Question 1

When should Standard Precautions be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  When exposure to blood is likely 
B)  When exposure to saliva is likely 
C)  During all patient care procedures 
D)  During patient procedures requiring sterile asepsis 
A)  When exposure to blood is likely 
B)  When exposure to saliva is likely 
C)  During all patient care procedures 
D)  During patient procedures requiring sterile asepsis C

Question 2

Infection cycle includes all except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transmission 
B)  Incubation 
C)  Natural immunity 
D)  Convalescence 
A)  Transmission 
B)  Incubation 
C)  Natural immunity 
D)  Convalescence C

Question 3

All of the following statements describe the use of Standard Precautions except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wear gloves when touching blood and body fluids. 
B)  No hand washing is necessary if using gloves. 
C)  Use mouthpieces when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). 
D)  Never recap used needles. 
A)  Wear gloves when touching blood and body fluids. 
B)  No hand washing is necessary if using gloves. 
C)  Use mouthpieces when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). 
D)  Never recap used needles. B

Question 4

Which of the following describes sources of nosocomial infections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carpet in a radiation oncology department 
B)  Fresh or dried flowers 
C)  Pen used to apply marks used on all patients 
D)  Both b and c 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Carpet in a radiation oncology department 
B)  Fresh or dried flowers 
C)  Pen used to apply marks used on all patients 
D)  Both b and c 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and injuries in the human population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epidemiology 
B)  Colonization 
C)  Nosocomial 
D)  Virulence 
A)  Epidemiology 
B)  Colonization 
C)  Nosocomial 
D)  Virulence

Question 6

Contact spread can be ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  airborne or direct 
B)  droplet or indirect 
C)  direct only 
D)  both direct or indirect 
E)  indirect only 
A)  airborne or direct 
B)  droplet or indirect 
C)  direct only 
D)  both direct or indirect 
E)  indirect only

Question 7

Following an accidental needle stick where exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)is possible, which of the following is the most appropriate first response?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complete an incident report. 
B)  Apply bleach to the punctured area. 
C)  Squeeze the wound to make it bleed. 
D)  Decontaminate by using soap and water. 
A)  Complete an incident report. 
B)  Apply bleach to the punctured area. 
C)  Squeeze the wound to make it bleed. 
D)  Decontaminate by using soap and water.

Question 8

CDC stands for the _________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancer Diagnostic Centers 
B)  Center for Diagnosis of Cancer 
C)  Cancer Domain Center 
D)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
A)  Cancer Diagnostic Centers 
B)  Center for Diagnosis of Cancer 
C)  Cancer Domain Center 
D)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 9

Nosocomial infections affect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients 
B)  Health care workers 
C)  The public 
D)  Both a and b 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Patients 
B)  Health care workers 
C)  The public 
D)  Both a and b 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

The agency that mandates the minimum level of respiratory protection in caring for those with tuberculosis is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  WHO 
B)  NCI 
C)  JRC 
D)  OSHA 
A)  WHO 
B)  NCI 
C)  JRC 
D)  OSHA

Question 11

What is the most reliable, available, and economical method of destroying microorganisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gas 
B)  Liquid 
C)  Heat 
D)  Radiation 
A)  Gas 
B)  Liquid 
C)  Heat 
D)  Radiation

Question 12

A person who is colonized but not ill is known as a ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  host 
B)  carrier 
C)  vector 
D)  fomite 
A)  host 
B)  carrier 
C)  vector 
D)  fomite

Question 13

Which of the following chemical methods of asepsis is applied to the skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disinfectant 
B)  Antiseptic 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Disinfectant 
B)  Antiseptic 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is the term used to indicate the number of antibodies present in a blood sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vaccine 
B)  Titers 
C)  Pathogens 
D)  Antibiotics 
A)  Vaccine 
B)  Titers 
C)  Pathogens 
D)  Antibiotics

Question 15

A marker used to apply marks on a patient's skin should not be used on multiple patients to help prevent which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transmission of disease 
B)  Drying out of markers 
C)  Confusion about color-specific field parameters 
D)  Skin permeability resistance 
A)  Transmission of disease 
B)  Drying out of markers 
C)  Confusion about color-specific field parameters 
D)  Skin permeability resistance

Question 16

An OSHA-approved respiratory mask is required for use by health care workers at high risk of being exposed to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hepatitis B 
B)  Hepatitis C 
C)  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRS
A)  
D)  Tuberculosis (T
B)  
A)  Hepatitis B 
B)  Hepatitis C 
C)  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRS
A)  
D)  Tuberculosis (T
B)

Question 17

Which of the following is the ability of an infectious agent to cause clinical disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virulence 
B)  Incubation 
C)  Pathogenicity 
D)  Convalescence 
A)  Virulence 
B)  Incubation 
C)  Pathogenicity 
D)  Convalescence

Question 18

Recommended vaccines for health care workers include all except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hepatitis B 
B)  Varicella 
C)  Measles, mumps, rubella 
D)  Annual influenza 
E)  All of the above vaccines are recommended. 
A)  Hepatitis B 
B)  Varicella 
C)  Measles, mumps, rubella 
D)  Annual influenza 
E)  All of the above vaccines are recommended.

Question 19

What are the five transmission routes that carry disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Airborne, vector-borne, contact, droplet, common vehicle 
B)  Airborne, vector-borne, indirect, subdirect, droplet 
C)  Airway, vector-borne, contact, blood-borne common vehicle 
D)  Airway, vector-borne, contact, drippings, common vehicle 
A)  Airborne, vector-borne, contact, droplet, common vehicle 
B)  Airborne, vector-borne, indirect, subdirect, droplet 
C)  Airway, vector-borne, contact, blood-borne common vehicle 
D)  Airway, vector-borne, contact, drippings, common vehicle

Question 20

Disease communicated through water supply is an example of which route of transmission?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contact 
B)  Airborne 
C)  Fomite 
D)  Droplet 
A)  Contact 
B)  Airborne 
C)  Fomite 
D)  Droplet

Exam 9: Infection Control in Radiation Oncology Facilities

When should Standard Precautions be used?

Infection cycle includes all except which of the following?

All of the following statements describe the use of Standard Precautions except which of the following?

Which of the following describes sources of nosocomial infections?

Which of the following is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and injuries in the human population?

Contact spread can be ____________________.

Following an accidental needle stick where exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)is possible, which of the following is the most appropriate first response?

CDC stands for the _________________________.

Nosocomial infections affect which of the following?

The agency that mandates the minimum level of respiratory protection in caring for those with tuberculosis is known as what?

What is the most reliable, available, and economical method of destroying microorganisms?

A person who is colonized but not ill is known as a ________________.

Which of the following chemical methods of asepsis is applied to the skin?

Which of the following is the term used to indicate the number of antibodies present in a blood sample?

A marker used to apply marks on a patient's skin should not be used on multiple patients to help prevent which of the following?

An OSHA-approved respiratory mask is required for use by health care workers at high risk of being exposed to which of the following?

Which of the following is the ability of an infectious agent to cause clinical disease?

Recommended vaccines for health care workers include all except which of the following?

What are the five transmission routes that carry disease?

Disease communicated through water supply is an example of which route of transmission?

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