COPE Health Scholars written exam review
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
INFECTION PREVENTION (MODULE 12) - CORRECT ANSWER -
True or False? Scholars may not enter Contact PLUS isolation rooms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
What does HAI stand for? define HAI - CORRECT ANSWER - stands for Hospital
Associated Infection.
leading cause of death in US
HAI is an infection that is transmitted in a healthcare or hospital setting from delivering care
What are 4 examples of multi-drug resistant organisms? aka antibiotic resistant - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) methicillin-resistant staphylococcus Aerus (MRSA)
2) Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
3) Extended spectrum B-lactamase producing (ESBL)
4) Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff)
What are the 3 levels of Infection Prevention in health care setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tier 1: Standard Precautions: protect all patients regardless of diagnoses
Tier 2: Transmission Based Precaution: Precautions healthcare staff must take in order to protect
from being infected by patient with a known infection
Tier 3: Patient Protective Precaution: Immune compromised patients that need to be safeguarded
from environment
,Give 6 examples of the types of patients considered immune-comprised patients - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Newborn babies (especially premature babies)
Remember they do not have the necessary antibodies and have weak cell-mediated immunity
2) elderly: have a slower immune system, that does not respond very quickly to infectious agents
upon their entry
3) Surgical patients: tissue exposure during surgery that serves as a portal entry for infectious
agents
4) immune compromised (HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy patients, organ transplant)
5) seriously ill patients (chemotherapy, HIV/AID, organ transplant)
6) physically and nutritionally depleted patients who are not getting essential nutrients and
minerals and energy to develop a strong immune system
What is the central premise of Standard precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER - All bodily
fluids are potentially infectious
Name a few examples of bodily fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - *amniotic fluid,
*pleural fluid (from excess build-up fluid in pleural cavity of lungs)
*pericardial fluid (excess build up fluid in sac-like structure surrounding heart, the pericardium)
*sputum
*nasal secretion
*blood
*non-intact skin
*saliva
,*semen
*vaginal fluids
What are the 3 types of transmission based precautions - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
contact (either direct or indirect) : any skin to skin contact with patient, gown, surfaces patient
has touches.
2) droplet: infectious agent that transmits infection when they travel from respiratory tract from
infected individual via sneezing or coughing to susceptible mucosal surfaces of recipient (less
than 3 feet away)
3) airborne: via contaminated dust particles or minute droplet nuclei (can be transmitted more
than 3 feet away)
Give examples of common bacterial infections - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Streptococcus
2) staphylococcus
3) Tuberculosis
Give examples of common viral infections - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) HIV --> AIDS
2) Epstein-Barre syndrome
3) Influenza virus
4) Hepatitis B
What are complications that result from being infected with Streptococcus? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pharyngitis (strep throat), toxic shock syndrome, rheumatic fever, scarlet
fever, skin infections
What are some complication that result from being infected with Staphylococcus? aka toxic
shock syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - mild skin infections (pimples, impetigo),
meningitis, endocarditis, and pneumonia
, What are some complications that result from being infected with TB? - CORRECT
ANSWER - coughing up blood, known as respiratory illness that causes progressive lung
damage, fever, night sweats, weight loss. It can also effect many organs including the kidneys
and intestines
What is AIDS? - CORRECT ANSWER - AIDS is a complication of HIV. This basically
means that the infected individual has lost cell-mediated immunity (the person's innate immune
system) and are therefore way more vulnerable to opportunistic infections.
AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome
What does Hepatitis B cause/complications? How is it transmitted? - CORRECT
ANSWER - causes irreversible liver damage, due to inflammation of liver. (Cirrhosis)
Transmitted mainly through sexual contact, sharing needles, or other drug equipment, or even
from mother to baby
How is HIV transmitted, and what are some other complications besides AIDS? - CORRECT
ANSWER - HIV is transmitted via blood, rectal fluid, vaginal fluid, semen, breast milk in
mother. These fluids must come into contact w/ a mucous membrane or damaged tissue or be
directly injected into the bloodstream
What does Epstein-Barre syndrome cause/complications? - CORRECT ANSWER - First
off it is a herpesvirus that infects B cells of immune system
Can cause Burkitt's lymphoma: large tumors in facial and abdominal regions (cancer of
lymphatic system)
Can also cause Infectious Mononucleosis: known as "kissing disease" transmitted through saliva.
