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Front 1

When putting on a face mask what is the first thing you shoud do:

Back 1

Tie the strings at the back of your neck

Front 2

Infectious diseases are usually spread by:

Back 2

contact with someone with the disease

Front 3

To avoid chapping and drying of your skin from hand washing you should:

Back 3

use a lotion after hand washing

Front 4

The single most effective way to prevent the spread of disease is by:

Back 4

frequent hand washing

Front 5

Disposable equipment is often used in health care facilities because it:

Back 5

helps reduce the spread of infection

Front 6

The skin and what other natural defenses of the body protect it from invasion by microorganisms:

Back 6

-acidity of the urine and digestive juices,
-tears,
-phagocytic actin of white blood cells

Front 7

Infections that occur when residents are in long-term care facilities are called:

Back 7

nosocomial

Front 8

normal flora are:

Back 8

microorganisms that live in a certain location

Front 9

The main reason the nurse should not wear jewelry or rings, other than a plain wedding band is:

Back 9

they harbor pathogenic organisms

Front 10

A microorganism that can cause an infection is called a:

Back 10

pathogen

Front 11

True or False

A mask can be worn without a face shield, but a face shield should never be worn without a mask:

Back 11

TRUE

Front 12

Standard precautions:

Back 12

involve treating all persons as if they are infected

Front 13

Gloves should be worn when the nursing assistant performs the following procedure:

Back 13

washing the patient's genital area

Front 14

True or False

Standard precautions are used in addition to the other precautions for patients in airborne, droplet or contact isolation:

Back 14

TRUE

Front 15

The process of eliminating harmful microbes from equipment and instruments is called:

Back 15

disinfection

Front 16

Contact precautions are used for infections that spread in the:

Back 16

secretions or excretions that drain on the outside of the body

Front 17

You are going to wash your hands. You should stand:

Back 17

far enough away so that your uniform does not touch the sink

Front 18

True or False

An isolation mask or gown becomes wet. The item is considered contaminated and should be replaced:

Back 18

TRUE

Front 19

Sick people are much more susceptible to developing infections because:

Back 19

they have lowered resistance

Front 20

True or False

when cleaning, slways wipe the most heavily soiled area first:

Back 20

FALSE

Front 21

Microorrganisms can be transmitted by:

Back 21

-food, water, animals and insects
-eating and drinking utensils
-personal care and hygiene equipent

Front 22

True or False

when entering an isolation room, put the gloves on before the mask and gown:

Back 22

FALSE

Front 23

The process in which ALL microorganisms are destroyed is:

Back 23

Sterilization

Front 24

True or False

you should sit on the patient's bed when talking to the patient to make them feel better.

Back 24

FALSE

Front 25

True or false

when washing your hands you should hold your hands and forearms up:

Back 25

FALSE

Front 26

Factors that put a person at risk for infection:

Back 26

-stress and fatique
-chronic, debilitating disease
-poor personal hygiene

Front 27

A microorganism needs what to live and grow:

Back 27

-food
-water
-warmth

Front 28

True or False

Your are to collect a specimen from a patient in isolation. You should take the patient to the laboratory for the procedure:

Back 28

FALSE

Front 29

If the seal on a commercially prepared sterile package of gauze is broken you will:

Back 29

consider the package contaminated

Front 30

The process by which an object or area becomes unclean:

Back 30

contamination

Front 31

True or False

when you are going to double bag ithem both you and your helper are inside the patient's room for the procedure:

Back 31

FALSE

Front 32

what can act to transmit disease:

Back 32

-drinking cup
-bedpan
-instruments
-dressings

Front 33

True or False

when caring for a patient in airborne precautions, the nursing assistant must wear a HEPA, N95 or PFR95 mask:

Back 33

TRUE

Front 34

A nonpathogen comes in contact with a sterile item. The item is now:

Back 34

contaminated

Front 35

You are going to remove an isolation gown. What is the first thing you should do:

Back 35

untie the waist strings

Front 36

Germs grow and multiply when the conditions include:

Back 36

-dark/moist locations
-temperatures within normal body range
-available supply of oxygen

Front 37

Isolation techniques are used for patients with:

Back 37

contagious diseases

Front 38

When should you wash your hands:

Back 38

-before handling or preparing food
-after urinating or having a bowel movement
-before and after giving patient care

Front 39

True or False

gowns are always worn when food trays are served

Back 39

FALSE

Front 40

when hand washing always:

Back 40

rinse hands with fingertips down

Front 41

When caring for a patient in droplet precautions, you should wear a:

Back 41

surgical mask

Front 42

When a patient is in isolation:

Back 42

frequently-used equipment remains in the patient unit

Front 43

Gloves are not needed:

Back 43

-shaking hands
-delivering supplies
-removing a patients tray

Front 44

True or false

equipment can be taken from one patient's room to another room as long as it has not been used:

Back 44

FALSE

Front 45

After you have dried your hands you should:

Back 45

turn off the faucet with a dry paper towel

Front 46

Sterilization procedures destroy:

Back 46

-pathogens
-nonpathogens
-spores

Front 47

How long shoud you wash your hands:

Back 47

about 2 minutes