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Funds 1 Infection Control
Funds 1 Infection Control
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1
When is Standard Precautions used?
For every patient
None of the above
For patients who have air borne disease only
For patients with MRSA only
2
When should health care workers perform hand hygiene?
before and after providing patient care
no need to perform hand hygiene
before and after using the restroom
none of the above
3
Prior to entering which of the following area(s) is the surgical scrub performed?
Neonatal intensive care unit
Labor & delivery area
Patient's room
Operating room
4
What is the best method of preventing health care -associated infections (HAIs)?
Wearing clean gloves
Wearing sterile gloves
Wearing a mask
Handwashing
5
The nursing instructor knows that further instruction is required when the student nurse...
after donning sterile gloves, touches the bedside rail
touches his /her face after donning sterile gloves
lowers hands below the waist after donning sterile gloves
performs hand hygiene prior to donning sterile gloves
6
Used needles and syringes are disposed in....
Sharps container
Garbage bin
All of the above
Cardboard box
7
With regard to latex allergy , what are signs and symptoms?
Localized inflammation
Pruritis (itching) of hands
Anaphylaxis
Redness
8
A bacteriostatic solution is described as a solution that....
prevents the growth of bacteria and its ability to reproduce
destroys bacteria
sustains the growth of microorganisms
sustains and destroys bacterial growth
9
Which of the following action(s) need to be performed when opening a sterile package?
Allow distance of about 6 inches between the body and sterile field
Face the sterile field
Reach across the sterile field
Perform hand hygiene
10
For Sharps precaution, select the correct answer.
Needles are discarded in the garbage bin
Needles are always recapped
All of the above
Needles are not recapped
11
Which of the following are parasitic worms that belong to the animal kingdom?
fungi
pinworms
roundworms
tapeworms
12
What is leukocytosis?
Decreased white blood cells
Decreased red blood cells
Increased white blood cells
Increased triglyceride level
13
What is Link 1 in the Process of Infection?
Portal of entry
Causative agent
Mode of transfer
Reservoir
14
What is the most effective way to destroy viruses?
Expose to high temperature
None of the above
Expose to low temperature
All of the above
15
The types of aseptic techniques practiced in the health care setting are called...?
handwashing
medical
hand sanitizing
surgical
16
Which organization has guidelines about hand hygiene?
CDC
Nursing State Board
WHO
ANCEF
17
Personal protective equipment includes... Select all that apply.
mask , mask with face shield
shoe covering, hair covering
gown , gloves
bed linens
18
Parasitic worms that belong to the animal kingdom are called...?
fungi
helminths
spores
protozoa
19
The use of ultraviolet light to disinfect is called?
evaporation
sterilization
condensation
radiation
20
What is the body's second line of defense in destroying pathogens? Select all that apply.
Leukocytosis, fever
Intact skin
Inflammation
Phagocytosis
