Health Care Etiquette Quiz — Etiquette Guide

When getting your make-up professionally applied, asking the make up artist if they have cleaned their brushes should elicit what type of response?

Indignation
Embarrassment
Respect
Tears

How are doctor's employing etiquette in regards to C-section anesthesia in order to minimize complications?

They're closing their eyes when cutting into the lower abdomen to protect the mother's privacy.
They're talking to the patient during needle insertion as a distraction.
They're asking everyone to leave the room, including the father, during the procedure, so it's just the doctor and the mother.
They're providing counselors to talk to the mothers about their fears prior to the procedure.

What is a good habit to employ to minimize your risk of picking up germs at the local gym?

Drink orange juice (it's full of Vitamin C!) during your workout.
Wash your hands before leaving the gym.
Bring spray sanitizer with you and constantly be spraying the air and all of the equipment around you.
Don't go to the gym.

To make sure you don't get sick from eating bad fish at a sushi restaurant, you should always ask the sushi chef if their fish is fresh. True or false?

True.
False.
It depends on the menu prices (high - don't ask; low - ask).
Only if the restaurant is part of a chain.

What should you do before a visit to the dentist?

Floss.
Brush.
Floss and brush.
Nothing; you are paying them to clean your teeth!

When dining at a buffet restaurant, you should get a clean plate every time you go back to the buffet because:

all your leftovers from your old plate mixed with new food will just taste gross.
you're not doing the dishes tonight; who cares!
it's more sanitary.
you don't have a choice; the wait staff always clear your table the second you're done eating!

Sam has a cold. She just sneezed into a tissue. What's her next move?

Sam will hold on to the tissue in case she needs to sneeze again.
Sam will throw the tissue away.
Sam will throw the tissue away and wash her hands.
Sam will put the tissue back in the box; she's very green and believes in "reuse".

Should pregnant women clean up cat litter?

Yes.
No.
No, unless there is no one else to do it.
No, and they should get rid of the cat, too, for health reasons.

You have an important report that is due at work today, but, you are so sick, you can barely drag yourself out of bed. You should:

call in sick.
work from home.
go to work and do your report.
go to work and do your report, but, seclude yourself away from the other employees.

Will eating food past the expiry date make you sick?

Yes.
No.
Maybe, it depends on the food.
Maybe, it depends on if you cook it or not.