CNT Written Exam, clean needle
technique review
True - answers✔✔T/F: You should avoid being in direct patient care when you are acutely ill and until
you are fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of NSAIDS
False - answers✔✔T/F: Gloves protect the practitioner against needlestick accidents
False - answers✔✔T/F: The first step in cleaning and disinfecting cups and gua sha tools is to rinse with a
strong disinfecting solution then wash with soap and water.
True - answers✔✔T/F: High level disinfectants are used to disinfect only reusable medical equipment
True - answers✔✔T/F: It is recommended that clinicians have an annual physical exam
True - answers✔✔T/F: Standard of care is defined as what a minimally competent clinician in the same
field with the same level of training would do in a similar situation
True - answers✔✔T/F: Best practices need to be modified as new evidence in safety becomes available
True - answers✔✔T/F: One example of the acupuncture Standard of Care is to follow the five steps of
CNT
False - answers✔✔T/F: In the CNT Manual, only some of the items listed as critical make up the standard
of care.
True - answers✔✔T/F: The standard of care is different for people with differing levels of training.
,24 hours - answers✔✔Herpes viruses can live on common surfaces for up to:
Staph aureus 金黄色葡萄球菌 - answers✔✔One in three people are carriers of what pathogen on their
skin?
Mycobacterium other than tuberculosis - answers✔✔Large outbreaks of this infection have been
reported in clusters associated with acupuncture clinics:
True - answers✔✔T/F: Standard Precautions require that you treat patients as if all patients carry
infections and are immunocompromised.
Wash hands with soap and water. - answers✔✔To prevent the spread of gastrointestinal pathogens, it is
best to:
Nosocomial - answers✔✔A....infection is an infection that is acquired in a healthcare setting.
True - answers✔✔T/F: Hep B vaccine is required to be offered to all healthcare workers by their
employer.
HBV - answers✔✔Which bloodborne pathogen is most easily passed through sharing a razor?
HCV - answers✔✔What is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States?
HIV - answers✔✔Seroconversion 血清转化to positive to this pathogen after a needlestick from a known
carrier of the disease is less than 1%.
False - answers✔✔T/F: HIV infection can only happen through unprotected sex with same sex partners.
1. Wash hands. 2. Use single use needles 3. Set up a clean field for each patient. 4. Immediately isolate
used sharps. 5. Follow Standard Precautions. - answers✔✔What are the five steps of Clean Needle
Technique (CNT)?
, True - answers✔✔In all acupuncture locations, a clean field, needles, and guide tubes can be used for
one patient only. T/F
True - answers✔✔T/F: In some settings, infection control requirements may be different than what is
described in the CNT manual.
False - answers✔✔T/F: Because NADA protocol involves only ear needles, NADA practitioners can skip
handwashing or setting up a clean field for each patient when that is not convenient.
False - answers✔✔T/F: In a group acupuncture setting, it is OK to put used needles in a reusable
container in a central location, and then after the group of patients leave, the used needles can be
placed into the sharps container.
Closed toe shoes - answers✔✔The most extensively used PPE in the acupuncturist's office is:
True - answers✔✔T/F: Gloves must be used when there is any broken skin on the acupuncturist's hands.
A face shield - answers✔✔If assisting a dentist with oral pain control during a dental procedure, an
acupuncturist would need to use gloves, a procedure mask, and what other PPE?
True - answers✔✔T/F: It is important to know how to properly put on and take off PPE.
False - answers✔✔T/F: Because needle removal includes exposure to blood occassionally, all
acupuncturists must wear gloves when removing needles.
Wash hands with soap and water. - answers✔✔If hands are visibly soiled, use this method to clean
them.
False - answers✔✔T/F: You can remove and reinsert a needle from the skin as long as the needle is
reinserted in the same points.
technique review
True - answers✔✔T/F: You should avoid being in direct patient care when you are acutely ill and until
you are fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of NSAIDS
False - answers✔✔T/F: Gloves protect the practitioner against needlestick accidents
False - answers✔✔T/F: The first step in cleaning and disinfecting cups and gua sha tools is to rinse with a
strong disinfecting solution then wash with soap and water.
True - answers✔✔T/F: High level disinfectants are used to disinfect only reusable medical equipment
True - answers✔✔T/F: It is recommended that clinicians have an annual physical exam
True - answers✔✔T/F: Standard of care is defined as what a minimally competent clinician in the same
field with the same level of training would do in a similar situation
True - answers✔✔T/F: Best practices need to be modified as new evidence in safety becomes available
True - answers✔✔T/F: One example of the acupuncture Standard of Care is to follow the five steps of
CNT
False - answers✔✔T/F: In the CNT Manual, only some of the items listed as critical make up the standard
of care.
True - answers✔✔T/F: The standard of care is different for people with differing levels of training.
,24 hours - answers✔✔Herpes viruses can live on common surfaces for up to:
Staph aureus 金黄色葡萄球菌 - answers✔✔One in three people are carriers of what pathogen on their
skin?
Mycobacterium other than tuberculosis - answers✔✔Large outbreaks of this infection have been
reported in clusters associated with acupuncture clinics:
True - answers✔✔T/F: Standard Precautions require that you treat patients as if all patients carry
infections and are immunocompromised.
Wash hands with soap and water. - answers✔✔To prevent the spread of gastrointestinal pathogens, it is
best to:
Nosocomial - answers✔✔A....infection is an infection that is acquired in a healthcare setting.
True - answers✔✔T/F: Hep B vaccine is required to be offered to all healthcare workers by their
employer.
HBV - answers✔✔Which bloodborne pathogen is most easily passed through sharing a razor?
HCV - answers✔✔What is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States?
HIV - answers✔✔Seroconversion 血清转化to positive to this pathogen after a needlestick from a known
carrier of the disease is less than 1%.
False - answers✔✔T/F: HIV infection can only happen through unprotected sex with same sex partners.
1. Wash hands. 2. Use single use needles 3. Set up a clean field for each patient. 4. Immediately isolate
used sharps. 5. Follow Standard Precautions. - answers✔✔What are the five steps of Clean Needle
Technique (CNT)?
, True - answers✔✔In all acupuncture locations, a clean field, needles, and guide tubes can be used for
one patient only. T/F
True - answers✔✔T/F: In some settings, infection control requirements may be different than what is
described in the CNT manual.
False - answers✔✔T/F: Because NADA protocol involves only ear needles, NADA practitioners can skip
handwashing or setting up a clean field for each patient when that is not convenient.
False - answers✔✔T/F: In a group acupuncture setting, it is OK to put used needles in a reusable
container in a central location, and then after the group of patients leave, the used needles can be
placed into the sharps container.
Closed toe shoes - answers✔✔The most extensively used PPE in the acupuncturist's office is:
True - answers✔✔T/F: Gloves must be used when there is any broken skin on the acupuncturist's hands.
A face shield - answers✔✔If assisting a dentist with oral pain control during a dental procedure, an
acupuncturist would need to use gloves, a procedure mask, and what other PPE?
True - answers✔✔T/F: It is important to know how to properly put on and take off PPE.
False - answers✔✔T/F: Because needle removal includes exposure to blood occassionally, all
acupuncturists must wear gloves when removing needles.
Wash hands with soap and water. - answers✔✔If hands are visibly soiled, use this method to clean
them.
False - answers✔✔T/F: You can remove and reinsert a needle from the skin as long as the needle is
reinserted in the same points.
