Which of the following is an example of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Clean disposable gloves
All of the following are guidelines that should be followed when using PPE except
Decontaminate and reuse disposable gloves
Personal protective equipment must be used to
Draw blood
What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C?
Sharing needles for illegal injection drug use
Which of the following help prevent the entrance of microorganisms into the
body?
All of the above
Which of following is the MOST important means of preventing the spread of
microorganisms in the medical office?
Hand hygiene
What term is used to describe a microorganism that produces disease?
Pathogen
Which of the following is NOT an example of a microorganism?
Pinworms
Which of the following is NOT a growth requirement for microorganisms?
Acidic environment
What may remain on an object that is medically aseptic?
Nonpathogens
What term is used to describe a microorganism that does NOT produce disease?
Nonpathogen
Which of the following are picked up in the course of daily activated, are attached
loosely to the skin, and are often pathogenic?
Transient flora
Microorganisms can be transmitted though
All of the above
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of
oxygen?
Aerobe
What is the name given to a tiny living plant or animal that cannot be seen with
the naked eye?
Microorganism
All of the following makes a person less resistant to a pathogen except
Immunizations
Which of the following employees would be least likely to have occupational
exposure?
Electrician
Which of the following is an example of an exposure incident?
Splashing blood into your eyes
AIDS cannot be transmitted through
Casual contact
, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by a
Virus
What must a medical office employee do if he or she declines the hepatitis B
vaccine?
Sign a hepatitis B waiver form
The hepatitis B vaccine must be offered to a new medical office employee except
when
All of the above
Patients with chronic hepatitis B face is increased risk of developing
Liver cancer
The most common side effect of the hepatitis B vaccine is
Soreness at the injection site
The most likely means of contracting hepatitis B in the health care setting is
through
Needlesticks and blood splashes
What is the immunization schedule for the hepatitis B vaccine?
0, 1 month, 6 months
Something that is sterile is free of
All living microorganisms and spores
Removing a wet pack from the autoclave results in
Contamination of the pack
The agent used to destroy microorganisms on an article depends on the
Intended use of the article
What is the term for an agent that kills disease-producing microorganisms and
that usually is applied to inanimate objects?
Disinfectant
Why should a chemical not be used past its expiration date?
It may lose its potency.
Which of the following is a characteristic of bacterial spores?
All of the above
Which of the following is used most often to sterilize articles in the medical
office?
Autoclave
Normal blood pressure for an adult
less than 120/80
When taking a blood pressure the stethoscope is placed over what artery?
Brachial
Phase in the cardiac cycle in which heart relaxes between contractions is what?
Diastole
What does the first tapping sound represent in a blood pressure?
Systolic pressure
When checking a blood pressure on someone what phase in the Korotkoff
Sounds is the systolic pressure located in?
Phase I
What is heard when listening for the systolic pressure?
Tapping