Infection Control Practices

What term is used to describe practices that help to keep an object or area clean and free from infection

The CDC recommends that washing their hands with soap and water be preformed:

Which of the following terms refers to a fever

All of the following are advantages of alcohol, based hand rubs, except?

What term does designate a decrease in the oxygen saturation of the blood?

The most common side effect of the hepatitis B vaccine is

Which of the following is the most important means of preventing the spread of microorganisms in the medical office?

A temperature of 97.6°F is classified as

Which of the following prevents ambient light from interfering with the SPO2 reading

Erectile thermometer must be lubricated before insertion to prevent

If an accelerate temperature of 100 F was taken orally, it would register as

What is dyspnea?

Which of the following individuals may normally exhibit bradycardia

What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen?

Blood pressure is measured in

The control center for involuntary respiration is the

Where is the femoral pulse located?

Normal blood pressure for an adult is

If a patient’s pulse rate is 80 bpm, the patient’s respirations would most likely be

The purpose of the power-on self-test (POST) performed by a pulse oximeter is to

For an artery to be considered as a pulse site, it must be

Blood pressure measure:

Internal respiration is the:

What is the name given to a person who cannot fight off a pathogen that has entered his or her body?

The function of hemoglobin is to

What is dyspnea

Pulse oxymetry gives the provider information on

What is tachycardia

What is Tachypnea

What is bradycardia

What is hypoxia

What is bradypnea