AH 101 EXAM5 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
____ performed on a regular basis to meet physical needs They include bathing, eating,
shopping, dressing, walking, etc. One does not necessarily have to stay in the hospital if
there is someone that can help the person with their needs or to a care center, usually
will not stay in the hospital. - Answer -Activities of Daily Living ADLs Actions
Molds and yeast, both are a type of ____. Not all types of mold cause health related
hazards most are harmless and some are beneficial as well and are useful in ____ -
Answer -fungi;bio-degradation
____ is normal temperature. febrile means an increase in body temperature which
requires an increase in fluid - Answer -Afebrile
The _____ relates bacteria to specific diseases - Answer -germ theory
T or F
The immune system doesn't fight infection by producing antibodies. - Answer -F; fights
______destroys the normal flora, and then new infections have the opportunity to
develop. - Answer -Long-term antibiotic therapy
T or F
Viruses are often difficult to treat as they cannot be destroyed by antibiotics. - Answer -
T
Remember OSHA works to ensure employee safety. ______ - Answer -Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
_____ asepsis decreases pathogens; ____ asepsis eliminates pathogens. - Answer -
Medical; sterile
T or F
Handwashing is an example of medical asepsis. - Answer -T
The inability to retain urine is ____ - Answer -incontinent
Paper towels most appropriate for drying the hands in a health care facility because
Paper towels are used because ________. - Answer -microorganisms can live in wet
cloth towels.
One practices are essential to ensure effective handwashing technique is to not touch
faucets with bare hands during the ______ - Answer -handwashing process.
T or F
, Gloves must be worn when coming into contact with body fluids or broken skin. -
Answer -T
The way to handle a needle after it is used to give an injection to any patient ____ -
Answer -Place it immediately in a puncture-resistant container.
T or F
There is no vaccine for hepatitis B, to date there is vaccine for AIDS or tuberculosis. -
Answer -F; there is, there isn't
____ vision is a loss of peripheral vision. ____ is double vision. - Answer -Tunnel;
Diplopia
_____ is not based on a numerical scale and is particularly helpful with younger children
as they can point at a face that expresses how they are feeling. - Answer -The Wong-
Baker FACES pain scale
T or F
The femoral pulse point is located in the inner aspect of the crease where the upper
thigh joins the trunk of the body. - Answer -T
T OR F
If using a digital thermometer keep in place until the unit signals a final reading -
Answer -T
_____ is much more easily transmitted than HIV, in fact the infection rate and death rate
from HBV far exceeds that of AIDS. Hepatitis B has the highest number of health care
contracting than any other disease - Answer -Hepatitis B
_____ is best used on adults or older children not with young children with person with
learning issues - Answer -Number rating system
When opening and closing a valve remember____ - Answer -" lefty loosely and rightly
tightly"
T or F
Fungal infections cant range from merely annoying to life-threatening. - Answer -F; they
can
the result of infectious material carried by health care workers from one patient to
another, is the definition for _____. _____are infections that occur due to the weakened
physiological state of the body. - Answer -nosocomial infections; Opportunistic
infections
T or F
____ performed on a regular basis to meet physical needs They include bathing, eating,
shopping, dressing, walking, etc. One does not necessarily have to stay in the hospital if
there is someone that can help the person with their needs or to a care center, usually
will not stay in the hospital. - Answer -Activities of Daily Living ADLs Actions
Molds and yeast, both are a type of ____. Not all types of mold cause health related
hazards most are harmless and some are beneficial as well and are useful in ____ -
Answer -fungi;bio-degradation
____ is normal temperature. febrile means an increase in body temperature which
requires an increase in fluid - Answer -Afebrile
The _____ relates bacteria to specific diseases - Answer -germ theory
T or F
The immune system doesn't fight infection by producing antibodies. - Answer -F; fights
______destroys the normal flora, and then new infections have the opportunity to
develop. - Answer -Long-term antibiotic therapy
T or F
Viruses are often difficult to treat as they cannot be destroyed by antibiotics. - Answer -
T
Remember OSHA works to ensure employee safety. ______ - Answer -Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
_____ asepsis decreases pathogens; ____ asepsis eliminates pathogens. - Answer -
Medical; sterile
T or F
Handwashing is an example of medical asepsis. - Answer -T
The inability to retain urine is ____ - Answer -incontinent
Paper towels most appropriate for drying the hands in a health care facility because
Paper towels are used because ________. - Answer -microorganisms can live in wet
cloth towels.
One practices are essential to ensure effective handwashing technique is to not touch
faucets with bare hands during the ______ - Answer -handwashing process.
T or F
, Gloves must be worn when coming into contact with body fluids or broken skin. -
Answer -T
The way to handle a needle after it is used to give an injection to any patient ____ -
Answer -Place it immediately in a puncture-resistant container.
T or F
There is no vaccine for hepatitis B, to date there is vaccine for AIDS or tuberculosis. -
Answer -F; there is, there isn't
____ vision is a loss of peripheral vision. ____ is double vision. - Answer -Tunnel;
Diplopia
_____ is not based on a numerical scale and is particularly helpful with younger children
as they can point at a face that expresses how they are feeling. - Answer -The Wong-
Baker FACES pain scale
T or F
The femoral pulse point is located in the inner aspect of the crease where the upper
thigh joins the trunk of the body. - Answer -T
T OR F
If using a digital thermometer keep in place until the unit signals a final reading -
Answer -T
_____ is much more easily transmitted than HIV, in fact the infection rate and death rate
from HBV far exceeds that of AIDS. Hepatitis B has the highest number of health care
contracting than any other disease - Answer -Hepatitis B
_____ is best used on adults or older children not with young children with person with
learning issues - Answer -Number rating system
When opening and closing a valve remember____ - Answer -" lefty loosely and rightly
tightly"
T or F
Fungal infections cant range from merely annoying to life-threatening. - Answer -F; they
can
the result of infectious material carried by health care workers from one patient to
another, is the definition for _____. _____are infections that occur due to the weakened
physiological state of the body. - Answer -nosocomial infections; Opportunistic
infections
T or F
