Untitled Quiz

Which method of sterilization involves the use of steam under high pressure?

Which of the following is NOT a type of disinfection?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a communicable disease?

The incidence of a disease refers to the number of new cases of that disease in a defined population during a specific time period.

Morbidity rate refers to the frequency or proportion of individuals in a population that are affected by a specific disease, illness, or health condition.

The mortality rate is the same as the death rate.

What is the definition of 'endemic diseases'?

A pandemic disease is occurring in epidemic proportions in many countries simultaneously.

Which of the following is NOT a component of the infectious disease process?

What are the two main types of infections acquired in health care settings?

Handwashing is considered the most important measure to reduce the risk of transmitting pathogens in healthcare settings.

The goal of medical asepsis is to exclude pathogens.

Which of the following is NOT a type of disinfectant?

Surgical asepsis aims to completely eliminate all microbes from a specific area.

Standard precautions are to be applied to the care of all patients in all health care settings, regardless of suspected or confirmed presence of an infectious agent.

Which of the following is NOT a vaccine-preventable infectious disease?

Gloves can protect both patients and healthcare personnel from exposure to infectious materials that may be carried on hands.

Isolation gowns are typically the first piece of PPE to be donned.

Masks are primarily used to protect the healthcare worker from contact with infective material from patients.

A vaccine is a type of material that can naturally induce immunity to an infectious disease.

Herd immunity refers to indirect protection from infection that happens when a population is immune.

Attenuated vaccines utilize weakened pathogens to stimulate the immune system.

Inactivated vaccines are made with pathogens that have been killed by heat or chemicals.

A toxoid is a type of toxin that has been made harmless through heat or chemical treatment.

Vaccines stimulate the recipient's immune system to produce antibodies and memory cells.

Herd immunity protection is achieved when a high percentage of the population is immune to a disease.

What is the primary goal of medical asepsis?

Surgical asepsis involves procedures to render and keep objects and areas sterile.

Standard precautions are designed to prevent the transmission of infectious agents between patients and health care personnel.

Blood is not usually sterile.

A lumbar puncture is used to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid.

What is the name given to the inflammation or infection of both the brain and the meninges?

A sputum sample is primarily used to assess upper respiratory tract infections.

A throat swab is a type of specimen collected to determine whether a patient has strep throat.

Fecal/stool specimens should preferably be processed immediately at the laboratory to prevent a decrease in temperature and a drop in the pH level.

The scientific study of the immune system and immune response is called immunology.

Antibiotics are molecules that stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies.

Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system in response to antigens.

Active acquired immunity involves antibodies that are produced within the person's body.

Passive acquired immunity involves receiving antibodies that were produced by another person or more than one person.

A vaccine is a substance that can artificially induce immunity to an infectious disease.

Herd immunity is a type of indirect protection against infectious disease that happens when a population is immune.

Attenuated vaccines use weakened pathogens to stimulate the immune system.

The primary way to reduce the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is strict compliance with infection control guidelines.

Handwashing is the most important single measure to reduce the risks of transmitting pathogens from patients to healthcare workers.

Surgical asepsis is designed to eliminate all microbes from a specific area.

Standard precautions are to be applied to the care of all patients in all health care settings, regardless of suspected or confirmed presence of an infectious agent.

Standard precautions are designed to prevent the transmission of infectious agents between patients and health care personnel.