MAST 1080 Final Exam Questions With
Verified Answers.
Which of the following is an example of personal protective equipment (PPE)? - answer✔Clean
disposable gloves
All of the following are guidelines that should be followed when using PPE except -
answer✔Decontaminate and reuse disposable gloves
Personal protective equipment must be used to - answer✔Draw blood
What is the most common means of transmission for hepatitis C? - answer✔Sharing needles for
illegal injection drug use
Which of the following help prevent the entrance of microorganisms into the body? -
answer✔All of the above
Which of following is the MOST important means of preventing the spread of microorganisms in
the medical office? - answer✔Hand hygiene
What term is used to describe a microorganism that produces disease? - answer✔Pathogen
Which of the following is NOT an example of a microorganism? - answer✔Pinworms
Which of the following is NOT a growth requirement for microorganisms? - answer✔Acidic
environment
What may remain on an object that is medically aseptic? - answer✔Nonpathogens
What term is used to describe a microorganism that does NOT produce disease? -
answer✔Nonpathogen
Which of the following are picked up in the course of daily activated, are attached loosely to the
skin, and are often pathogenic? - answer✔Transient flora
Microorganisms can be transmitted though - answer✔All of the above
What is the name given to a microorganism that can exist only in the presence of oxygen? -
answer✔Aerobe
What is the name given to a tiny living plant or animal that cannot be seen with the naked eye? -
answer✔Microorganism
All of the following makes a person less resistant to a pathogen except - answer✔Immunizations
Which of the following employees would be least likely to have occupational exposure? -
answer✔Electrician
Which of the following is an example of an exposure incident? - answer✔Splashing blood into
your eyes
AIDS cannot be transmitted through - answer✔Casual contact
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by a - answer✔Virus
What must a medical office employee do if he or she declines the hepatitis B vaccine? -
answer✔Sign a hepatitis B waiver form
The hepatitis B vaccine must be offered to a new medical office employee except when -
answer✔All of the above
Patients with chronic hepatitis B face is increased risk of developing - answer✔Liver cancer
The most common side effect of the hepatitis B vaccine is - answer✔Soreness at the injection
site
The most likely means of contracting hepatitis B in the health care setting is through -
answer✔Needlesticks and blood splashes
What is the immunization schedule for the hepatitis B vaccine? - answer✔0, 1 month, 6 months
Something that is sterile is free of - answer✔All living microorganisms and spores
Removing a wet pack from the autoclave results in - answer✔Contamination of the pack
The agent used to destroy microorganisms on an article depends on the - answer✔Intended use
of the article
What is the term for an agent that kills disease-producing microorganisms and that usually is
applied to inanimate objects? - answer✔Disinfectant
Why should a chemical not be used past its expiration date? - answer✔It may lose its potency.
Which of the following is a characteristic of bacterial spores? - answer✔All of the above
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