Deck 23: Preventing Infection

Question 1

Microbes are sometimes called which of the following?

A)Germs
B)Fungi
C)Viruses
D)Spores

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Where are microbes found?

A)In blood, body fluids, excretions, and secretions
B)In the air and in water
C)In the respiratory system and digestive system
D)Everywhere

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is the process of becoming unclean called?

A)Asepsis
B)Contamination
C)Sterilization
D)Disinfection

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A microbe that usually does not cause an infection is known as which of the following?

A)A nonpathogen
B)A pathogen
C)Normal flora
D)An endospore

Question 5

What is the definition of the term sterile?

A)The absence of all microbes
B)A work area free of all nonpathogens
C)The process of destroying all microbes
D)Practices that keep equipment and supplies free of all microbes

Question 6

What is a carrier?

A)An environment in which microbes live and grow
B)Someone who is a reservoir for microbes but who does not have the signs and symptoms of infection
C)The location where microbes usually live and grow
D)A preparation given to produce immunity against an infectious disease

Question 7

A drug that kills bacteria is which of the following?

A)A germicide
B)An autoclave
C)An antibiotic
D)A vaccine

Question 8

What is the correct term for microbes that can resist the effects of antibiotics?

A)Multidrug-resistant organisms
B)Staphylococcus aureus
C)Methicillin
D)Infection-resistant organisms

Question 9

What does the term asepsis mean?

A)Clean technique
B)The process of destroying pathogens
C)An infection acquired in a health care facility
D)Reducing or eliminating potential pathogens

Question 10

Practices that remove or destroy pathogens and prevent them from spreading from person to person or place to place are referred to as which of the following?

A)Standard Practices
B)Transmission-Based Practices
C)Medical asepsis
D)Sterile technique

Question 11

Which is true regarding a sterile field?

A)It is a work area free of all pathogens, nonpathogens, and their spores.
B)It is the same as sterile technique.
C)It is the same as surgical asepsis.
D)It is the process of destroying all microbes.

Question 12

What is the correct term for a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection?

A)A nonpathogen
B)A pathogen
C)Normal flora
D)An endospore

Question 13

Which system protects the body from disease and infection?

A)The circulatory system
B)The respiratory system
C)The urinary system
D)The immune system

Question 14

Clean technique is the same as which of the following?

A)Sterile technique
B)Surgical asepsis
C)Medical asepsis
D)Normal flora

Question 15

Microbes that live and grow in a certain area are called which of the following?

A)Nonpathogens
B)Pathogens
C)Normal flora
D)Endospores

Question 16

What is the correct term for an infection that involves the whole body?

A)A local infection
B)A systemic infection
C)A contagious disease
D)Normal flora

Question 17

What is the correct term for a disease caused by pathogens that spread easily?

A)A communicable disease
B)An infection
C)A nosocomial infection
D)Immunity

Question 18

A client develops an infection after being admitted to a health care facility.What is the term for this?

A)A health care-associated infection
B)Normal flora
C)Immunity
D)A contagious disease

Question 19

What is the term for having protection against a certain disease?

A)Immunity
B)Personal protective equipment
C)A vaccine
D)A germicide

Question 20

A client has a local infection.The support worker understands that a local infection occurs in which of the following?

A)The client's neighbourhood
B)A body part
C)The whole body
D)Normal flora

Question 21

A client's linens are soiled with urine and feces.What should the support worker do with the linens?

A)Take them to the dirty utility room
B)Put them with other laundry
C)Follow employer policy
D)Do the laundry

Question 22

A wet gown is considered to be which of the following?

A)Clean
B)Contaminated
C)Sterile
D)Safe

Question 23

Disinfection destroys which of the following?

A)Endospores
B)All pathogens
C)All viruses
D)Bacteria

Question 24

The support worker is putting on the first sterile glove, and some fingers get caught in the glove.What should be the next step?

A)Ask a co-worker to straighten the glove.
B)Straighten the glove with the ungloved hand.
C)Get a new pair of gloves.
D)Put on the other glove.

Question 25

Portals of exit are which of the following?

A)The same as portals of entry
B)Personal care items
C)Eating and drinking utensils
D)Blood, body fluids, secretions, and excretions

Question 26

Jedon, a support worker, is wearing sterile gloves; what can he touch?

A)Anything above his waist
B)Anything below his waist
C)Anything in the sterile field
D)Anything on a work surface

Question 27

Which is correct regarding the hepatitis B vaccination?

A)Involves one injection
B)Sometimes involves two injections
C)Involves three injections
D)Always involves four injections

Question 28

Which is the easiest and most important way to prevent infections from spreading?

A)Following Standard Practices
B)Performing hand hygiene
C)Practising Transmission-Based Practices
D)Ensuring medical asepsis

Question 29

What is a susceptible host?

A)A client at risk for infection
B)An animal or insect
C)A reservoir where a pathogen lives and grows
D)A carrier