Test bank For Basic Infection C
Professionals 3rd Edition Ke
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Infection Control
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following describes an occupational exposure?
a. Performing bystander chest compressions at a sports event
b. Using an AED at an outdoor concert
c. Starting an IV line at a nursing home
d. Having blood splattered in your eye at a motor vehicle collision
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Performing chest compressions does not constitute an exposure.
b. Incorrect. Using an AED does not constitute an exposure.
c. Incorrect. Starting an IV line does not constitute an exposure.
d. Correct. Having blood splattered in your eye does constitute an occupational exposure.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:05 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 10:20 PM
2. Which of the following wrote of the dangers posed by stagnant water and expressed the importance of good hygiene?
a. Semmelweis
b. Hippocrates
c. Pasteur
d. Lister
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Semmelweis’ work focused on handwashing.
b. Correct. In Air, Water, and Places, Hippocrates expressed the importance of good
hygiene and wrote of the dangers posed by stagnant pools of water.
c. Incorrect. Pasteur created germ theory.
d. Incorrect. Lister discovered that infection could be prevented by covering wounds and
using antiseptic agents.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:42 PM
3. Which ancient civilization built an elaborate system of aqueducts, which helped to promote health and sanitation?
a. Roman empire
b. France
c. Scotland
d. Greece
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Ancient Romans built elaborate systems of aqueducts, which helped to
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promote health and sanitation.
b. Incorrect. The French did not build elaborate systems of aqueducts.
c. Incorrect. Scotland did not build elaborate systems of aqueducts.
d. Incorrect. Ancient Greeks did not build elaborate systems of aqueducts.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:44 PM
4. In 13th-century France, which parts of the body were kept relatively clean?
a. Hands and feet
b. Hands and mouth
c. Feet and face
d. Head and neck
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. While the hands were kept clean, the feet were not.
b. Correct. In this culture, only the parts of body involved in preparing, blessing, or
consuming food were kept relatively clean.
c. Incorrect. While the mouth was kept relatively clean, the feet were not.
d. Incorrect. The head and neck were not kept clean. Only those parts involved in
preparing, blessing, or consuming food were kept somewhat clean.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:46 PM
5. Which of the following discovered that hand washing seemed to decrease the incident of death due to infection
following the childbirth in the mid-1800s?
a. Semmelweis
b. Hippocrates
c. Pasteur
d. Lister
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Semmelweis found that simple handwashing procedures decreased the death
rate due to infection from 18% to 1%.
b. Incorrect. Hippocrates expressed the importance of good hygiene and wrote of the
dangers posed by stagnant pools of water.
c. Incorrect. Pasteur created germ theory.
d. Incorrect. Lister discovered that infection could be prevented by covering wounds and
using antiseptic agents.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:47 PM
6. Which of the following developed a process in which controlled heating helped to preserve various food products?
a. Semmelweis
b. Hippocrates
c. Pasteur
d. Lister
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Semmelweis’ work focused on handwashing.
b. Incorrect. Hippocrates expressed the importance of good hygiene and wrote of the
dangers posed by stagnant pools of water.
c. Correct. Pasteur developed the process of pasteurization, a technique of controlled
heating for the preservation of various food products.
d. Incorrect. Lister discovered that infection could be prevented by covering wounds and
using antiseptic agents.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:48 PM
7. Which disease, which was introduced to the American public in the 1980s resulted in health care professionals starting
to wear gloves?
a. AIDS
b. Hepatitis A
c. Hepatitis B
d. Hepatitis C
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. As word of AIDS spread throughout the country, persons with occupational
exposure to blood started to routinely wear gloves and other personal protective
equipment.
b. Incorrect. Hepatitis A was not the disease that prompted health care professionals to
start wearing gloves.
c. Incorrect. Hepatitis B was not the disease that prompted health care professionals to
start wearing gloves.
d. Incorrect. Hepatitis C was not the disease that prompted health care professionals to
start wearing gloves.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:13 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:49 PM
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Professionals 3rd Edition Ke
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Infection Control
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following describes an occupational exposure?
