SAFETY/INFECTION CONTROL EXAM COMPLETE 2025 NEW UPDATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

SAFETY/INFECTION CONTROL EXAM
COMPLETE 2025 NEW UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
InfectionA2Control/ChainA2ofA2InfectionA2-A2Ans--
MedicalA2asepsisA2andA2infectionA2controlA2areA2crucialA2inA2theA2preventionA2andA2spread
A2ofA2disease


InA2orderA2forA2microorganismsA2toA2surviveA2certainA2growthA2requirementsA2mustA2beA2p
resentA2-A2Ans--ProperA2nutrition;A2Oxygen;A2Temperature;A2Darkness;A2Moisture;A2pH

InfectiousA2AgentA2-A2Ans--
microorganismsA2thatA2areA2classifiedA2intoA2fungi,A2viruses,A2bacteria,A2fungi,A2andA2para
sites.

ReservoirA2hostA2-A2Ans--
oneA2becomesA2infectedA2byA2theA2pathogenA2andA2alsoA2servesA2asA2aA2sourceA2ofA2tran
sferA2ofA2pathogen.

ThereA2areA2fiveA2mainA2typesA2ofA2modeA2ofA2transmission:A2-A2Ans--
Contact:A2directA2andA2indirect;A2DropletA2suchA2asA2aA2sneeze;A2Airborne;A2CommonA2ve
hicle;A2VectorA2borne,A2aA2livingA2organismA2thatA2carriesA2aA2diseaseA2fromA21A2infeected
A2personA2toA2another


StagesA2ofA2InfectiousA2DiseaseA2-A2Ans--
ThereA2areA2fiveA2identifiableA2stagesA2ofA2infection.

StageA2OneA2-A2Ans--
IncubationA2stageA2isA2whereA2theA2pathogenA2hasA2timeA2toA2growA2andA2establishA2itself
A2inA2theA2body


StageA2TwoA2-A2Ans--
ProdromalA2stageA2isA2whereA2theA2patientA2mayA2beginA2toA2feelA2illA2orA2fatigueA2isA2settli
ngA2in.

StageA2ThreeA2-A2Ans--AcuteA2stageA2isA2whereA2specificA2symptomsA2becomeA2obvious

StageA2FourA2-A2Ans--DecliningA2stageA2isA2whereA2theA2symptomsA2beginA2toA2fade

StageA2FiveA2-A2Ans--ConvalescentA2stageA2isA2whereA2theA2patientA2isA2recovering

, ProtectiveA2MechanismsA2ofA2theA2BodyA2-A2Ans--
protectiveA2mechanismsA2builtA2inA2toA2preventA2usA2fromA2theA2entranceA2ofA2pathogensA
2andA2toA2helpA2breakA2theA2infectionA2cycle.A2ProtectiveA2mechanismA2areA2asA2followed:


SkinA2-A2Ans--protectiveA2barrierA2againstA2theA2entranceA2ofA2microorganisms

MucousA2membranesA2-A2Ans--
LinesA2theA2nose,A2throat,A2respiratoryA2andA2gastrointestinalA2toA2protectA2invasionA2ofA2i
nfection

MucusA2andA2ciliaA2-A2Ans--
locatedA2inA2theA2noseA2andA2respiratoryA2tractA2fightA2offA2pathogens

CoughingA2andA2sneezingA2-A2Ans--helpA2forceA2pathogensA2fromA2theA2body

TearsA2andA2sweatsA2-A2Ans--SecretionsA2thatA2removeA2pathogensA2fromA2theA2body

UrineA2andA2vaginalA2secretionsA2areA2acidicA2-A2Ans--
PathogensA2can'tA2surviveA2inA2acidicA2conditions

HydrochloricA2acidA2-A2Ans--
AidsA2inA2theA2processA2ofA2digestionA2andA2theA2acidicA2environmentA2embedsA2theA2gro
wthA2ofA2pathagens

LabelA2biohazardA2specimensA2-A2Ans--
BiohazardA2specimensA2needA2toA2beA2labeledA2correctlyA2soA2itA2willA2notA2beA2rejectedA2
byA2theA2laboratory

SpecimensA2mustA2haveA2theA2followingA2identificationA2informationA2-A2Ans--
Patient'sA2fullA2nameA2andA2dateA2ofA2birth;A2Patient'sA2hospitalA2identificationA2numberA2(i
npatient)d;A2Outpatient'sA2socialA2securityA2number;A2DateA2andA2timeA2ofA2collection;

MedicalA2AsepsisA2-A2Ans--AsepsisA2isA2beingA2freeA2ofA2disease-
producingA2microbes.A2MicrobesA2areA2everywhere.A2MedicalA2asepsisA2isA2theA2practiceA
2toA2removeA2orA2destroyA2pathogensA2andA2toA2preventA2pathogensA2fromA2spreadingA2fo
rmA2oneA2personA2orA2placeA2toA2another.

SurgicalA2AsepsisA2-A2Ans--
IsA2theA2practiceA2thatA2keepsA2itemsA2freeA2ofA2allA2microbes.A2SterilizationA2isA2theA2proc
essA2ofA2destroyingA2allA2microbes.A2ContaminationA2isA2theA2processA2ofA2becomingA2un
clean.A2DisinfectionA2isA2theA2processA2ofA2destroyingA2pathogens

SanitizationA2-A2Ans--
isA2theA2scrubbingA2ofA2instrumentsA2withA2specialA2brushesA2andA2detergentA2toA2remove
A2blood,A2mucous,A2etc.