The last dose of vaccine for hepatitis B should be given how long after the second dose?
2 months
5 months
1 month
4 months - ANS - 5 months
A health care provider contracts an infectious agent after using a pen that a patient used to sign consent
forms. What mode of transmission has occurred in this scenario?
Direct contact
Indirect physical transmission
Droplet contact
Airborne transmission - ANS - Indirect physical transmission
MRSA is considered to be which of the following?
Health care-associated infection organism
Vaccine resistant organism
Single drug-resistant organism
Multidrug-resistant organism - ANS - Multidurg-resistant organism
Using masks and other PPEs according to standard precautions when performing splash generating
procedures (e.g., wound irrigation, suctioning, intubation) is an example of what?
, Infection control precautions
Judicious use of antimicrobial agents
Education and training of health care personnel
Environmental measures - ANS - Infection control precautions
An example of unsafe injection practices is
placing used sharps in puncture-resistant container
using safety features when available
passing sharps quietly
double gloving - ANS - passing sharps quietly
Which of the following is going to increase the risk of spreading pathogens in a medical facility?
Posting signs at entrances with instructions to patients who have symptoms of respiratory infection
Sneezing into you sleeve if you don't have a tissue
Avoiding touching your face after touching contaminated objects
Letting people with respiratory infections walk around escorted by family - ANS - Letting people with
respiratory infections walk around escorted by family
Which of the following is an example of a poor exposure control plan?
Employee exposure determination
Record-keeping of exposure
Optional Hepatitis B vaccination and declination
2 months
5 months
1 month
4 months - ANS - 5 months
A health care provider contracts an infectious agent after using a pen that a patient used to sign consent
forms. What mode of transmission has occurred in this scenario?
Direct contact
Indirect physical transmission
Droplet contact
Airborne transmission - ANS - Indirect physical transmission
MRSA is considered to be which of the following?
Health care-associated infection organism
Vaccine resistant organism
Single drug-resistant organism
Multidrug-resistant organism - ANS - Multidurg-resistant organism
Using masks and other PPEs according to standard precautions when performing splash generating
procedures (e.g., wound irrigation, suctioning, intubation) is an example of what?
, Infection control precautions
Judicious use of antimicrobial agents
Education and training of health care personnel
Environmental measures - ANS - Infection control precautions
An example of unsafe injection practices is
placing used sharps in puncture-resistant container
using safety features when available
passing sharps quietly
double gloving - ANS - passing sharps quietly
Which of the following is going to increase the risk of spreading pathogens in a medical facility?
Posting signs at entrances with instructions to patients who have symptoms of respiratory infection
Sneezing into you sleeve if you don't have a tissue
Avoiding touching your face after touching contaminated objects
Letting people with respiratory infections walk around escorted by family - ANS - Letting people with
respiratory infections walk around escorted by family
Which of the following is an example of a poor exposure control plan?
Employee exposure determination
Record-keeping of exposure
Optional Hepatitis B vaccination and declination