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INEECCITON CONTROL 1· The most significant infection control for the medical assistant is (a) wearing gloves, (b) handwashing (e) wearing a lab coat, (d) wearing a face mask. 2. The concept that "all blood or other potentially infectious materials must be considered infectious regardless of the personal bcalth status of the patient is called (a) beibg careful, (b) standard precautions, (e) universal precautions, (d) sione of these. 3. PPE's refer to (a) the use of disinfectants, (b) use of vaccines, (c) the use of sharps containers, (d) the use of protective barriers (clothing, shields, etc). 4. A bloodborne pathogen is (a) HDV, (b) gonotthea, (c) herpes, (d) sypbilis. 5. The 3 conditions when washing your hands properly are: (a) soap, friction, cold-running water, (b) friction, warm water, soap, (e) no friction, soap, cold water, (d) warm running water, friction, soap. 6. Free from infection or pathogens is called (a) clean, (b) aseptic, (e) acceptable, (d) none of these. 7. To make impure or soil is referred to as a (a) contaminate, (b) crime, (e) host,(@) 8. Analysis and evaluation of the status and quality of a particular condition of a patient is called (a) observation, (b) hypothesis, (c) assessment, (d) theory. 9. The federal govemment established an office to provide all employers with a set of standards to provide safe and healthy workplaces. This agency is called (a) FDA, b) CDC, (c) DEA, (d) OSHA 10. Flora that are attached to the deeper skin layers and are more difficult to remove, usually must be killed with an antimicrobial soap. The nane of these flora are: (a) roses, (b) resident flora, (c) tulips, (d) fransient flora Il. An infection contracted at the workplace is called (a) strep, (b) STD, (e) nosocomial, (d) aerobic. 12. Skin that has a break in its surface is called (a) intact skin, (b) a laceration O a burn, () nonintaçt skin

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1. The most significant infection control for medical assistant is hand washing. Hand washing prevents 98% of the microorganisms spread and control the spread of infections. The answer is b - Hand washing

2. The concept that all blood or other potentially infectious materials must be considered infectious regardless regardless of the personal health status of the patient is called standard precautions. The answer is b

3. PPE ( Personal Protective Equipment) refers to the use of protective barriers. PPE includes wearing of masks, gloves, apron, cap, goggles, slippers to protect from infectious diseases. The answer is d