4N051 CDC Set B (Edition 05) - Vol. 1
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1. (001) What organization is responsible for establishing the
hospital accreditation evaluation
criteria?
a. The Joint Commission.
b. Infection Control Committee.
c. American College of Surgeons.
d. Center for Disease control and Prevention. -
correct answer ✅a. The Joint Commission.
2. (001) As a minimum, how frequently should area-specific general
operating instructions (OI) be
reviewed?
a. Quarterly.
b. Annually.
c. Every two years.
d. As needed. -
correct answer ✅b. Annually.
3. (002) Which of the following most accurately describes an
organism that causes infection and
,4N051 CDC Set B (Edition 05) - Vol. 1
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disease?
a. Antigen.
b. Antibody.
c. Pathogen.
d. Micro-organism. -
correct answer ✅c. Pathogen.
4. (002) Which infectious agents are primitive one-celled, plant-like
organisms that reproduce
rapidly?
a. Helminths.
b. Viruses.
c. Bacteria.
d. Fungi. -
correct answer ✅c. Bacteria.
5. (002) Which infectious agent includes two structural categories
known as yeasts and molds?
a. Fungi.
,4N051 CDC Set B (Edition 05) - Vol. 1
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b. Virus.
c. Bacteria.
d. Chlamydiae. -
correct answer ✅a. Fungi.
6. (002) What condition must be present for a virus to multiply?
a. Water and soil.
b. Cool and dry.
c. Warm and moist.
d. Susceptible tissue. -
correct answer ✅d. Susceptible tissue.
7. (003) Which stage of infection is the period of time between the
invasion of the infectious agent
into the body and the onset of symptoms of the particular disease?
a. Illness.
b. Virulence.
c. Incubation.
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d. Convalescence. -
correct answer ✅c. Incubation.
8. (003) Which of the following best states the purpose of the
standard precautions recommended by
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)?
a. Prevent the risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens.
b. Reduce the spread of infectious agents by interfering with the
organism's known method of
transmission.
c. Prevent the spread of infectious agents by interfering with the
organism's known method of
reproduction.
d. Reduce the risk of transmission of micro-organisms from both
recognized and unrecognized
sources of infection in hospitals. -
correct answer ✅d. Reduce the risk of transmission of micro-
organisms from both recognized and unrecognized
sources of infection in hospitals.
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1. (001) What organization is responsible for establishing the
hospital accreditation evaluation
criteria?
a. The Joint Commission.
b. Infection Control Committee.
c. American College of Surgeons.
d. Center for Disease control and Prevention. -
correct answer ✅a. The Joint Commission.
2. (001) As a minimum, how frequently should area-specific general
operating instructions (OI) be
reviewed?
a. Quarterly.
b. Annually.
c. Every two years.
d. As needed. -
correct answer ✅b. Annually.
3. (002) Which of the following most accurately describes an
organism that causes infection and
,4N051 CDC Set B (Edition 05) - Vol. 1
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disease?
a. Antigen.
b. Antibody.
c. Pathogen.
d. Micro-organism. -
correct answer ✅c. Pathogen.
4. (002) Which infectious agents are primitive one-celled, plant-like
organisms that reproduce
rapidly?
a. Helminths.
b. Viruses.
c. Bacteria.
d. Fungi. -
correct answer ✅c. Bacteria.
5. (002) Which infectious agent includes two structural categories
known as yeasts and molds?
a. Fungi.
,4N051 CDC Set B (Edition 05) - Vol. 1
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b. Virus.
c. Bacteria.
d. Chlamydiae. -
correct answer ✅a. Fungi.
6. (002) What condition must be present for a virus to multiply?
a. Water and soil.
b. Cool and dry.
c. Warm and moist.
d. Susceptible tissue. -
correct answer ✅d. Susceptible tissue.
7. (003) Which stage of infection is the period of time between the
invasion of the infectious agent
into the body and the onset of symptoms of the particular disease?
a. Illness.
b. Virulence.
c. Incubation.
, 4N051 CDC Set B (Edition 05) - Vol. 1
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d. Convalescence. -
correct answer ✅c. Incubation.
8. (003) Which of the following best states the purpose of the
standard precautions recommended by
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)?
a. Prevent the risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens.
b. Reduce the spread of infectious agents by interfering with the
organism's known method of
transmission.
c. Prevent the spread of infectious agents by interfering with the
organism's known method of
reproduction.
d. Reduce the risk of transmission of micro-organisms from both
recognized and unrecognized
sources of infection in hospitals. -
correct answer ✅d. Reduce the risk of transmission of micro-
organisms from both recognized and unrecognized
sources of infection in hospitals.
