Basic Clinical Skills Exam 1 – Study Guide and Practice Questions Review
Material
Spread of infection - correct answer ✔✔droplet, surface/contact, airborne
infection control strategies - correct answer ✔✔- decreasing host susceptibility
- eliminating source of pathogen
- interrupting routes of transmission
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) - correct answer ✔✔PPE is to be worn for contact with all body
fluids, even if blood isn't visible
use of PPE - correct answer ✔✔worn for contact with all body fluids, even if blood isn't visible
handwashing and alcohol rubs - correct answer ✔✔wash hands in hot water for 30s including
nail beds, between fingers, and wrists
sharps and hazardous waste disposal - correct answer ✔✔never attempt to "push down,"
marked by a bright red/orange biohazard symbol, announce sharps after use and immediately
dispose, notify when 3/4 full
Tuberculosis (TB) - correct answer ✔✔infectious bacterial disease, most commonly spread by
inhalation of small particles and usually affecting the lungs; may spread to other organs
influenza (flu) - correct answer ✔✔acute viral infection of airways; usually highly contagious;
symptoms include chills, fever, body aches, and dry cough
, COVID-19 - correct answer ✔✔A contagious viral respiratory disease that may cause serious
complications, especially in people who are more than 60 years old and/or who already have
serious health concerns.
Hepatitis B virus - correct answer ✔✔virus that causes inflammation of the liver; transmitted
through any body fluid, including vaginal secretions, semen, and blood; vaccine available
hepatitis c - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV),
which is transmitted by exposure to infected blood; this strain is rarely contracted sexually
HIV/AIDS - correct answer ✔✔Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome; HIV is the virus that infects and attacks immune system which leads to AIDS
safety system for needles - correct answer ✔✔never attempt to "push down," marked by a
bright red/orange biohazard symbol, announce sharps after use and immediately dispose, notify
when 3/4 full!
OSHA - correct answer ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government
agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
AVPU scale - correct answer ✔✔Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive; measures consciousness
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) - correct answer ✔✔a scale used to assess the consciousness of a
patient upon physical examination, typically in patients with neurological concerns or
complaints
GCS scale - correct answer ✔✔Eyes, Motor, Speech. EYES (4): Spontaneous- 4, To voice- 3, To
pain- 2, None- 1. MOTOR (6): Obeys commands- 6, Localizes pain- 5, Withdraws from pain- 4,
Decorticate- 3, Decerebrate- 2, None- 1. SPEECH (5): Oriented- 5, Confused- 4, Inappropriate- 3,
Sounds (garbled, mumbling, etc)- 2, None, 1. *Your pt will always be 3 or more.
Material
Spread of infection - correct answer ✔✔droplet, surface/contact, airborne
infection control strategies - correct answer ✔✔- decreasing host susceptibility
- eliminating source of pathogen
- interrupting routes of transmission
Body Substance Isolation (BSI) - correct answer ✔✔PPE is to be worn for contact with all body
fluids, even if blood isn't visible
use of PPE - correct answer ✔✔worn for contact with all body fluids, even if blood isn't visible
handwashing and alcohol rubs - correct answer ✔✔wash hands in hot water for 30s including
nail beds, between fingers, and wrists
sharps and hazardous waste disposal - correct answer ✔✔never attempt to "push down,"
marked by a bright red/orange biohazard symbol, announce sharps after use and immediately
dispose, notify when 3/4 full
Tuberculosis (TB) - correct answer ✔✔infectious bacterial disease, most commonly spread by
inhalation of small particles and usually affecting the lungs; may spread to other organs
influenza (flu) - correct answer ✔✔acute viral infection of airways; usually highly contagious;
symptoms include chills, fever, body aches, and dry cough
, COVID-19 - correct answer ✔✔A contagious viral respiratory disease that may cause serious
complications, especially in people who are more than 60 years old and/or who already have
serious health concerns.
Hepatitis B virus - correct answer ✔✔virus that causes inflammation of the liver; transmitted
through any body fluid, including vaginal secretions, semen, and blood; vaccine available
hepatitis c - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV),
which is transmitted by exposure to infected blood; this strain is rarely contracted sexually
HIV/AIDS - correct answer ✔✔Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome; HIV is the virus that infects and attacks immune system which leads to AIDS
safety system for needles - correct answer ✔✔never attempt to "push down," marked by a
bright red/orange biohazard symbol, announce sharps after use and immediately dispose, notify
when 3/4 full!
OSHA - correct answer ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government
agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
AVPU scale - correct answer ✔✔Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive; measures consciousness
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) - correct answer ✔✔a scale used to assess the consciousness of a
patient upon physical examination, typically in patients with neurological concerns or
complaints
GCS scale - correct answer ✔✔Eyes, Motor, Speech. EYES (4): Spontaneous- 4, To voice- 3, To
pain- 2, None- 1. MOTOR (6): Obeys commands- 6, Localizes pain- 5, Withdraws from pain- 4,
Decorticate- 3, Decerebrate- 2, None- 1. SPEECH (5): Oriented- 5, Confused- 4, Inappropriate- 3,
Sounds (garbled, mumbling, etc)- 2, None, 1. *Your pt will always be 3 or more.
