RMA 15

Potentially infectious body fluids include all of the following EXCEPT?

A Blood
B Vaginal secretions
C Sweat
D Cerebrospinal fluid
E Semen

Which color code for hazard warning labels is NOT correct?

A Blue for health haards
B Yellow for radioactivity hazards
C White for radioactivity hazards
D All are correct
E Red for flammability

How long is Hep B virus capable of surviving in a dried state on environmental surfaces?

A 2 days
B 2 weeks
C 1 day
D 1 month
E 1 Week

Clean technique is another term for?

A Surgical asepsis
B Sterilization
C Medical asepsis
D Sanitization
E Hand washing

Instruments that penetrate a patients skin should be?

A Disinfected
B Sterilized
C Sanitized
D Treathed with antiseptics
E Cleaned ultrasonically

Instruments that come in contact only with a patients mucous membranes should be?

A Sanitized
B Disinfected
C Sterilized
D Treated with antiseptics
E None of the above

Instruments that touch only healthy intact skin should be?

A Treated with antiseptics
B Disinfected
C Sterilized
D Cleaned
E Sanitized

The vaccine against Hep B provides immunity for at least?

A 6 yrs
B 3 yrs
C 4 yrs
D 5 yrs
E 7 yrs

A syndrome resulting from HIV infection that generally involbes chronic systemic symptoms but lacks an opportunistic infection or Kaposis sarcoma is know as?

A AIDS-related complex
B Acute HIV infection
C AIDS
D Asymptomatic latency period
E None of the above

Which of the following is the only readily available method to detect evidence of HIV infection?

A Patient history
B Signs and symptoms
C Serological test
D urinalysis
E None of the above

Which of the following organ systems is the most commonly invlved in AIDS?

A Stomach
B Lungs
C Kidneys
D Ovaries
E Liver & Spleen

Kaposis sarcoma is a malignancy of the?

A skin and kidneys
B skin and brain
C skin and bones
D Skin and Lungs
E skin and lymph nodes

Anything that poses a risk to the human body or a living organism is called?

A Biohazard
B occupational exposure
C Virus
D Pathogen
E Blood borne

Which of the following is a possible means of transmission of HIV?

A Tears
B Blood
C Intact skin
D Hair
E Saliva

OSHA standards require which of the following?

A written schedule for cleaning
B cleaning only when needed
C cleaning only after procedures
D cleaning by staff only
E Both A and D

Treating all human blood as if it were infectious is known as?

A Engineering controls
B Universal Precautions
C Asepsis
D Work practice controls
E Isolation methods

Hand washing is necessary at which of the following times?

A Before using gloves
B Before leaving for the day
C After performing a procedure
D After using gloves
E ALL of the above

After you have rinsed your hands by using the aseptic hand washing method, what step should you take next?

A Using a nail brush or orange stick clean nails
B Turn off the faucets using your hands
C Hold your hands above the elbows to prevent water from running to washed areas
D Put on sterile gloves
E Dry your hands with clean paper towels and turn off faucets vy using a clean paper towel

Which of the following is NOT an example of personal protective equipment?

A Lab coat
B Surgical coat
C Gloves
D Uniform
E Face shield

To dispose of a contaminated needle,

A Drop it in the nearest trash can
B Recap it and drop it in nearest biohazard container
C Sterilize it and put it into the Sharps container
D Wash it, recap it, and drop it into the sharps container
E Drop it into the biohazardous waste container for sharps

Surgical scrub involves washing

A Hands
B All parts of the body before surgery
C Hands and Forearms
D Hands, forearms, and face
E Forearms

The autoclave

A used for instruments that would be damaged by prolonged exposure to high temps
B Involves the use of soap and scrubbing to disinfect instruments
C Forces the temps of steam above the boiling point of water in order to sterilize equipment
D Uses ethylene oxide and may be operated only in the hospital or a manufacturing environment
E Is used for items that would be damaged by immersion in a chemical solution or by exposure to steam.

Standard Precautions are?

A The same as Universal Precautions
B Never used because are outdated
C Used mainly in hospitals
D Used in all medically related fields
E used mainly in medical offices

Medical asepsis is defined as which of the following?

A Growth of organisms before they leave the body
B Growth of organisms after they leave the body
C Destruction of organisms after they leave the body
D Destruction of organisms before they enter the body

Which of the following liquids is used in autoclave to sterilize instruments and supplies?

A Sterile water
B Bleach
C Alcohol
D Tap Water
E Distilled water