It can cause fever, fatigue, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
INFECTION PREVENTION (MODULE 12) - CORRECT ANSWER -
True or False? Scholars may not enter Contact PLUS isolation rooms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
What does HAI stand for? define HAI - CORRECT ANSWER - stands for Hospital
Associated Infection.
leading cause of death in US
HAI is an infection that is transmitted in a healthcare or hospital setting from delivering care
What are 4 examples of multi-drug resistant organisms? aka antibiotic resistant - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) methicillin-resistant staphylococcus Aerus (MRSA)
2) Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
3) Extended spectrum B-lactamase producing (ESBL)
4) Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff)
What are the 3 levels of Infection Prevention in health care setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tier 1: Standard Precautions: protect all patients regardless of diagnoses
Tier 2: Transmission Based Precaution: Precautions healthcare staff must take in order to protect
from being infected by patient with a known infection
Tier 3: Patient Protective Precaution: Immune compromised patients that need to be safeguarded
from environment
,Give 6 examples of the types of patients considered immune-comprised patients - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Newborn babies (especially premature babies)
Remember they do not have the necessary antibodies and have weak cell-mediated immunity
2) elderly: have a slower immune system, that does not respond very quickly to infectious agents
upon their entry
3) Surgical patients: tissue exposure during surgery that serves as a portal entry for infectious
agents
4) immune compromised (HIV/AIDS, chemotherapy patients, organ transplant)
5) seriously ill patients (chemotherapy, HIV/AID, organ transplant)
6) physically and nutritionally depleted patients who are not getting essential nutrients and
minerals and energy to develop a strong immune system
What is the central premise of Standard precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER - All bodily
fluids are potentially infectious
Name a few examples of bodily fluids - CORRECT ANSWER - *amniotic fluid,
*pleural fluid (from excess build-up fluid in pleural cavity of lungs)
*pericardial fluid (excess build up fluid in sac-like structure surrounding heart, the pericardium)
*sputum
*nasal secretion
*blood
*non-intact skin
*saliva
,*semen
*vaginal fluids
What are the 3 types of transmission based precautions - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
contact (either direct or indirect) : any skin to skin contact with patient, gown, surfaces patient
has touches.
2) droplet: infectious agent that transmits infection when they travel from respiratory tract from
infected individual via sneezing or coughing to susceptible mucosal surfaces of recipient (less
than 3 feet away)
3) airborne: via contaminated dust particles or minute droplet nuclei (can be transmitted more
than 3 feet away)
Give examples of common bacterial infections - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Streptococcus
2) staphylococcus
3) Tuberculosis
Give examples of common viral infections - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) HIV --> AIDS
2) Epstein-Barre syndrome
3) Influenza virus
4) Hepatitis B
What are complications that result from being infected with Streptococcus? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pharyngitis (strep throat), toxic shock syndrome, rheumatic fever, scarlet
fever, skin infections
What are some complication that result from being infected with Staphylococcus? aka toxic
shock syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - mild skin infections (pimples, impetigo),
meningitis, endocarditis, and pneumonia
, What are some complications that result from being infected with TB? - CORRECT
ANSWER - coughing up blood, known as respiratory illness that causes progressive lung
damage, fever, night sweats, weight loss. It can also effect many organs including the kidneys
and intestines
What is AIDS? - CORRECT ANSWER - AIDS is a complication of HIV. This basically
means that the infected individual has lost cell-mediated immunity (the person's innate immune
system) and are therefore way more vulnerable to opportunistic infections.
AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome
What does Hepatitis B cause/complications? How is it transmitted? - CORRECT
ANSWER - causes irreversible liver damage, due to inflammation of liver. (Cirrhosis)
Transmitted mainly through sexual contact, sharing needles, or other drug equipment, or even
from mother to baby
How is HIV transmitted, and what are some other complications besides AIDS? - CORRECT
ANSWER - HIV is transmitted via blood, rectal fluid, vaginal fluid, semen, breast milk in
mother. These fluids must come into contact w/ a mucous membrane or damaged tissue or be
directly injected into the bloodstream
What does Epstein-Barre syndrome cause/complications? - CORRECT ANSWER - First
off it is a herpesvirus that infects B cells of immune system
Can cause Burkitt's lymphoma: large tumors in facial and abdominal regions (cancer of
lymphatic system)
Can also cause Infectious Mononucleosis: known as "kissing disease" transmitted through saliva.
It can cause fever, fatigue, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes
