INFECTION CONTROL TEST REVIEW

Which of the following can affect the body’s ability to fight infection?

A. Immune statusB. Physical stressC. Mental stressD. All of the above

Immune st

atus

Physical s

tress

Mental s

tress

All of t

he above

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…The result of infectious material carried by health care workers from one patient to

another….

A. Opportunistic InfectionB. Institutional infectionC. Medical InfectionD. Nosocomial Infection

Opportunisti

c Infecti

on

Institu

tional infecti

on

Medica

l Infecti

on

Nosoco

mial Infecti

on

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Which of the following is FALSE about bacteria?

A. Bacteria are a group of organisms that can cause infection

B. Some bacteria are “good” bacteria and keep the body healthy

C. The human body has more bacterial cells than body cells

D. All bacteria can be destroyed by antibiotics – resistance does not occur

Bacteria

are a group of o

...

Some bacte

ria are

“good...

The human body has mor..

.

All bacte

ria ca

n be destr...

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Which of the following are true about fungi?

A. Fungi can cause infectionsB. The infections from Fungi can

range from mild to life threatening

C. Fungi can grow in the lungsD. All of the above

Fungi

can ca

use in

fections

The infecti

ons fro

m Fung...

Fungi

can gro

w in th

e lungs

All of t

he above

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What percent of hospitalized patients get infections unrelated to the health

problems that brought them to the hospital?

A. Close to 100%B. Close to 0% - health care

workers are very carefulC. More than 50%D. More than 10%

Close to

100%

Close to

0% - health

care...

More th

an 50%

More th

an 10%

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When should you change your gloves when working with the SAME patient?

A. Never – you only need to change your gloves when you move to another patient

B. When you change task types that require gloves (ie change from cleaning dirty linen to suctioning)

C. If your gloves become torn or contaminated

D. B and C onlyNever –

you only

need to...

When you ch

ange task

typ..

If your g

loves b

ecome to

r...

B and C only

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Which of the following is true about Hepatitis B?

A. More healthcare workers become infected with Hepatitis B than HIV

B. There is a vaccine to prevent Hepatitis B

C. Hepatitis B is transmitted via blood and body fluids

D. All of the above

More health

care w

orkers...

There is a vacci

ne to pre

...

Hepatitis B is

transm

itted...

All of t

he above

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A specially fitted mask with a filter would be indicated for working with

which of the following?A. HIV infectionB. AIDS infectionC. Latent TB infectionD. TB DISEASE

HIV infecti

on

AIDS in

fection

Latent T

B infecti

on

TB DISEASE

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Which of the following is FALSE about West Nile Virus?

A. It can cause encephalitis – inflammation of the brain

B. It is usually transmitted by mosquitos

C. West Nile is not spread by casual contact

D. It is transmitted by infected birds to humans and animals

It can ca

use ence

phalitis –

...

It is u

sually

tran

smitt

ed ..

West

Nile is

not spre

ad b...

It is t

ransmitt

ed by infect.

.

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Which of the following is TRUE about Mad Cow Disease

A. Cooking beef removes the disease

B. There is a vaccine available for the disease

C. The disease can be found in the lung tissue of infected mosquitos

D. It is thought to be caused by prions – proteins that wrongly end up on the brain as part of the disease

Cooking beef removes t

he...

There is a vacci

ne availa

bl...

The disease

can be fo

und ..

It is t

hought to be ca

used...

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Tuberculosis….

A. Is caused by a bacteriaB. Has a latent stage where

the person is not infectious

C. Has a disease stage where the person’s secretions are infectious

D. All of the aboveIs

cause

d by a bacte

ria

Has a la

tent stage w

here ...

Has a dise

ase st

age w

her...

All of t

he above

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MRSA is…..

A. Methicillin resistant staph aureusB. A bacteria that can colonize in

healthcare workers and cause disease in immunocompromised patients

C. Difficult to treat due to its resistance to antibiotics

D. All of the aboveM

ethicillin

resis

tant sta..

A bacteria

that c

an coloni..

Difficu

lt to tr

eat due to

i..

All of t

he above

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Which of the following should you do if you are exposed to blood/body fluids?

A. Nothing – you aren’t likely at any risk

B. Put on gloves immediately after – they will smother the germs

C. Apply lotion to dilute the germs

D. Wash the area immediatelyNoth

ing – you aren’t l

ikel...

Put on gl

oves im

mediatel...

Apply lotion to

dilute th

e...

Wash

the ar

ea immediately

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How does the body’s immune response operate to fight infection?

A. Increases the number of resident flora

B. Helps the body process medicine

C. Suppresses (or lowers) the amount of normal flora

D. Produces antibodiesIncre

ases t

he number of ..

.

Helps the body pro

cess

...

Suppresse

s (or lo

wers) t..

Produce

s antibodies

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A _______is an infection that starts in a healthcare facility

A. FungalB. BacterialC. PericardialD. Nosocomial

Funga

l

Bacteria

l

Pericard

ial

Nosoco

mial

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Why are diseases caused by a virus often difficult to treat?

A. They are difficult to identify

B. They are anaerobic parasites, so resist treatment

C. They cannot be seen with a microscope

D. They cannot be destroyed by antibiotics

They are diffi

cult t

o identify

They are anaero

bic parasi.

..

They cannot b

e seen w

ith..

They cannot b

e destroye

...

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What is the principal purpose of a rise in body temperature with infection?

A. Serve as a sign of infectionB. Heat is required to produce

antibodiesC. Heat activates the immune

systemD. Higher temperatures kill

microorganisms and the body attempts to kill these by resetting the temperature

Serve

as a sig

n of infecti

on

Heat is re

quired to

produ..

Heat acti

vates t

he immun...

Higher t

emperatures kill

...

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Why does OSHA visit healthcare facilities?

A. To make recommendations for disease outbreaks

B. To research diseaseC. To administer

vaccineD. To ensure employee

safetyTo m

ake reco

mmendatio..

To rese

arch dise

ase

To administer v

accine

To ensure employee sa

fety

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Which of the following is part of effective handwashing?

A. Use only antimicrobial soap

B. Always use lotion afterwards

C. Use water as hot as you can stand

D. Do not touch faucets with bare hands

Use only antimicr

obial soap

Always

use lo

tion afterw...

Use w

ater a

s hot a

s you ...

Do not touch

fauce

ts wit..

.

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Which is the proper action to take for blood splashed on a counter top?

A. Clean up with spill with an antiseptic

B. Wipe it up with a paper towel

C. Wait until the patient leaves and scrub the area

D. Clean up the spill with a disinfectant

Clean up w

ith sp

ill with

a...

Wipe it

up with

a paper ...

Wait u

ntil the patient le

a...

Clean up th

e spill

with a d...

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Inhibits growth of microorganisms

A. PathogenB. Opportunistic

infectionC. Normal FloraD. Antiseptic

Pathogen

Opportunisti

c infecti

on

Normal F

lora

Antiseptic

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What are disease causing micro organisms called?

A. Normal FloraB. AsepticC. Opportunistic

infectionsD. Pathogens

Normal F

lora

Aseptic

Opportunisti

c infecti

ons

Pathogens

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Infection that occurs within the body

A. BacilliB. AsepticC. SterilizationD. Endogenous

Bacilli

Aseptic

Sterili

zation

Endogenous

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A classification of infection and disease

A. BacilliB. RodC. CocciD. Bacteria

Bacilli

RodCocci

Bacteria

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Requires oxygen to live

A. PathogenB. Normal floraC. Opportunistic

infectionD. Aerobic

Pathogen

Normal fl

ora

Opportunisti

c infecti

on

Aerobic

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Sterilization

A. Same as antisepticB. Less effective than

disinfectantC. Same as

bacteriostaticD. Process that kills all

germs, bacteria, fungi and spores

Same as a

ntiseptic

Less

effective

than disin

f...

Same as b

acterio

static

Proce

ss th

at kills

all germ

..

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Common cold, flu, chicken pox, Hepatitis B, HIV, polio

A. BacteriaB. FungiC. RickettsiaD. Virus

Bacteria

Fungi

Rickettsia

Virus

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Dysentery, trichomonas, malaria

A. RickettsiaB. VirusC. FungiD. Protozoa

Rickettsia

Virus

Fungi

Protozo

a

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Pneumonia, meningitis, tuberculosis, cholera

A. VirusB. FungiC. RickettsiaD. Bacteria

Virus

Fungi

Rickettsia

Bacteria

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Ringworm, athlete’s foot, skin infections

A. VirusB. BacteriaC. RickettsiaD. Fungi

Virus

Bacteria

Rickettsia

Fungi

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Typhus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

A. CocciB. FungiC. ProtozoaD. Rickettsia

CocciFu

ngi

Protozo

a

Rickettsia

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