Deck 5: Infection Control and Medical Asepsis

Question 1

Implementing infection control measures can accomplish which of the following:

A) Break the chain of infection
B) Prevent the transmission of disease
C) Create barriers against transmission in healthcare settings
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A(n) ______ is a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

A) Flora
B) Aerobe
C) Anaerobe
D) Pathogen

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Infectious agents can be divided into how many classifications?

A) Four
B) Five
C) Two
D) One

Answer 3

B

Question 4

_______ are pathogens that are classified by the type of DNA or RNA they have.

A) Viruses
B) Parasites
C) Bacteria
D) Fungi

Question 5

________ are microorganisms that have only one cell.

A) Fungi
B) Viruses
C) Bacteria
D) Rickettsiae

Question 6

_______ are plantlike organisms that can grow on cloth, food, showers, or people, or in any warm, moist environment.

A) Bacteria
B) Parasites
C) Viruses
D) Fungi

Question 7

Which of the following is a classification or parasite?

A) Metazoa
B) Protozoa
C) Ectoparasite
D) All of the above

Question 8

________ are intracellular parasites that depend completely on their host for survival.

A) Rickettsiae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Viruses

Question 9

Which type of transmission of infection involves an intermediate means that carries the infectious agent to the host?

A) Direct transmission
B) Indirect transmission
C) Portal of entry
D) Mode of transmission

Question 10

What is the last link in the chain of infection?

A) Susceptible host
B) Portal of entry
C) Mode of transmission
D) Infectious agent

Question 11

During which stage of infection does the disease process reach its peak?

A) Incubation
B) Declining
C) Acute
D) Prodromal

Question 12

During what stage of infection does the patient begin to recover and regain strength?

A) Prodromal
B) Incubation
C) Declining
D) Convalescent

Question 13

HIV is spread through all of the following methods, except:

A) Having multiple sex partners
B) Sharing needles, syringes, rinse water, or other items used to make illicit drugs for injection
C) Not using a condom when having sex with a person who has HIV
D) Saliva, tears, or sweat

Question 14

________ precautions are the minimum level of infection-control practices recommended by the CDC that should be used by all healthcare professionals all of the time when caring for people.

A) Universal
B) Standard
C) Personal
D) Medical

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the most effective ways to prevent the transmission of pathogens?

A) Hand washing
B) Personal protective equipment
C) Aseptic technique
D) Cough etiquette

Question 16

_______ asepsis is the use of practices to help contain and prevent the transmission of infectious organisms and to maintain an environment free from contamination.

A) Surgical
B) Environment
C) Medical
D) Personal

Question 17

Which of the following is one type of personal protective equipment?

A) Disposable gloves
B) Face shield
C) Respirator
D) All of the above

Question 18

The second link in the chain of infection and a place where microorganisms can thrive and reproduce is called?

A) Reservoir
B) Portal of entry
C) Host
D) Mode of transmission

Question 19

When a patient cancels or refuses an appointment that is recommended, what should the medical assistant do?

A) Document this communication with the ordering physician
B) Ignore it
C) Insist that the patient keeps the appointment
D) Argue with the patient

Question 20

________ precautions are a set of measures from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention designed to prevent the transmission of blood-borne infections.

A) Standard
B) Universal
C) Extended
D) Medical

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT an example of a bodily fluid?

A) Semen
B) Pleural fluid
C) Breast milk
D) Pathogens

Question 22

Infectious waste and all items used to handle it should be placed in a _________ container.

A) Trash
B) Infectious
C) Medical
D) Biohazard

Question 23

The ________ stage is the time between the exposure to a pathogen and when the first signs and symptoms of the disease appear.

A) Prodromal
B) Incubation
C) Declining
D) Convalescent

Question 24

Which of the following an example of one of the body's physical defense mechanisms?

A) Cilia
B) White blood cells
C) Intact skin
D) Immune system

Question 25

Which of the following represents links of what must be connected for infection to spread?

A) Chain of Infection
B) Chain of Disease
C) Mode of transmission
D) Cycle of Infection