Medical Science – Final Exam Review – Study Guide & Practice Questions
3 feet - correct answer ✔✔If the patient with droplet precautions is placed in a semi-private
room, the minimum distance between patients must be
Mask - correct answer ✔✔The last protective equipment that the health care provider removes
before leaving a room observing air-borne precautions is the
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. The type of protective equipment appropriate for a given
task depends on the amount of anticipated exposure to blood and body fluids
False - correct answer ✔✔True/False. If a person is exposed to blood or body fluids, he/she
should report the exposure after 14 days, or when the symptoms are observed
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. It is imperative that gloves be worn in all Standard
Precaution situations
Waist Container - correct answer ✔✔All needles, razors, and similar items should be disposed
of in a puncture-proof
Bio-hazard Bag - correct answer ✔✔All trash from a patient with Contact Precautions should be
disposed of in a
False - correct answer ✔✔True/False. Linens from a room observing Airborne Precautions are
not considered contaminated
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. If a person reaches over a sterile field, the field is
considered contaminated
, False - correct answer ✔✔True/False. If a tape has not turned color during sterilization, it is safe
to use the contents in a sterile procedure
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. One of the rules of working with a sterile field is that
hands must be held above the waist and kept in front of the person
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. If something is spilled on a sterile field, the filed is
considered to be contaminated
False - correct answer ✔✔True/False. The 3" border edge of a sterile field is considered not
sterile
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. MRSA infects anyone who comes in contact with it
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. MRSA infection can be hard to stamp out once it's
established in a facility
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. Open wounds give MRSA easy entry into the body
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. Those who are already seriously ill are at a higher risk of a
MRSA infection
Holistic Wellness - correct answer ✔✔Body, mind, and spirit
Primary Care - correct answer ✔✔Health care at a basic rather than specialized level for people
making an initial approach to a doctor or nurse for treatment
Secondary Care - correct answer ✔✔Health care provided by hospital clinicians for a patient
whose primary care was provided by the general practitioner
3 feet - correct answer ✔✔If the patient with droplet precautions is placed in a semi-private
room, the minimum distance between patients must be
Mask - correct answer ✔✔The last protective equipment that the health care provider removes
before leaving a room observing air-borne precautions is the
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. The type of protective equipment appropriate for a given
task depends on the amount of anticipated exposure to blood and body fluids
False - correct answer ✔✔True/False. If a person is exposed to blood or body fluids, he/she
should report the exposure after 14 days, or when the symptoms are observed
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. It is imperative that gloves be worn in all Standard
Precaution situations
Waist Container - correct answer ✔✔All needles, razors, and similar items should be disposed
of in a puncture-proof
Bio-hazard Bag - correct answer ✔✔All trash from a patient with Contact Precautions should be
disposed of in a
False - correct answer ✔✔True/False. Linens from a room observing Airborne Precautions are
not considered contaminated
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. If a person reaches over a sterile field, the field is
considered contaminated
, False - correct answer ✔✔True/False. If a tape has not turned color during sterilization, it is safe
to use the contents in a sterile procedure
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. One of the rules of working with a sterile field is that
hands must be held above the waist and kept in front of the person
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. If something is spilled on a sterile field, the filed is
considered to be contaminated
False - correct answer ✔✔True/False. The 3" border edge of a sterile field is considered not
sterile
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. MRSA infects anyone who comes in contact with it
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. MRSA infection can be hard to stamp out once it's
established in a facility
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. Open wounds give MRSA easy entry into the body
True - correct answer ✔✔True/False. Those who are already seriously ill are at a higher risk of a
MRSA infection
Holistic Wellness - correct answer ✔✔Body, mind, and spirit
Primary Care - correct answer ✔✔Health care at a basic rather than specialized level for people
making an initial approach to a doctor or nurse for treatment
Secondary Care - correct answer ✔✔Health care provided by hospital clinicians for a patient
whose primary care was provided by the general practitioner
