Chapter 5: Infection Control – Questions/Answers (A+)
Cocci are bacteria that are: Right Ans - round shaped
A chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful
organisms on environmental surfaces is Right Ans - Disinfecting
Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called
Right Ans - protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow to their largest size and then divide into
two new cells is Right Ans - binary fission
Which of the following is a condition caused by an infestation of head lice
Right Ans - pediculosis capitis
Disinfectants sold and used in the United States must carry ______ registration
number Right Ans - An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which agency publishes guidelines known as standard precautions? Right
Ans - CDC
A type of disinfectant with a very high pH that can damage the skin or eyes is
called Right Ans - phenolic disinfectants
When washing your hands, after you have used warm water, applied soap, and
then rubbed your hands together until a lather forms, use a disinfected nail
brush yo brush your nails horizontally back and forth under the free edges
and then up and down along the nail folds. The process for brushing both
hands should take about Right Ans - 60 seconds
Antiseptics are intended for Right Ans - Reducing microbes on the skin
Standard precautions require employers and employees to assume that all
human blood and body fluids are potentially Right Ans - infectious
The SDS contains _____ categories of information Right Ans - 16
, When disinfecting a whirlpool foot spa after use by client, you must circulate
the disinfectant for ____ or the length of time on the label Right Ans - 10
minutes
Which form of hepatitis is the most difficult to kill on a surface Right Ans -
Hepatitis B
Accelerated hydrogen peroxide is a recently approved form of disinfectant
that only needs to be changed every Right Ans - 14 days
Some ____ disinfectants are harmful to salon tools and equipment Right Ans
- Tuberculocidal
As part of the SDS categories, first aid measures include important
symptoms/effects as well as Right Ans - required treatment
The process that destroys all microbial life is Right Ans - sterilization
Quat solutions are _____ disinfectants when used properly in the salon Right
Ans - very effective
Never let disinfectants such as phenols come in contact with your Right
Ans - Skin
There is no additive, powder, or tablet that eliminates the need for you to
Right Ans - clean and disinfect
Anti microbial and antibacterial soaps are _____ regular soaps or detergents
Right Ans - no more effective than
______ include guidelines for the use of gloves, masks, and eyewear when
contact with blood or body secretions is a possibility Right Ans - Standard
precautions
A disease that is spread from one person to another is called a Right Ans -
contagious disease
The transmission of blood or body guilds through touching, kissing, couching,
sneezing or talking is known as _____ transmission Right Ans - Direct
Cocci are bacteria that are: Right Ans - round shaped
A chemical process that destroys most, but not necessarily all, harmful
organisms on environmental surfaces is Right Ans - Disinfecting
Bacteria generally consist of an outer cell wall containing a liquid called
Right Ans - protoplasm
The process whereby bacteria grow to their largest size and then divide into
two new cells is Right Ans - binary fission
Which of the following is a condition caused by an infestation of head lice
Right Ans - pediculosis capitis
Disinfectants sold and used in the United States must carry ______ registration
number Right Ans - An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which agency publishes guidelines known as standard precautions? Right
Ans - CDC
A type of disinfectant with a very high pH that can damage the skin or eyes is
called Right Ans - phenolic disinfectants
When washing your hands, after you have used warm water, applied soap, and
then rubbed your hands together until a lather forms, use a disinfected nail
brush yo brush your nails horizontally back and forth under the free edges
and then up and down along the nail folds. The process for brushing both
hands should take about Right Ans - 60 seconds
Antiseptics are intended for Right Ans - Reducing microbes on the skin
Standard precautions require employers and employees to assume that all
human blood and body fluids are potentially Right Ans - infectious
The SDS contains _____ categories of information Right Ans - 16
, When disinfecting a whirlpool foot spa after use by client, you must circulate
the disinfectant for ____ or the length of time on the label Right Ans - 10
minutes
Which form of hepatitis is the most difficult to kill on a surface Right Ans -
Hepatitis B
Accelerated hydrogen peroxide is a recently approved form of disinfectant
that only needs to be changed every Right Ans - 14 days
Some ____ disinfectants are harmful to salon tools and equipment Right Ans
- Tuberculocidal
As part of the SDS categories, first aid measures include important
symptoms/effects as well as Right Ans - required treatment
The process that destroys all microbial life is Right Ans - sterilization
Quat solutions are _____ disinfectants when used properly in the salon Right
Ans - very effective
Never let disinfectants such as phenols come in contact with your Right
Ans - Skin
There is no additive, powder, or tablet that eliminates the need for you to
Right Ans - clean and disinfect
Anti microbial and antibacterial soaps are _____ regular soaps or detergents
Right Ans - no more effective than
______ include guidelines for the use of gloves, masks, and eyewear when
contact with blood or body secretions is a possibility Right Ans - Standard
precautions
A disease that is spread from one person to another is called a Right Ans -
contagious disease
The transmission of blood or body guilds through touching, kissing, couching,
sneezing or talking is known as _____ transmission Right Ans - Direct
