MAST 1080 Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is an example of personal protective equipment (PPE)? - Correct
Answer- Clean disposable gloves
All of the following are guidelines that should be followed when using PPE except - Correct
Answer- Decontaminate and reuse disposable gloves
Personal protective equipment must be used to - Correct Answer- Draw blood
What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C? - Correct Answer- Sharing
needles for illegal injection drug use
Which of the following help prevent the entrance of microorganisms into the body? - Correct
Answer- All of the above
Which of following is the MOST important means of preventing the spread of
microorganisms in the medical office? - Correct Answer- Hand hygiene
What term is used to describe a microorganism that produces disease? - Correct Answer-
Pathogen
Which of the following is NOT an example of a microorganism? - Correct Answer-
Pinworms
Which of the following is NOT a growth requirement for microorganisms? - Correct Answer-
Acidic environment
What may remain on an object that is medically aseptic? - Correct Answer- Nonpathogens
What term is used to describe a microorganism that does NOT produce disease? - Correct
Answer- Nonpathogen
, Which of the following are picked up in the course of daily activated, are attached loosely to
the skin, and are often pathogenic? - Correct Answer- Transient flora
Microorganisms can be transmitted though - Correct Answer- All of the above
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen? -
Correct Answer- Aerobe
What is the name given to a tiny living plant or animal that cannot be seen with the naked
eye? - Correct Answer- Microorganism
All of the following makes a person less resistant to a pathogen except - Correct Answer-
Immunizations
Which of the following employees would be least likely to have occupational exposure? -
Correct Answer- Electrician
Which of the following is an example of an exposure incident? - Correct Answer- Splashing
blood into your eyes
AIDS cannot be transmitted through - Correct Answer- Casual contact
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by a - Correct Answer- Virus
What must a medical office employee do if he or she declines the hepatitis B vaccine? -
Correct Answer- Sign a hepatitis B waiver form
The hepatitis B vaccine must be offered to a new medical office employee except when -
Correct Answer- All of the above
Patients with chronic hepatitis B face is increased risk of developing - Correct Answer- Liver
cancer
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is an example of personal protective equipment (PPE)? - Correct
Answer- Clean disposable gloves
All of the following are guidelines that should be followed when using PPE except - Correct
Answer- Decontaminate and reuse disposable gloves
Personal protective equipment must be used to - Correct Answer- Draw blood
What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C? - Correct Answer- Sharing
needles for illegal injection drug use
Which of the following help prevent the entrance of microorganisms into the body? - Correct
Answer- All of the above
Which of following is the MOST important means of preventing the spread of
microorganisms in the medical office? - Correct Answer- Hand hygiene
What term is used to describe a microorganism that produces disease? - Correct Answer-
Pathogen
Which of the following is NOT an example of a microorganism? - Correct Answer-
Pinworms
Which of the following is NOT a growth requirement for microorganisms? - Correct Answer-
Acidic environment
What may remain on an object that is medically aseptic? - Correct Answer- Nonpathogens
What term is used to describe a microorganism that does NOT produce disease? - Correct
Answer- Nonpathogen
, Which of the following are picked up in the course of daily activated, are attached loosely to
the skin, and are often pathogenic? - Correct Answer- Transient flora
Microorganisms can be transmitted though - Correct Answer- All of the above
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen? -
Correct Answer- Aerobe
What is the name given to a tiny living plant or animal that cannot be seen with the naked
eye? - Correct Answer- Microorganism
All of the following makes a person less resistant to a pathogen except - Correct Answer-
Immunizations
Which of the following employees would be least likely to have occupational exposure? -
Correct Answer- Electrician
Which of the following is an example of an exposure incident? - Correct Answer- Splashing
blood into your eyes
AIDS cannot be transmitted through - Correct Answer- Casual contact
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by a - Correct Answer- Virus
What must a medical office employee do if he or she declines the hepatitis B vaccine? -
Correct Answer- Sign a hepatitis B waiver form
The hepatitis B vaccine must be offered to a new medical office employee except when -
Correct Answer- All of the above
Patients with chronic hepatitis B face is increased risk of developing - Correct Answer- Liver
cancer
