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
0% 0%0%0%
…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
0% 0%0%0%
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...
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
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%
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
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.
.
0% 0%0%0%
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...
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
A _______is an infection that starts in a healthcare facility
A. FungalB. BacterialC. PericardialD. Nosocomial
Funga
l
Bacteria
l
Pericard
ial
Nosoco
mial
0% 0%0%0%
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
...
0% 0%0%0%
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
...
0% 0%0%0%
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
0% 0%0%0%
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..
.
0% 0%0%0%
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...
0% 0%0%0%
Inhibits growth of microorganisms
A. PathogenB. Opportunistic
infectionC. Normal FloraD. Antiseptic
Pathogen
Opportunisti
c infecti
on
Normal F
lora
Antiseptic
0% 0%0%0%
What are disease causing micro organisms called?
A. Normal FloraB. AsepticC. Opportunistic
infectionsD. Pathogens
Normal F
lora
Aseptic
Opportunisti
c infecti
ons
Pathogens
0% 0%0%0%
Infection that occurs within the body
A. BacilliB. AsepticC. SterilizationD. Endogenous
Bacilli
Aseptic
Sterili
zation
Endogenous
0% 0%0%0%
A classification of infection and disease
A. BacilliB. RodC. CocciD. Bacteria
Bacilli
RodCocci
Bacteria
0% 0%0%0%
Requires oxygen to live
A. PathogenB. Normal floraC. Opportunistic
infectionD. Aerobic
Pathogen
Normal fl
ora
Opportunisti
c infecti
on
Aerobic
0% 0%0%0%
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
..
0% 0%0%0%
Common cold, flu, chicken pox, Hepatitis B, HIV, polio
A. BacteriaB. FungiC. RickettsiaD. Virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Rickettsia
Virus
0% 0%0%0%
Dysentery, trichomonas, malaria
A. RickettsiaB. VirusC. FungiD. Protozoa
Rickettsia
Virus
Fungi
Protozo
a
0% 0%0%0%
Pneumonia, meningitis, tuberculosis, cholera
A. VirusB. FungiC. RickettsiaD. Bacteria
Virus
Fungi
Rickettsia
Bacteria
0% 0%0%0%
Ringworm, athlete’s foot, skin infections
A. VirusB. BacteriaC. RickettsiaD. Fungi
Virus
Bacteria
Rickettsia
Fungi
0% 0%0%0%
Typhus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
A. CocciB. FungiC. ProtozoaD. Rickettsia
CocciFu
ngi
Protozo
a
Rickettsia
0% 0%0%0%