Clean Needle Technique (CNT) Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
(T |or |F) |The |clean |needle |technique |to |reduce |the |risk |of |a |number |of |potential |adverse |
events |related |to |acupuncture |practice, |reduces |the |spread |of |infection, |and |helps |ensure |
public |safety?
True
(T |or |F) |In |addition |to |potential |risks |of |transmitting |infection |or |pathogens |from |one |patient |
to |the |other, |there |are |additional |risks |which |include |broken |needles, |untoward |reactions, |
pain |and |discomfort, |inadvertent |injury |to |important |organs?
True
(T |or |F) |Acupuncture |is |the |insertion |of |needles |into |the |skin |where |the |therapeutic |effect |is |
expected |to |come |primarily |from |the |act |of |inserting, |manipulating |and/or |retaining |the |
needles |in |specific |locations?
True
(T |or |F) |The |most |common |adverse |effect |from |acupuncture |are |needle |site |bleeding, |
superficial |hematoma, |and |needle |site |pain, |less |frequently, |fainting |due |to |acupuncture, |
tiredness, |aggravation |of |symptoms |and |broken |needles |have |been |reported?
True
,(T |or |F) |With |needling |of |the |scalp |and |pinna/auricle, |acupuncturists |should |apply |clean |
cotton |or |gauze |to |prevent |bleeding?
True
A |physical |sensation |that |indicates |altered |Qi |flow |and |good |efficacy |of |needle |placement
De |qi |response
(T |or |F) |If |alcohol |is |used |to |clean |the |acupuncture |sites, |allow |alcohol |to |dry |before |needling?
True
(T |or |F) |It |is |recommended |that |patients |are |situated |in |a |position |where |they |are |relaxed |and
|not |likely |to |need |to |move, |as |well |as |reminding |patients |not |to |move |to |avoid |a |stuck |
needle?
True
(T |or |F) |If |a |needle |that |was |rotated |in |one |direction |becomes |stuck, |rotate |the |needle |back |in
|the |opposite |direction?
True
(T |or |F) |Stimulate |the |area |near |a |stuck |needle |with |simple |finger |manipulation, |tapping |or |
another |needle |insertion, |then |try |to |remove |a |stuck |needle?
True
, (T |or |F) |Leave |a |stuck |needle |in |place |for |a |few |minutes, |then |try |again |to |remove |the |needle?
True
(T |or |F) |It |is |strongly |recommended |to |count |and |write |down |the |number |of |needles |used |
including |the |discarded |ones |to |keep |from |failing |to |remove |needles?
True
(T |or |F) |Aggravation |of |symptoms |is |reported |both |as |potential |adverse |event |and |as |an |
intended |response |to |treatment, |known |as |"Menken |or |mengen |phenomenon," |or |healing |
crisis |and |is |good |reason |to |explain |likely |effects |of |acupuncture |to |patients?
True
(T |or |F) |Traumatic |pneumothorax |is |caused |by |penetrating |or |blunt |trauma |to |the |chest |such |
as |stabbing, |gunshot |wounds, |or |severe |blow. |Iatrogenic |pneumothorax |is |a |complication |of |
diagnostic |or |therapeutic |intervention, |therefore |acupuncture |related |pneumothorax |is |
considered |iatrogenic?
True
(T |or |F) |Acupuncture |practitioners |can |be |unaware |of |having |created |a |pneumothorax |or |what
|point |were |implicated |because |patients |by |necessity |to |an |ED |and |the |information |regarding |
practitioner |or |points |used |is |not |recorded?
True
Questions With Correct Answers
(T |or |F) |The |clean |needle |technique |to |reduce |the |risk |of |a |number |of |potential |adverse |
events |related |to |acupuncture |practice, |reduces |the |spread |of |infection, |and |helps |ensure |
public |safety?
True
(T |or |F) |In |addition |to |potential |risks |of |transmitting |infection |or |pathogens |from |one |patient |
to |the |other, |there |are |additional |risks |which |include |broken |needles, |untoward |reactions, |
pain |and |discomfort, |inadvertent |injury |to |important |organs?
True
(T |or |F) |Acupuncture |is |the |insertion |of |needles |into |the |skin |where |the |therapeutic |effect |is |
expected |to |come |primarily |from |the |act |of |inserting, |manipulating |and/or |retaining |the |
needles |in |specific |locations?
True
(T |or |F) |The |most |common |adverse |effect |from |acupuncture |are |needle |site |bleeding, |
superficial |hematoma, |and |needle |site |pain, |less |frequently, |fainting |due |to |acupuncture, |
tiredness, |aggravation |of |symptoms |and |broken |needles |have |been |reported?
True
,(T |or |F) |With |needling |of |the |scalp |and |pinna/auricle, |acupuncturists |should |apply |clean |
cotton |or |gauze |to |prevent |bleeding?
True
A |physical |sensation |that |indicates |altered |Qi |flow |and |good |efficacy |of |needle |placement
De |qi |response
(T |or |F) |If |alcohol |is |used |to |clean |the |acupuncture |sites, |allow |alcohol |to |dry |before |needling?
True
(T |or |F) |It |is |recommended |that |patients |are |situated |in |a |position |where |they |are |relaxed |and
|not |likely |to |need |to |move, |as |well |as |reminding |patients |not |to |move |to |avoid |a |stuck |
needle?
True
(T |or |F) |If |a |needle |that |was |rotated |in |one |direction |becomes |stuck, |rotate |the |needle |back |in
|the |opposite |direction?
True
(T |or |F) |Stimulate |the |area |near |a |stuck |needle |with |simple |finger |manipulation, |tapping |or |
another |needle |insertion, |then |try |to |remove |a |stuck |needle?
True
, (T |or |F) |Leave |a |stuck |needle |in |place |for |a |few |minutes, |then |try |again |to |remove |the |needle?
True
(T |or |F) |It |is |strongly |recommended |to |count |and |write |down |the |number |of |needles |used |
including |the |discarded |ones |to |keep |from |failing |to |remove |needles?
True
(T |or |F) |Aggravation |of |symptoms |is |reported |both |as |potential |adverse |event |and |as |an |
intended |response |to |treatment, |known |as |"Menken |or |mengen |phenomenon," |or |healing |
crisis |and |is |good |reason |to |explain |likely |effects |of |acupuncture |to |patients?
True
(T |or |F) |Traumatic |pneumothorax |is |caused |by |penetrating |or |blunt |trauma |to |the |chest |such |
as |stabbing, |gunshot |wounds, |or |severe |blow. |Iatrogenic |pneumothorax |is |a |complication |of |
diagnostic |or |therapeutic |intervention, |therefore |acupuncture |related |pneumothorax |is |
considered |iatrogenic?
True
(T |or |F) |Acupuncture |practitioners |can |be |unaware |of |having |created |a |pneumothorax |or |what
|point |were |implicated |because |patients |by |necessity |to |an |ED |and |the |information |regarding |
practitioner |or |points |used |is |not |recorded?
True
