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Infection Control Answers and Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Staplers do not add to the cost of surgery
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Surgical staplers increase procedural costs.
Question 2 of 5
Covering one's mouth when coughing reduces the risk of spreading infectious organisms.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Covering the mouth helps prevent the spread of respiratory droplets containing infectious agents.
Question 3 of 5
Articles cannot be disinfected or sterilized unless they are clean first.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cleaning removes organic material that can interfere with disinfection and sterilization processes.
Question 4 of 5
How do protozoa move about?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Protozoa move using cilia, flagella, or pseudopodia; cilia are a common mechanism in many species.
Question 5 of 5
An IP is conducting an educational session to help the nursing staff understand infectious disease transmission. She explains that an initial element in transmission is the ability of an organism to survive in the external environment during transit between hosts. What is the second element?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The second element in the chain of transmission is a mechanism for the pathogen to reach a new host, such as droplet or contact transmission.