Microbiology 2010 - Microbiology with Lab » Summer 2022 » Post-Test Chapter 5

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Question #1
A patient develops an illness after shaking hands with an infected individual. How did the illness spread?
A.   Direct contact
B.   Biological vector
C.   Indirect contact
D.   Airborne transmission
Question #2
When a group of patients experiences the same symptoms and have consumed the same substance, the common vehicle route of transmission should be suspected.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #3
An insect that ingests blood from an infected source and transmits it to a human is a _____ vector
A.   biological
B.   physical
C.   mechanical
D.   nuclear
Question #4
When the pathogen is located on the outside of a vector’s body, the type of transmission is ______ .
A.   physical
B.   biological
C.   mechanical
D.   nuclear
Question #5
_____ flora exist on the skin and usually do not cause disease unless they enter a sterile body cavity in an immunocompromised patient.
A.   alien
B.   resident
C.   foreign
D.   parasite
Question #6
Health care providers can become colonized with pathogens during direct contact with patients.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
Which of the following activities is part of standard precautions?
A.   All of these
B.   Safe injection practices
C.   Hand hygiene
D.   Use of personal protective equipment
Question #8
Alcohol-based hand rubs should be used before putting on sterile gloves.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
An effective behavior to prevent the spread of illness is to cover your mouth with your hand when coughing.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
Used needles and syringes should be placed in a _____ container.
A.   sharp
B.   closed
C.   soft
D.   hot
Question #11
For a patient on contact precautions, any equipment used should be dedicated to that patient during the hospitalization.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #12
Which of the following interventions is not a part of airborne precautions?
A.   Use of N-95 or HEPA filtered masks
B.   Private room
C.   Hand hygiene
D.   Gloves, gown, and goggles or face shield
Question #13
The door to the patient’s room may be kept open if the patient is on droplet precautions.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #14
Which of the following is a component of the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?
A.   The use of standard precautions
B.   Personal protective equipment
C.   All of these
D.   An exposure control plan
Question #15
If an employee is exposed to blood when providing patient care, the employer must provide confidential follow-up and treatment at a reasonable cost.
A.   True
B.   False

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