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Infection Control Questions and Answers: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals, Exams of Public Health

A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to infection control practices in healthcare settings. It covers key topics such as modes of transmission, personal protective equipment, and sterilization techniques. Designed to help healthcare professionals understand and apply infection control principles to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

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2024/2025

Available from 03/12/2025

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NYS Infection Control Questions and
Answers Already Passed
How much hand rub should you use ✔✔Enough for at least 15 seconds to dry
Susceptible host ✔✔Person who may become infected
What mask do you use for airborne TB ✔✔N95 Mask
Indirect transmission ✔✔Microorganism transfers from contaminated object. Example touching
surfaces
Direct transmission ✔✔Micros transferred from infected person to another w/o contaminated
object. Example sexual and touching hands to hands
What are the two contact transmissions ✔✔Indirect and direct
What are the modes of transmission ✔✔Airborne, droplet, contact, indirect, direct
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NYS Infection Control Questions and

Answers Already Passed

How much hand rub should you use ✔✔Enough for at least 15 seconds to dry

Susceptible host ✔✔Person who may become infected

What mask do you use for airborne TB ✔✔N95 Mask

Indirect transmission ✔✔Microorganism transfers from contaminated object. Example touching surfaces

Direct transmission ✔✔Micros transferred from infected person to another w/o contaminated object. Example sexual and touching hands to hands

What are the two contact transmissions ✔✔Indirect and direct

What are the modes of transmission ✔✔Airborne, droplet, contact, indirect, direct

Mode of transmission ✔✔Pathogen moves from place to place

Means of escape how micro leaves reservoir ✔✔Respiratory, genitourinary, alimentary, skin, blood, transplancental

How many healthcare associated infections (HAIs) occur each year ✔✔Two million

How many people die from HAIs ✔✔99,

Element 1 ✔✔Healthcare professionals responsibility to accept principles and practices of infection control

Element II ✔✔Modes of transmission of pathogenic organisms in healthcare setting and strategies for prevention and control

Element III ✔✔Use of engineering controls to reduce patient or worker from exposure to infectious material

Medical asepsis ✔✔Practices that confine micros to a specific area. Example proper discard of contaminated items

Engineering controls ✔✔Eliminate exposure of a pathogen through engineering equipment. Example needle less syringes, sharps disposal container, etc

Puncture resistant containers ✔✔Puncture resistant, labeled or color-coded, leak proof on sides and bottom

Hierarchy of safety and health controls include ✔✔Legal and regulatory controls

Administrative and training controls

Engineering controls

Work place controls

PPE

Germicide bottle by EPA should say ✔✔EPA approved, and that it kills HIV and TB

Gloves should do what? ✔✔Fit to protect yourself from germs

Contamination ✔✔Micros on an item or surface

Decontaminated ✔✔Uses of physical or chemicals to destroy pathogens on surface to the point where they are not capable of transmitting infectious particles

Sterilization ✔✔Removal of all micros and spores

Disinfection ✔✔Process that eliminates many pr all micros except spores on inanimate objects

Non critical items ✔✔Come in contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes

Noncritical environmental surfaces ✔✔Bed rails, some food utensils, bedside tables, pt furniture and floors

Semi critical items ✔✔Contact mucous membranes or nonintact skin

Critical items ✔✔Enter sterile tissue or vascular system and must be sterile