal glands or organs.
a. A systemic
b. An infectious
c. An occupational
d. A contagious
a. A systemic
The determination of the nature of a disease from its symptoms and/or diagnostic tests is __________.
a. An analysis
b. A disinfection
c. A direct transmission
d. A diagnosis
d. A diagnosis
_________ is a condition in which the body reacts to injury, irritation, or infection.
a. An allergy
b. An inflammation
c. A contagion
d. An exposure incident
b. An inflammation
A parasitic disease may be caused by _________.
a. Bacteria
b. Bacilli
c. Lice
d. Cocci
c. Lice
A _________ is a submicroscopic particle that infects and resides in cells of biological organisms and is capable of replication only through taking over the host cells reproductive function.
a. Cocci
b. Virus
c. Bacterium
d. Parasite
b. Virus
The virus that causes AIDS is _________.
a. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
b. Human papilloma virus (HPV)
c. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
d. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
d. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Contact with non-intact skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentially infectious materials that are the result of the performance of an employee’s duties is __________.
a. An allergy
b. An inflammation
c. A contamination
d. An exposure incident
d. An exposure incident
The scientific name for barbers itch is _________.
a. Tinea capitis
b. Tinea pedis
c. Folliculitis barbea
d. Tinea spirilla
c. Folliculitis barbea
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism are __________.
a. Cocci
b. Bacilli
c. Parasites
d. Debris
c. Parasites
The presence, or the reasonably anticipated presence, of blood or other potentially infectious materials on an item’s surface or visible debris or residues is called a(n) _________.
a. Infection
b. Contamination
c. Inflammation
d. Allergy
b. Contamination
The term __________describes a ringworm fungus of the foot.
a. Tinea capitis
b. Tinea spirilla
c. Tinea barbea
d. Tinea pedis
d. Tinea pedis
A reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods chemicals, or other normally harmless substances is a(n) _________.
a. Allergy
b. Contamination
c. Inflammation
d. Infection
a. Allergy
_________ is produced by organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
a. A systemic disease
b. An infectious disease
c. A pathogenic disease
d. A contagious disease
c. A pathogenic disease
Illnesses resulting from conditions associated with employment are _________.
a. Contagious diseases
b. Occupational diseases
c. Pathogenic diseases
d. Systemic diseases
b. Occupational diseases
As part of the SDS 16 categories, handling and storage lists precautions for safe handling and storage, including________.
a. Incompatibilities
b. Ingredients
c. Reactions
d. Identifiers
a. Incompatibilities
The methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms is called ________.
a. Transmission control
b. Infection reduction
c. Organism control
d. Infection control
d. Infection control
Different bacteria move in different ways, and self- movement is known as __________.
a. Migration
b. Motility
c. Evolution
d. Locomotion
b. Motility
_________ is an abnormal condition of all or part of the body, or its systems or organs, which makes the body incapable of carrying on normal function.
a. An allergy
b. An infection
c. A disease
d. A contamination
c. A disease
Within the field of cosmetology, the ability to produce an effect is known as ________.
a. Effectiveness
b. Efficacy
c. Productivity
d. Strength
b. Efficacy
Add _______ when diluting to prevent foaming, which can result in an incorrect mixing ratio.
a. Disinfectant to water
b. Tongs to water
c. Water to disinfectant
d. Draining basket to disinfectant
a. Disinfectant to water
