CNT WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
T/F: Standard Precautions require that you treat patients as if all patients
carry infections and are immunocompromised. - ANS ✓True
To prevent the spread of gastrointestinal pathogens, it is best to: - ANS
✓Wash hands with soap and water.
A....infection is an infection that is acquired in a healthcare setting. - ANS
✓Nosocomial
T/F: Hep B vaccine is required to be offered to all healthcare workers by
their employer. - ANS ✓True
Which bloodborne pathogen is most easily passed through sharing a razor?
- ANS ✓HBV
What is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States? - ANS
✓HCV
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, Seroconversion to positive to this pathogen after a needlestick from a
known carrier of the disease is less than 1%. - ANS ✓HIV
T/F: HIV infection can only happen through unprotected sex with same sex
partners. - ANS ✓False
What are the five steps of Clean Needle Technique (CNT)? - ANS ✓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.
T/F: In all acupuncture locations, a clean field, needles, and guide tubes can
be used for one patient only. - ANS ✓True
T/F: In some settings, infection control requirements may be different than
what is described in the CNT manual. - ANS ✓True
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. - ANS ✓False
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. -
ANS ✓False
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ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
T/F: Standard Precautions require that you treat patients as if all patients
carry infections and are immunocompromised. - ANS ✓True
To prevent the spread of gastrointestinal pathogens, it is best to: - ANS
✓Wash hands with soap and water.
A....infection is an infection that is acquired in a healthcare setting. - ANS
✓Nosocomial
T/F: Hep B vaccine is required to be offered to all healthcare workers by
their employer. - ANS ✓True
Which bloodborne pathogen is most easily passed through sharing a razor?
- ANS ✓HBV
What is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States? - ANS
✓HCV
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, Seroconversion to positive to this pathogen after a needlestick from a
known carrier of the disease is less than 1%. - ANS ✓HIV
T/F: HIV infection can only happen through unprotected sex with same sex
partners. - ANS ✓False
What are the five steps of Clean Needle Technique (CNT)? - ANS ✓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.
T/F: In all acupuncture locations, a clean field, needles, and guide tubes can
be used for one patient only. - ANS ✓True
T/F: In some settings, infection control requirements may be different than
what is described in the CNT manual. - ANS ✓True
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. - ANS ✓False
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. -
ANS ✓False
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