Deck 9: Infection Control in Radiation Oncology Facilities

Question 1

9)Recommended vaccines for health care workers include all except which of the following?

A) Hepatitis B
B) Varicella
C) Measles, mumps, rubella
D) Annual influenza
E) All of the above vaccines are recommended.

Answer 1

E
The CDC recommends all of the above vaccines for health care workers.

Question 2

16)Infection cycle includes all except which of the following?

A) Transmission
B) Incubation
C) Natural immunity
D) Convalescence

Answer 2

C
Incubation is the time interval between exposure and the appearance of the first symptoms.Convalescence is the stage of recovery from the illness.TrAnswermission is defined as the movement of the infectious agent from the source to the host.

Question 3

10)The agency that mandates the minimum level of respiratory protection in caring for those with tuberculosis is known as what?

A) WHO
B) NCI
C) JRC
D) OSHA

Answer 3

D
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)mandates that the minimum level of respiratory protection for tuberculosis will be a National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOSH)-certified N95 half mask respirator.

Question 4

12)When should gloves be worn?

A) When handling the hand pendant
B) When blood and body fluids are present
C) Instead of washing hands all day
D) All of the above

Question 5

18)What are the five transmission routes that carry disease?

A) Airborne, vector-borne, contact, droplet, common vehicle
B) Airborne, vector-borne, indirect, subdirect, droplet
C) Airway, vector-borne, contact, blood-borne common vehicle
D) Airway, vector-borne, contact, drippings, common vehicle

Question 6

6)Which of the following describes sources of nosocomial infections?

A) Carpet in a radiation oncology department
B) Fresh or dried flowers
C) Pen used to apply marks used on all patients
D) Both b and c
E) All of the above

Question 7

11)Contact spread can be ____________________.

A) airborne or direct
B) droplet or indirect
C) direct only
D) both direct or indirect
E) indirect only

Question 8

20)Hepatitis B is a virus transmitted mainly through which of the following?

A) Contact with blood and body fluids
B) Indirect contact with airborne droplets
C) Direct contact with respiratory droplets
D) Common vehicle or fomite exposure

Question 9

5)CDC stands for the _________________________.

A) Cancer Diagnostic Centers
B) Center for Diagnosis of Cancer
C) Cancer Domain Center
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 10

14)Which of the following is the term used to indicate the number of antibodies present in a blood sample?

A) Vaccine
B) Titers
C) Pathogens
D) Antibiotics

Question 11

8)All of the following statements describe the use of Standard Precautions except which of the following?

A) Wear gloves when touching blood and body fluids.
B) No hand washing is necessary if using gloves.
C) Use mouthpieces when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
D) Never recap used needles.

Question 12

17)A person who is colonized but not ill is known as a ________________.

A) host
B) carrier
C) vector
D) fomite

Question 13

3)What is the most important way to prevent the spread of infection?

A) Hand washing
B) Wearing gloves
C) Using a gown
D) Using chemical disinfectants

Question 14

13)Nosocomial infections affect which of the following?

A) Patients
B) Health care workers
C) The public
D) Both a and b
E) All of the above

Question 15

1)The person to whom the infectious agent is passed is a(n)_____________.

A) fomite
B) host
C) pathogenic
D) iatrogenic

Question 16

7)Which of the following chemical methods of asepsis is applied to the skin?

A) Disinfectant
B) Antiseptic
C) Both a and b
D) All of the above

Question 17

15)Which of the following is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and injuries in the human population?

A) Epidemiology
B) Colonization
C) Nosocomial
D) Virulence

Question 18

4)Which of the following is the ability of an infectious agent to cause clinical disease?

A) Virulence
B) Incubation
C) Pathogenicity
D) Convalescence

Question 19

19)What is the most reliable, available, and economical method of destroying microorganisms?

A) Gas
B) Liquid
C) Heat
D) Radiation

Question 20

2)Which of the following terms describes the complete destruction or elimination of all living microorganisms?

A) Medical asepsis
B) Sterilization
C) Vaccine
D) Asepsis

Question 21

25)When should Standard Precautions be used?

A) When exposure to blood is likely
B) When exposure to saliva is likely
C) During all patient care procedures
D) During patient procedures requiring sterile asepsis

Question 22

23)Disease communicated through water supply is an example of which route of transmission?

A) Contact
B) Airborne
C) Fomite
D) Droplet

Question 23

22)A marker used to apply marks on a patient's skin should not be used on multiple patients to help prevent which of the following?

A) Transmission of disease
B) Drying out of markers
C) Confusion about color-specific field parameters
D) Skin permeability resistance

Question 24

24)Following an accidental needle stick where exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)is possible, which of the following is the most appropriate first response?

A) Complete an incident report.
B) Apply bleach to the punctured area.
C) Squeeze the wound to make it bleed.
D) Decontaminate by using soap and water.

Question 25

21)An OSHA-approved respiratory mask is required for use by health care workers at high risk of being exposed to which of the following?

A) Hepatitis B
B) Hepatitis C
C) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
D) Tuberculosis (TB)