True or false about infection control

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Disinfection reliably kills endospores.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Antiseptics are safe on living tissue.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Boiling is a clinical sterilization method.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Degerming removes most but not all microbes.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A sterile field excludes endospores.

Instructions

Decide whether each statement is true or false.

Explanation