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OSHA stands for _______________________.
Occupational Standards of Health Association
Occupations of Safety and Health Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Oversight of Safety and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Which statement is true of MRSA?
Clients who appear completely healthy may bring MRSA into your shop, where it can infect others.
MRSA only occurs in individuals with other serious injuries or illnesses.
MRSA has become far less of a problem with the development of new antibiotics.
Although common in hospitals and nursing homes, MRSA has not been reported to occur in the community as a whole.
Clients who appear completely healthy may bring MRSA into your shop, where it can infect others.
Organisms that grow, feed and shelter on or in another organism are known as ____________.
Saprophytes
Parasites
Cocci
Spore forming
parasites
To use a disinfectant properly, read and follow the manufacturer's directions and _____________ implements for proper disinfection.
partially dry
completely submerge
partially submerge
thoroughly rinse
completely submerge
Products and equipment that do not have the word ________ on the label are merely cleaners.
Moisturizer
Disinfectant
Antiseptic
Universal precaution
disinfectant
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registers many different types of __________.
Antiseptics
Antibiotics
Diseases
Disinfectants
disinfectants
Some of the _________ that plague humans are the common cold, respiratory infections, gastrointestinal tract infections, measles, mumps, chicken pox, smallpox, rabies, yellow fever, hepatitis, polio, influenza and HIV.
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Parasites
viruses
What is a contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite?
Scabies
blood poisoning
Lesions
HIV/AIDS
scabies
All disinfectants are _________ in the presence of oils, lotions, creams and dust.
Inactivated
Activated
Increased
Strengthened
inactivated
State rules require that all multiuse tools and implements be cleaned and disinfected before and after ___________.
every shift
each service
purchase
discarding
each service
Single-celled organisms that have characteristics of both plants and animals are called ___________.
Fungi
Viruses
Bacteria
Parasites
bacteria
Colonies of microorganisms that adhere to environmental surfaces are called _________.
Biofilms
Fungi
Biomasses
Layered contaminants
biofilms
Completely destroying all microbial life including bacterial spores is known as ______________.
Cleaning
Laundering
Sterilizing
Sanitizing
sterilizing
5.25 percent sodium hypochlorite is also known as _________.
quaternary sodium
enzymatic disinfectant
household bleach
phenolic disinfectant
household bleach
It is acceptable to allow __________ to contact the skin.
Quats
Isopropyl alcohol
Phenols
Bleach
isopropyl alcohol
Pathogenic bacteria may produce ___________.
Oxytocin
Antitoxins
Disease
Beneficial effects
disease
The HIV virus is spread mainly through _________.
holding hands with an infected person
sharing food with an infected person
sharing bathroom facilities
sharing needles by intravenous drug users
sharing needles by intravenous drug users
The process that eliminates most, but not all necessarily all, microorganisms on nonliving surfaces is called ____________.
Fumigation
Disinfection
Sanitation
Sterilization
disinfection
Quaternary ammonium compounds (quats) solutions usually disinfect implements in _________ minutes.
2
10
20
60
10
_________ are a form of formaldehyde, have a very high pH and can damage the skin and eyes.
Phenolic disinfectants
Quats
Mycobacteria
Alcohols
Phenolic disinfectants
What is a condition, characterized by redness, heat and pain, with which the body reacts to injury, irritation or infection?
Inflammation
Disease
Abscess
Hepatitis B
inflammation
What are single-celled organisms that grow in irregular masses and include molds, mildews and yeasts?
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Parasites
fungi
The ability of a disinfecting solution to kill germs when used according to the label is known as ____________.
Disinfection
Efficacy
Sterilization
Decontamination
efficacy
___________ are guidelines published by the CDC that require the employer and employee to assume that any human blood and body fluids are potentially infectious.
Safety procedures
Standard rules
Standard precautions
Safety precautions
Standard precautions
If a product label has the word _________ on it, the product must be diluted and cannot be used directly from the original container.
Mixed
Disinfectant
Proportioned
Concentrate
concentrate