Deck 17: Medical Asepsis and the Osha Standard

Question 1

The optimal growth temperature is

A) 98.6 °F, or body temperature
B) The temperature at which a microorganism grows best
C) Room temperature
D) The temperature that kills pathogens

Answer 1

The temperature at which a microorganism grows best

Question 2

What term is used to describe a microorganism that produces disease?

A) Nonpathogen
B) Pathogen
C) Bacteria
D) Infection

Answer 2

Pathogen

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of a microorganism?

A) Pinworms
B) Bacteria
C) Virus
D) Protozoa

Answer 3

Pinworms

Question 4

What is the name given to a tiny living plant or animal that cannot be seen with the naked eye?

A) Pathogen
B) Microorganism
C) Nonpathogen
D) Microbiology

Question 5

Cilia remove pathogens from the body by

A) Providing an acidic environment
B) Engulfing pathogens
C) Trapping microorganisms
D) Constantly beating toward the outside
E) All of the above

Question 6

The CDC recommends that washing the hands with soap and water be performed

A) After eating
B) When the hands are visibly soiled
C) Before using the restroom
D) After taking a patient's blood pressure

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT considered an other potentially infectious material (OPIM)?

A) Any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood
B) Vaginal secretions
C) Tears and sweat
D) Semen

Question 8

What term is used to describe a microorganism that does NOT produce disease?

A) Sterile
B) Aseptic
C) Nonpathogen
D) Pathogen

Question 9

What term is used to describe practices that help to keep an object or area clean and free from infection?

A) Medical asepsis
B) Surgical asepsis
C) Disinfection
D) Sterilization

Question 10

What is the purpose of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act?

A) To ensure that an injection is administered correctly
B) To ensure the proper disposal of sharps
C) To reduce the chance of infection developing at the injection site
D) To reduce needlestick injuries among health care workers

Question 11

Microorganisms can be transmitted through

A) Droplet infection
B) Insects
C) Contaminated food
D) Contaminated equipment
E) All of the above

Question 12

The purpose of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard is to

A) Improve the quality of laboratory testing in the United States
B) Protect public health and the environment outside of the workplace
C) Reduce the risk to employees of exposure to infectious diseases
D) Prevent exposure of employees to bloodborne pathogens

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of an exposure incident?

A) Spilling blood on a laboratory worktable
B) Sticking yourself with the needle after drawing up an injectable medication
C) Getting blood onto your bare hands
D) Splashing blood into your eyes
E) All of the above

Question 14

What is the name given to a person who cannot fight off a pathogen that has entered his or her body?

A) Reservoir host
B) Resistant host
C) Contagious
D) Susceptible host

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an example of nonintact skin?

A) Skin with dermatitis
B) Burned skin
C) Bruised skin
D) Chapped skin

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of alcohol-based hand rubs?

A) They do not require rinsing.
B) Less time is required to perform hand hygiene.
C) They remove all resident flora from the skin.
D) They contain emollients to prevent drying of the hands.

Question 17

What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen?

A) Anaerobe
B) Oxygenophile
C) Aerobe
D) Heterotroph

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a growth requirement for microorganisms?

A) Darkness
B) Moisture
C) Nutrition
D) Acidic environment

Question 19

All Which of the following does NOT make a person less resistant to a pathogen?

A) Poor nutrition
B) Immunizations
C) Poor hygiene
D) Stress

Question 20

Which of the following are picked up in the course of daily activities, are attached loosely to the skin, and are often pathogenic?

A) Transient flora
B) Normal flora
C) Opportunistic infections
D) Resident flora

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT an example of a work practice control?

A) Sanitizing the hands after removing gloves
B) Placing a lancet in a biohazard sharps container
C) Picking up broken glassware with gloved hands
D) Bandaging a cut on the hands before gloving

Question 22

Which of the following used items is NOT an example of regulated medical waste?

A) Suture needle
B) Microbiologic collection device
C) Gauze saturated with blood
D) Urine testing strip

Question 23

What is the immunization schedule for the hepatitis B vaccine?

A) 0, 1 month, 2 months
B) 0, 2 months, 4 months
C) 0, 6 months, 12 months
D) 0, 1 month, 6 months

Question 24

The most likely means of contracting hepatitis B in the health care setting is through

A) Contaminated food and water
B) Needlesticks and blood splashes
C) Handling contaminated equipment
D) Touching a patient infected with hepatitis B

Question 25

Treatment administered to an individual after exposure to an infectious disease to prevent the disease is known as

A) Immunization
B) Postexposure prophylaxis
C) First aid measures
D) Antiviral drug therapy

Question 26

What term describes a device that makes an exposure incident involving a contaminated sharp less likely to occur?

A) Postexposure prophylaxis
B) Decontamination
C) Personal protective equipment
D) Safer medical device

Question 27

Personal protective equipment must be used to

A) Draw blood
B) Label a specimen container
C) Measure oral temperature
D) Perform a vision screening test
E) All of the above

Question 28

AIDS cannot be transmitted through

A) Casual contact
B) Blood splashes
C) Sexual intercourse
D) Needlestick injuries

Question 29

Which of the following is an example of personal protective equipment?

A) Clean disposable gloves
B) Biohazard sharps container
C) Scrubs
D) Prescription eyeglasses

Question 30

Patients with chronic hepatitis B face an increased risk of developing

A) Liver cancer
B) Pancreatitis
C) Rheumatic heart disease
D) Gallstones

Question 31

Which of the following employees would be least likely to have occupational exposure?

A) Medical laboratory technician
B) Dental hygienist
C) Electrician
D) Law enforcement officer

Question 32

Which of the following represents an error in technique when preparing regulated medical waste for disposal by an infectious waste service?

A) Closing the lid of a full sharps container in the examining room
B) Double-bagging regulated medical waste
C) Placing a biohazard bag in a cardboard box and sealing it
D) Storing a biohazard box in the front office for pickup by the medical waste service

Question 33

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by a

A) Bacteria
B) Fungus
C) Parasite
D) Virus

Question 34

What term is used to describe a physical or mechanical device used to remove health hazards from the workplace?

A) Engineering control
B) Work practice control
C) Personal protective equipment
D) Universal precaution

Question 35

Which of the following is a violation of the OSHA standard?

A) Eating in the office laboratory
B) Storing the Exposure Control Plan on the computer
C) Recapping a needle after withdrawing medication from a vial
D) Refusing to get the hepatitis B vaccination
E) All of the above

Question 36

The most common side effect of the hepatitis B vaccine is

A) Nausea
B) Hives
C) Irritability
D) Soreness at the injection site

Question 37

How often does OSHA require employers to review and update their Exposure Control Plan?

A) Every 6 months
B) Once each year
C) Every 2 years
D) Only when a new procedure is instituted

Question 38

What is the first thing you should do if a cut on your bare hand accidentally comes in contact with a patient's blood?

A) Report the incident to the physician
B) Wash your hands with soap and water
C) Apply gloves
D) Obtain a hepatitis B vaccination

Question 39

What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C?

A) Sharing needles for illegal injection drug use
B) Coughs and sneezes from an infected person
C) Sexual intercourse
D) Mosquitoes

Question 40

What is the term for an infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend itself from pathogens normally found in the environment?

A) Autoimmunity
B) Opportunistic
C) Contagious
D) Seropositive