Newest Clean Needle Technique (CNT) With
complete solutions 2026.
(T or F) The clean needle technique to reduce the risk of a number of
potential adverse events related to acupuncture practice, reduces the
spread of infection, and helps ensure public safety?
True
(T or F) In addition to potential risks of transmitting infection or
pathogens from one patient to the other, there are additional risks which
include broken needles, untoward reactions, pain and discomfort,
inadvertent injury to important organs?
True
(T or F) Acupuncture is the insertion of needles into the skin where the
therapeutic effect is expected to come primarily from the act of inserting,
manipulating and/or retaining the needles in specific locations?
True
(T or F) The most common adverse effect from acupuncture are needle
site bleeding, superficial hematoma, and needle site pain, less
frequently, fainting due to acupuncture, tiredness, aggravation of
symptoms and broken needles have been reported?
True
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,(T or F) With needling of the scalp and pinna/auricle, acupuncturists
should apply clean cotton or gauze to prevent bleeding?
True
A physical sensation that indicates altered Qi flow and good efficacy of
needle placement
De qi response
(T or F) If alcohol is used to clean the acupuncture sites, allow alcohol to
dry before needling?
True
(T or F) It is recommended that patients are situated in a position where
they are relaxed and not likely to need to move, as well as reminding
patients not to move to avoid a stuck needle?
True
(T or F) If a needle that was rotated in one direction becomes stuck,
rotate the needle back in the opposite direction?
True
(T or F) Stimulate the area near a stuck needle with simple finger
manipulation, tapping or another needle insertion, then try to remove a
stuck needle?
True
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, (T or F) Leave a stuck needle in place for a few minutes, then try again
to remove the needle?
True
(T or F) It is strongly recommended to count and write down the number
of needles used including the discarded ones to keep from failing to
remove needles?
True
(T or F) Aggravation of symptoms is reported both as potential adverse
event and as an intended response to treatment, known as "Menken or
mengen phenomenon," or healing crisis and is good reason to explain
likely effects of acupuncture to patients?
True
(T or F) Traumatic pneumothorax is caused by penetrating or blunt
trauma to the chest such as stabbing, gunshot wounds, or severe blow.
Iatrogenic pneumothorax is a complication of diagnostic or therapeutic
intervention, therefore acupuncture related pneumothorax is considered
iatrogenic?
True
(T or F) Acupuncture practitioners can be unaware of having created a
pneumothorax or what point were implicated because patients by
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complete solutions 2026.
(T or F) The clean needle technique to reduce the risk of a number of
potential adverse events related to acupuncture practice, reduces the
spread of infection, and helps ensure public safety?
True
(T or F) In addition to potential risks of transmitting infection or
pathogens from one patient to the other, there are additional risks which
include broken needles, untoward reactions, pain and discomfort,
inadvertent injury to important organs?
True
(T or F) Acupuncture is the insertion of needles into the skin where the
therapeutic effect is expected to come primarily from the act of inserting,
manipulating and/or retaining the needles in specific locations?
True
(T or F) The most common adverse effect from acupuncture are needle
site bleeding, superficial hematoma, and needle site pain, less
frequently, fainting due to acupuncture, tiredness, aggravation of
symptoms and broken needles have been reported?
True
1|Page
,(T or F) With needling of the scalp and pinna/auricle, acupuncturists
should apply clean cotton or gauze to prevent bleeding?
True
A physical sensation that indicates altered Qi flow and good efficacy of
needle placement
De qi response
(T or F) If alcohol is used to clean the acupuncture sites, allow alcohol to
dry before needling?
True
(T or F) It is recommended that patients are situated in a position where
they are relaxed and not likely to need to move, as well as reminding
patients not to move to avoid a stuck needle?
True
(T or F) If a needle that was rotated in one direction becomes stuck,
rotate the needle back in the opposite direction?
True
(T or F) Stimulate the area near a stuck needle with simple finger
manipulation, tapping or another needle insertion, then try to remove a
stuck needle?
True
2|Page
, (T or F) Leave a stuck needle in place for a few minutes, then try again
to remove the needle?
True
(T or F) It is strongly recommended to count and write down the number
of needles used including the discarded ones to keep from failing to
remove needles?
True
(T or F) Aggravation of symptoms is reported both as potential adverse
event and as an intended response to treatment, known as "Menken or
mengen phenomenon," or healing crisis and is good reason to explain
likely effects of acupuncture to patients?
True
(T or F) Traumatic pneumothorax is caused by penetrating or blunt
trauma to the chest such as stabbing, gunshot wounds, or severe blow.
Iatrogenic pneumothorax is a complication of diagnostic or therapeutic
intervention, therefore acupuncture related pneumothorax is considered
iatrogenic?
True
(T or F) Acupuncture practitioners can be unaware of having created a
pneumothorax or what point were implicated because patients by
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