Allied Healthcare EOPA Study Guide 145

Allied Healthcare EOPA Study Guide 145 Questions with Complete Solutions Where would you find an anaerobic microorganism?

• On a toilet seat
• In the soil
• In the air
• In sterile Water - B) In the soil

anaerobic microorganisms - Organisms harmed by the air What statement about bacteria is true?

• All bacteria are harmful
• All bacteria are round
• All bacteria reproduce inside other living cells
• All bacteria are single-celled organisms - D) All bacteria are single-celled organisms

A man died from an infection caused by a rickettsiae. The infection was most likely transmitted by:

• Walking barefoot in a locker room
• A blood transfusion
• A tick bite
• Breathing in contaminated air - C) A tick bite

A patient's sore throat is caused by streptococcus. How would it be treated?

• Antibiotics
• Antifungal gargle
• Antiviral throat wash
• There is no treatment - A) Antibiotics 1 / 3

What organism can only be seen with an electron microscope?

• Virus
• Protozoa
• Bacteria
• Fungus - A) Virus

Beth has a nosocomial infection. How did she get it?

• Hiking in the woods
• Have a massage at a local hotel
• Eating contaminated food
• Spending three days in a hospital - D) Spending three days in a hospital

nosocomial infection - Infections acquired within the hospital

All pathogens are:

• Animal like
• Disease producing
• Destroyed by antibiotics
• Transmitted by insects - B) Disease producing

Tuberculosis is caused by tubercle bacillus, which is a/an:

• Virus
• Protozoa
• Bacteria
• Fungus - C) Bacteria

Albert has a yeast infection under his arm. It should be treated with a/an:

• Antifungal cream
• Antibiotic ointment 2 / 3

• Vaccination

D)Hot compress - A) Antifungal cream An infection that develops when the body's normal defenses are not working properly is a/an:

• Mutant infection
• Nonpathogenic infection
• Opportunistic infection
• Recessive infection - C) Opportunistic infection

Non-pathogenic infection - Incapable of causing a disease

A sterile towel falls on the floor. The towel is now considered:

• Infectious
• Contaminated
• Antiseptic
• Disinfected - B) Contaminated

What could be found on the surface of a sterile instrument?

• Viruses
• Spores
• Microbes
• Nothing - D) Nothing

OSHA regulations require hospitals to give what vaccine to their employees free of charge? - Hepatitis B A patient has an infection and is on airborne precautions. What should the patient wear if they have to be transported? - A mask What should be recorded in a sharps injury log? - Sticking themselves, or another, with a needle

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