Infection Control For Health care Professionals
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- 1.. Which one of the following is a goal of infection control training?
- A.
Ensure that health professionals understand the chain of command.
- B.
Be certain there is no discrimination by ethnicity or race.
- C.
Eradicate communicable disease in all healthcare settings.
- D.
Apply current scientifically accepted principles appropriately to the work environment.
- 2.Which one of the following statements about healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is false?
- A.
Approximately 1.7 million hospital patients per year get an infection while being treated for another illness or injury.
- B.
Patients in home care or nursing homes are at risk for developing HAIs.
- C.
Infection control programs have been shown to reduce HAIs.
- D.
HAIs are generally mild and, fortunately, present low risk
- 3.Which one of the following contains elements of the chain of infection?
- A.
Pathogen and contact with the infected person
- B.
Virus, bacterium, and parasite
- C.
Agent, mode of transmission, and susceptible host
- D.
Poor infection control practices and a poor immune system
- 4.Which one of the following is not a causative agent for infection?
- A.
Protozoa
- B.
Spores
- C.
Parasites
- D.
Viruses
- 5.. A condition commonly found in reservoirs is:
- A.
Moisture.
- B.
Light.
- C.
Density.
- D.
Air.
- 6.An example of a human reservoir for infectious agents is:
- A.
a. Drainage from a wound.
- B.
b. The respiratory tract.
- C.
c. Urine and feces.
- D.
d. Saliva and vomitus.
- 7.Portals of exit from the human reservoir include:
- A.
Gastrointestinal and urinary tracts.
- B.
Intact skin.
- C.
Dirty hands.
- D.
Nose, mouth, and anus.
- 8.Which of the following is a mode of transmission?
- A.
Radioactivity
- B.
Body fluids
- C.
Fomites
- D.
Canned food
- 9.Portals of entry include all but which one of the following?
- A.
Anatomical openings
- B.
Intact skin
- C.
Open wounds
- D.
Needle sticks
- 10.Immunocompetence can protect a susceptible host.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.The host can be protected in which one of the following ways?
- A.
Protecting the immune systems of both patients and healthcare workers
- B.
Isolating healthcare workers from all infected patients
- C.
Using PPE with all infected patients
- D.
Rotating shifts of healthcare workers to minimize exposure to infectious disease
- 12.What is the single most important procedure to prevent the spread of infection?
- A.
Hand hygiene
- B.
Prompt and thorough reporting
- C.
Isolation of infected patients
- D.
Use of gloves
- 13.Breaking the chain of infection requires:
- A.
Documenting the vital signs.
- B.
Talking with the patient's family and friends.
- C.
Contact Precautions for anyone with any type of infection.
- D.
Educating healthcare workers in appropriate preventive procedures
- 14.Preventing the spread of bloodborne pathogens requires which of the following?
- A.
Standard Precautions
- B.
Airborne Precautions
- C.
Contact Precautions
- D.
Droplet Precautions
- 15.In certain situations, isolation may be achieved by:
- A.
Moving the patient to the far side of a double room.
- B.
Cohorting with another patient infected by the same microorganism.
- C.
Eliminating hand washing and toileting facilities, which only serve to spread infection.
- D.
Installing a separate room air conditioner.
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