a. Performing bystander chest compressions at a sports event
b. Using an AED at an outdoor concert
c. Starting an IV line at a nursing home
d. Having blood splattered in your eye at a motor vehicle collision
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Performing chest compressions does not constitute an exposure.
b. Incorrect. Using an AED does not constitute an exposure.
c. Incorrect. Starting an IV line does not constitute an exposure.
d. Correct. Having blood splattered in your eye does constitute an occupational exposure.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:05 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 10:20 PM
2. Which of the following wrote of the dangers posed by stagnant water and expressed the importance of good hygiene?
a. Semmelweis
b. Hippocrates
c. Pasteur
d. Lister
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Semmelweis’ work focused on handwashing.
b. Correct. In Air, Water, and Places, Hippocrates expressed the importance of good
hygiene and wrote of the dangers posed by stagnant pools of water.
c. Incorrect. Pasteur created germ theory.
d. Incorrect. Lister discovered that infection could be prevented by covering wounds and
using antiseptic agents.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:42 PM
3. Which ancient civilization built an elaborate system of aqueducts, which helped to promote health and sanitation?
a. Roman empire
b. France
c. Scotland
d. Greece
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Ancient Romans built elaborate systems of aqueducts, which helped to
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promote health and sanitation.
b. Incorrect. The French did not build elaborate systems of aqueducts.
c. Incorrect. Scotland did not build elaborate systems of aqueducts.
d. Incorrect. Ancient Greeks did not build elaborate systems of aqueducts.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:44 PM
4. In 13th-century France, which parts of the body were kept relatively clean?
a. Hands and feet
b. Hands and mouth
c. Feet and face
d. Head and neck
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. While the hands were kept clean, the feet were not.
b. Correct. In this culture, only the parts of body involved in preparing, blessing, or
consuming food were kept relatively clean.
c. Incorrect. While the mouth was kept relatively clean, the feet were not.
d. Incorrect. The head and neck were not kept clean. Only those parts involved in
preparing, blessing, or consuming food were kept somewhat clean.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:46 PM
5. Which of the following discovered that hand washing seemed to decrease the incident of death due to infection
following the childbirth in the mid-1800s?
a. Semmelweis
b. Hippocrates
c. Pasteur
d. Lister
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Semmelweis found that simple handwashing procedures decreased the death
rate due to infection from 18% to 1%.
b. Incorrect. Hippocrates expressed the importance of good hygiene and wrote of the
dangers posed by stagnant pools of water.
c. Incorrect. Pasteur created germ theory.
d. Incorrect. Lister discovered that infection could be prevented by covering wounds and
using antiseptic agents.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Infection Control
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:47 PM
6. Which of the following developed a process in which controlled heating helped to preserve various food products?
a. Semmelweis
b. Hippocrates
c. Pasteur
d. Lister
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Semmelweis’ work focused on handwashing.
b. Incorrect. Hippocrates expressed the importance of good hygiene and wrote of the
dangers posed by stagnant pools of water.
c. Correct. Pasteur developed the process of pasteurization, a technique of controlled
heating for the preservation of various food products.
d. Incorrect. Lister discovered that infection could be prevented by covering wounds and
using antiseptic agents.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:12 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:48 PM
7. Which disease, which was introduced to the American public in the 1980s resulted in health care professionals starting
to wear gloves?
a. AIDS
b. Hepatitis A
c. Hepatitis B
d. Hepatitis C
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. As word of AIDS spread throughout the country, persons with occupational
exposure to blood started to routinely wear gloves and other personal protective
equipment.
b. Incorrect. Hepatitis A was not the disease that prompted health care professionals to
start wearing gloves.
c. Incorrect. Hepatitis B was not the disease that prompted health care professionals to
start wearing gloves.
d. Incorrect. Hepatitis C was not the disease that prompted health care professionals to
start wearing gloves.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 10/9/2019 9:13 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/9/2019 9:49 PM
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