CNT WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Question: True or False: You should avoid being in direct patient care when you are acutely ill and until you are fever free for at least 24 hours without the use of NSAIDs?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: True or False: Gloves protect the practitioner against needlestick accidents?
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question: True or False: The first step in cleaning and disinfecting cups and gua sha tools is to rinse with a strong disinfecting solution then wash with soap and water?
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question: True or False: High level disinfectants are used to disinfect only reusable medical equipment?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: True or False: It is recommended that clinicians have an annual physical exam?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: True or False: Standard of care is defined as what a minimally competent clinician in the same field with the same level of training would do in a similar situation?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: True or False: Best practices need to be modified as new evidence in safety becomes available?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: True or False: One example of the acupuncture Standard of Care is to follow the five steps of CNT?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: True or False: In the CNT Manual, only some of the items listed as critical make up the standard of care?
CORRECT ANSWER: False
Question: True or False: The standard of care is different for people with differing levels of training?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: Herpes viruses can live on common surfaces for up
to:
CORRECT ANSWER : 24 hours
Question: One in three people are carriers of what pathogen
on their skin?
CORRECT ANSWER : Staph aureus
Question: Large outbreaks of this infection have been
reported in clusters associated with acupuncture clinics:
CORRECT ANSWER : Mycobacterium other than
tuberculosis
Question: True or False: Standard Precautions require that you treat patients as if all patients carry infections and are immunocompromised?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: To prevent the spread of gastrointestinal pathogens,
it is best to:
CORRECT ANSWER : Wash hands with soap and water.
Question: A....infection is an infection that is acquired in a
healthcare setting.
CORRECT ANSWER : Nosocomial
Question: True or False: Hep B vaccine is required to be offered to all healthcare workers by their employer?
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question: Which bloodborne pathogen is most easily passed
through sharing a razor?