CNT CLEAN NEEDLE TECHNIQUE EXAM 2025-2026 FOR NCCAOM CERTIFICATION | VERIFIED PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | COMPLETE EXAM PREP GUIDE 1. What is the risk for practitioners who work with patients with HIV? - ANSWER>>>Secondary infections like Hepatitis, Herpes virus, and Staph 2. Initial infection is usually followed within 2-4 weeks by a febrile diagnosis that's like mono or the flu. This stage is pretty quick and most people just blow it off. This describes what diagnosis? A. AIDS B. HIV C. HBV (HEP B) D. Hep C - ANSWER>>>B. HIV 3. These people stay healthy for a long time, then they get sick with HIV. This statement describes the progression from HIV to what? - ANSWER>>>AIDS 4. This diagnosis spreads by skin-to-skin contact and is easily spread from one person to another including in medical environments. What is this diagnosis? - ANSWER>>>MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) 5. When a patient is first infected with HIV, how long does it take for it to become AIDS? A. 50-150 days B. 15-60 days C. 8-10 years D. 20-90 days - ANSWER>>>C. 8-10 years after initial infection6. What is the most common mode of transmission for Hepatitis B in a healthcare setting? -