INFECTION COMMITTEE -MCQ

1.Some of the general cause of contamination of IV fluids during preparation include

a. Not cleaning the rubber stopper of the medication vial with alcohol prior to entry with
needle and syringe.
b. Touching the sterile ports of IV fluids with sterile gloves.
c. Preparing parenteral nutrition solutions under the laminar airflow hood.
d. Examining fluids for turbidity.
2.Handwashing is
a. used by pharmacy personnel mainly while handling sterile medications and solutions.
b. important in health care mostly when caring for patients in isolation rooms.
c. used by medical personnel primarily to protect themselves from infections.
d. considered the single most important infection control measure practiced by health care
workers.
3.The main goals of infection control and prevention programs are to
a. protect the patient
b. protect the health care worker
c. use cost effective measures
d. all of the above
4.The principles of asepsis include the idea that
a. microorganisms can be completely eliminated from humans
b. pathogens can be transmitted by direct or indirect contact
c. pathogens do not cause infection in health care workers
d. microorganism cannot be spread in clean hospitals
5.Aseptic techniques
a. are used to reduce or eliminate the transmission of germs
b. are not used routinely by pharmacy personnel
c. are needed only when working with items that are obviously soiled
d. decrease the number of bloodborne pathogens in blood and body fluids
6.Pharmacy personnel
a. as health care workers are at great risk for infection at work
b. face no threat of infection on the job
c. are not included in infection control education programs because they do not have direct
contact with patients
d. need to know how to protect themselves from contact with blood or body fluids or from
equipment that is contaminated
7. OSHA mandates health care facilities have plans in place to protect health care workers from
the following infectious disease in particular:
a. tuberculosis, influenza, measles, and mumps
b. hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C
c. hepatitis A, hepatitis A,HIV,and tuberculosis
d. chickenpox, tuberculosis and measles
8.For an infection to develop,
a. germs have to be transmitted from people who have obvious infection
b. microorganisms are transmitted from an infected or contaminated source
c. the health care workers have to be very young or very old
d. pathogen have to be contacted by hand
9.In hospitals, microorganisms are most frequently spread
a. by mosquitoes and flies
b. by contaminated food and water
c. by contact with contaminated objects
d. by droplets
10.Universal-standard precautions are used
a. by doctors when shaking hands with patients and visitors
b. by some health care workers in the laboratory
c. by health care workers when they have contact with a patient’s blood, body fluids, or
wounds
d. by health care workers when they have contact with a patient who is sweating profusely
11.Hospitalized patients are placed on isolation precautions
a. to prevent the spread of microorganisms that are highly transmissible or resistant to
multiple antibiotics
b. to alert hospital staff to the special precautions required to prevent infection form the
diseases or condition being isolated
c. to alert pharmacy personnel and other visitors there is a need to check with the nursing
staff for special instructions before entering the room
d. all of the above
12.An occupational exposures that might place a pharmacy worker at risk for hepatitis B
infection includes
a. a needle stick from a needle that was used to inject medication into IV solution
b. a needle stick from a needle that was used to draw blood from a vein
c. a needle stick from an unused needle
d. a finger skin cut from paper in the pharmacy
13.In the event of a possible or actual exposure to a patient’s blood or body fluids
a. wash the area with bleach and call for help
b. cover the area thoroughly with a dressing
c. wash skin area immediately with soap and water or flush the eyes with copious amounts
of running water for several minutes
d. report to your supervisor during your next scheduled evaluation session
14.Tuberculosis
a. might be spread to or from a pharmacy worker and, therefore, all pharmacy workers in
hospitals must be screened
b. does not exist in pharmacy personnel and, therefore, screening is not required
c. is spread by persons with tuberculosis infection as evidenced only by a positive
tuberculin skin test
d. is a disease of third world countries and not a problem in the united states?
15. Health care workers can infect others
a. if they work while they have an open, draining wound or abscess
b. have never had chickenpox and come to work with a rash
c. if they have pink eye or conjunctivitis
d. all of the above