VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER
PCT-101 COURSE
QUIZ #1
Please circle the best answer.
1. Who was Florence Nightingale?
a. A British nurse who is credited with making nursing into the profession that it is today.
b. The government official responsible for the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
c. The official keeper of the registry
d. The first nurse in history
2. A nursing assistant training program includes all of the following except:
a. Infection control
b. Pest control
c. Feeding techniques
d. Residents’ rights
3. Which of the following does the competency evaluation include?
a. A physical examination
b. A stamina test
c. A nursing test
d. A skills test
4. Who or what do the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards protect?
a. Patients and residents from unqualified health care professionals
b. Health care professionals from on-the-job injuries
c. The family members of patients and residents from contagious diseases
d. The equipment in the facility from rough and improper usage
5. What does DON stand for?
a. Director of Nursing
b. Division of Nursing
c. Doctor’s of Nursing
d. Directory of Nursing
6. Which of the following can prevent emotional burn-out?
a. Scheduling time for yourself
b. Working with the same patient in the same area for a long period of time
c. Keeping feelings and emotions to yourself
d. Avoiding physical activity
7. Which of the following changes is a developmental change?
a. A change in a person’s weight
b. A change in the person’s place of residence
c. A change in a person’s height
d. A change in the person’s social behavior
8. You are caring for Mrs. Burrell, who lives in a long-term care facility. Which one of the following needs are you helping Mrs. Burrell to meet when you allow her to decide what she is going to wear each day and then assist her as necessary with her dressing and grooming routine?
a. Safety and security needs
b. Love and belonging needs
c. Physiologic needs
d. Self-esteem needs
9. Which one of the following actions helps a patient to meet his need for love and acceptance?
a. The nursing assistant serves the patient or resident his lunch.
b. The nursing assistant offers the patient a glass of water.
c. The nursing assistant allows the patient to decide what type of shampoo he would like to use.
d. The nursing assistant greets the resident with a smile, a kind word, or a gentle touch.
10. Mrs. Oliphant is one of your patients on the unit. She has arthritis that is very painful. Mrs. Oliphant rarely has anything pleasant to say to you or anyone else. What should you do when caring for her?
a. Provide the necessary care as quickly as possible, and then leave.
b. Realize that Mrs. Oliphant’s chronic pain may be affecting her behavior, and try not to let her bad temper affect you.
c. Discuss Mrs. Oliphant’s miserable behavior with the other nursing assistants on staff.
d. Avoid providing care to Mrs. Oliphant.
11. What do all microbes need to live?
a. An endospore
b. A reservoir
c. Oxygen
d. Warm, moist heat
12. Which one of the following is a normal finding in a person who is fighting off an infection?
a. Warmth, redness, and swelling at the site of the infection
b. Large amounts of foul-smelling drainage at the site of the infection
c. A low body temperature
d. All of the above
13. Which one of the following could be considered a portal of entry for pathogens?
a. The respiratory tract
b. The mucous membranes of the eyes
c. An open wound in the skin
d. All of the above
14. Which one of the following could be a fomite?
a. A water glass that has been used by a patient
b. A mosquito
c. Linens that have just come back from the laundry
d. A cut in the skin
15. Which one of the following actions can break the chain of infection?
a. Using an indwelling medical device
b. Leaving a dirty tissue on the bedside table instead of throwing it away
c. Washing your hands after using the toilet
d. Not taking antibiotics as directed by the doctor
16. What is a nosocomial infection?
a. An infection caused by an opportunistic pathogen
b. An infection transmitted in a hospital or other health care setting
c. An infection that is resistant to antibiotics
d. An infection of the respiratory tract
17. After lathering your hands with soap, how long should you rub them together in a circular motion, interlacing your fingers?
a. 1 minute
b. 10 to 15 seconds
c. 30 seconds
d. 5 to 10 seconds
18. What is true about wearing a mask?
a. It should fit snugly around your face
b. You should be able to breathe around the mask instead of through it
c. You should not stop what you are doing to change the mask if it becomes wet
d. The mask is secured with a chin strap
19. What is the correct order for removing full personal protective equipment (PPE)?
a. Mask, gown, protective eyewear, gloves
b. Gloves, protective eyewear, gown, mask
c. Gloves, gown, protective eyewear, mask
d. Protective eyewear, mask, gown, gloves
20. Which one of the following diseases is caused by a bloodborne pathogen?
a. Hepatitis A virus (HAV)
b. Measles
c. Tuberculosis (TB)
d. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
21. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be transmitted in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a. A needlestick injury
b. A cut from contaminated glass
c. Direct contact with blood
d. A gentle touch given to the patient or resident
22. What is the single most important method of preventing the spread of infection?
a. Handwashing
b. Writing an exposure control plan
c. Avoiding patients and residents who are infected
d. Taking airborne precautions with patients known to have an infectious disease
23. What items of PPE should you wear if your patient or resident is likely to cough and spray you with small blood droplets?
a. Mask
b. Face shield
c. Eye goggles
d. All of the above
24. Which of the following is an airborne disease?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Ebola
c. Hepatitis A
d. Syphilis
25. Mr. Dawson had a nosebleed in his room this morning. As a result, there are several large spatters of blood on the floor. How would you clean up these blood spills?
a. Wash the floor with lots of hot water
b. Wash the floor with a solution of 1 part household bleach and 10 parts water
c. Vacuum up the blood spill
d. Use a dry paper towel to absorb the blood