HYGIENE
One of the general guidelines for disease prevention is washing your hands when gloving. When should this be done?
BEFORE AND AFTER GLOVES, BEFORE AND AFTER EACH PATIENT
Which disease is commonly known as whooping cough?
PERTUSSIS
Autoclaved items remain sterile if they have been properly processed and protected from moisture for ____ days.
30 DAYS
The agency that established guidelines concerning contact with blood and body fluids, referred to as universal precautions, is:
CDC
WHAT IS is not a chemical agent commonly used to sterilize certain surgical instruments?
dihydrogen monoxide
When a person with a cold coughs or sneezes, the vapor containing the microorganism causing the illness can travel up to ___ feet.
3 FEET
Bed rest, increased fluid intake, and antipyretics are recommended for patients with:
INFLUZENA
Sterilization can occur via
GAS, DRY HEAT, AUTOCLAVE all but IT ALL STARTS WITH which of the following methods?
SOAP AND HOT WATER
What is an important step in using eyewash equipment?
Locate the eyewash covers and verify functionality.
Only three elements need to be present for a fire to start. What are the three elements needed?
oxygen, heat, and fuel
A routine hand washing for medical asepsis should take ____ seconds.
15 SECONDS
The primary symptom of ____ is skin infections that may look like pimples or boils and can be red, swollen, painful, and full of pus.
MEASLES
What is not one of the five classifications of infectious microorganisms?
chloroplasts
When a microscope is not in use, its cord should be:
kept loosely wrapped
The ocular lens of a microscope should be cleaned with:
lens tissue paper
A STERILE hand washing for medical asepsis should take
2-6 MINS
The place where conditions are ripe for pathogens to replicate is called the
RESERVIOR
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulate all laboratory testing performed on humans except for:
CLINICAL TRIALS
An autoclave exerts approximately 15-30 pounds of steam pressure per square inch at a temperature between ______ degrees Fahrenheit
250 AND 270
For moderately complex tests, CLIA mandates that there be a clinical consultant with a minimum of a(n) _____ degree.
DOCTORAL
Which of the following terms is defined as the process of destroying all disease-causing microorganisms?
STERILIZATION
Which of the following are simple parasitic plants that depend on other life forms for a nutritional source?
FUNGI
What are the five classifications of infectious microorganisms?
bacteria
Virus
Parasites
Fungi
Rickettsiae
Operating a well-managed and efficient physician’s office laboratory (POL) includes all but which of the following?
a. recapping used syringes before placing them in a biohazard sharps container
b. recording all lab work in a log
c. maintaining all SDS in a notebook that is readily accessible to all employees
d. keeping long hair tied back securely
recapping used syringes before placing them in a biohazard sharps container
Which of the following instruments is not used for dilating, probing, and visualizing?
Olsen Hegar needle holder