RDA State Board Exam-Infection control {LATEST
2023} /50 Questions With Verified Answers
Quiz :A group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients
regardless of suspected or confirmed infection status, in any setting in which
healthcare is delivered. These include; hand hygiene, use of gloves, gown,
mask eye protection, or face shield depending on the anticipated exposure and
the safe handling of sharps. - √Answer :Standard Precautions
Quiz :Confer a high risk for infection if they are contaminated with any
microorganism. These include all instruments, devices and other items used to
penetrate soft tissue or bone. - √Answer :Critical items
Quiz :Instruments, devices and other items that are not used to penetrate soft
tissue or bone, but contact oral mucas membranes, non- intact skin or other
potentially infectious materials (OPIM) - √Answer :Semi-critical items
Quiz :Instruments, devices, equipment and surfaces that come in contact with
soil, debris, saliva, blood, OPIM and intact skin, but not oral mucas membranes
- √Answer :NON-critical items
Quiz :Is the least effective disinfection process. It kills some bacteria, some
viruses and fungi, but does not kill bacterial spores or mycobacterium
tuberculosis var bovis, a laboratory test organism used to classify the strength
of disinfectant materials. - √Answer :Low-level disinfectant
Quiz :kills mycobacterium tuberculosis var bovis indicating that many human
pathogens are also killed. This process does not necessarily kill spores. -
√Answer :Intermediate-level disinfectant
Quiz :kills some, but not necessarily all bacterial spores. This process kills
mycobaterium tuberculosis var bovis, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. -
√Answer :High-level disinfectant
Quiz :is a chemical agent that can be used to disinfect items and surfaces based
on the level of contamination. - √Answer :Germicide
Quiz :is a validated process used to render a product free of all forms of viable
microorganisms. - √Answer :Sterilization
, Quiz :is the removal of visable soil debris and OPIM from objects and surfaces
and shall be accomplished manually or mechanically using water with
detergents or enzymatic products. - √Answer :Cleaning
Quiz :is specialized clothing or equipment worn or used for protection against a
hazard. - √Answer :PPE's
(personal protective equipment)
Quiz :means any one of the following:
human bodily fluids.
any unfixed tissue or organ (other than intact skin) from a human living or
dead. or any of the following if known or rerasoably known to contain or be
infected with HIV, HEP B, OR HEP C:cell, tissue, or organ cultures from humans
or experimental animalsa, blood organs, or other tissues from experimental
animals, or culture medium or other solutions - √Answer :Other Potentially
Infectious Materials (OPIM)
Quiz :Are all paid and non-paid personnel in the dental healthcare setting.who
might be occupationally exposed to infectious materials, including bodily
substances and contaminated supplies, equipment, enviornmental surfaces,
water, or air, includes all persons directly involved in patient care as well as
those persons who are not involved directly.. - √Answer :Dental Healthcare
Personnel (DCHP)
Quiz :all DHCP shall comply with infection control precautions and enforce the
following minimum precautions to protect patients and DCHP and to minimize
the transmission of pathogens in health care settings: - √Answer :Standard
precautions shall be practiced in the care of all patients.
Quiz :A written protocol shall be developed and maintained and periodically
updated for: - √Answer :*instrument processing
*opertory clenliness
*management of injuries
*protocol shall be made available to all DCHP at the dental office.as well as
having a copy of this regulation conspicuously posted in each dental office.
Quiz :Personal Protective equipment shall be worn by all DCHP whenever there
is potential for aerosol spray, splashing or spattering of the following - √Answer
:Droplet nuclei, blood, chemical or germicidal agents or OPIM.
