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NCCT chapter 12 Exposure Control
NCCT review (ch 12 of 12)
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Medical
Not Applicable
06/19/2009

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Term

1. Every medical facility is required by OSHA to have an exposure control plan.

 

a. true

b. false

Definition
a- true
Term

2. The exposure control plan shall be made available to the Assistant Secretary and the Director upon request for examination and copying.

 

a. true

b. false

Definition
a- true
Term

3. “HIV” means ______.

 

a. hepatitis B virus

b. hepatitis C virus

c. human immunodeficiency virus

d. human infectious virus

Definition
c- human immunodeficiency virus
Term

4. ______ means any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including, but not limited to needles, scalpels, broken glass, broken capillary tubes, and exposed ends of dental wired.

 

a. “Contaminated Devices”

b. “Disposable Devices”

c. “Contaminated Sharps”

d. “Dangerous Incisor”

Definition
c- “ Contaminated Sharps”
Term

5. Reasonable anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood, or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee’s duties is called ______.

 

a. occupational exposure

b. daily risk

c. occupational risk

d. professional threat

Definition
a- occupational exposure
Term

6. Any individual, living or dead, whose blood, or other potentially infectious materials may be a source of occupational exposure to the employee is called a (an) ______.

 

a. hazardous individual

b. source individual

c. infected specimen

d. quarantined source

Definition
b- source individual
Term

7. To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to ______.

 

a. eradicate

b. toxify

c. sterilize

d. acid wash

Definition
c- sterilize
Term

8. ______ is the single most important source of HIV and HBV in the workplace.

 

a. semen

b. saliva in dental procedures

c. pleural fluid

d. blood

Definition
d- blood
Term

9. The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood from a patient known to be infected with HIV is approximately ______.

 

a. 0.01%

b. 0.50%

c. 1.00%

d. 5.00%

Definition
b- 0.50%
Term

10. General infection-control procedures are designed to prevent transmission of a wide range of ______ and to provide a wide margin of safety in the varied situations encountered in the health-care environment.

 

a. diseases

b. conditions

c. microbiological agents

d. sickness

Definition
c- micrbiological agents
Term

11. “Contact with blood, or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply through percutaneous inoculation, or contact with an open wound, non-intact skin, or mucous membrane during the performance of normal duties” this definition (found in the Federal Register) applies to ______.

 

a. human exposure

b. exposed worker

c. worker stress

d. stressed worker

Definition
a- human exposure
Term

12. All workers whose jobs involved participation in tasks, or activities with exposure to blood, or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply, should be vaccinated with ______ vaccine.

 

a. human immunodeficiency

b. hepatitis C

c. small pox

d. hepatitis B

Definition
d- hepatitis B
Term

13. ______ testing should be made available by the employer to all workers who maybe concerned they have been infected with HIV through an occupational exposure.

 

a. serologic

b. blood

c. immediate

d. virologic

Definition
a- Serologic
Term

14. Studies suggest that the potential for salivary transmission of HIV is ______.

 

a. frequent

b. 25%

c. remote

d. as frequent as blood transmission

Definition
c- remote
Term

15. After they are used, disposable syringes and needles, scalpel blades, and other sharp items should be placed in ______ containers for disposal.

 

a. biodegradable

b. puncture-resistant

c. OSHA

d. sanitized

Definition
b- puncture-resistant
Term

16. Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands but by mechanical means, such as ______.

 

a. by a lab technician

b. a vacutainer

c. a brush and dust pan

d. gloved hands

Definition
c- a brush and dust pan
Term

17. Contaminated laundry shall be ______ where it was soiled.

 

a. destroyed at the location

b. transported away from the location

c. disinfected or discarded at the location

d. bagged or containerized at the location

Definition
d- bagged or containerized at the location
Term

18. All spills of blood-contaminated fluid should be promptly cleaned up using ______ approved germicide, or a 1:100 solution of household bleach.

 

a. an OSHA

b. an EPA

c. a hospital or clinic

d. a consumer

Definition
b- an EPA
Term

19. In cases of blood contamination shoe coverings and gloves should be disposed of in ______ biohazard plastic bags.

 

a. black

b. clearly marked

c. orange-red

d. transparent

Definition
c- orange-red
Term

20. It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear, or face shields, be worn by laboratory technicians, or housekeeping personnel ______.

 

a. when removing blood stains

b. at all times

c. when routinely cleaning equipment

d. when dealing with any fluids

Definition
a- when removing blood stains
Term

21. Blood from all individuals should be considered ______.

 

a. decontaminated

b. infected

c. biodegradable

d. hazardous

Definition
b- infected
Term

22. When starting an Intravenous line gloves, gown, and eye wear are recommended.

 

a. true

b. false

Definition
b- false
Term

23. A specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood, or other potentially infectious materials that results from the performance of an employees duties is called ______.

 

a. unfortunate incident

b. hazardous exposure

c. occupational hazard

d. exposure incident

Definition
d- exposure incident
Term

24. “Universal Precautions” is ______.

 

a. an organization to promote infection control

b. an approach to infection control

c. EPA guidelines

d. World Health Organization guidelines

Definition
b- an approach to infection control
Term

25. CDC has estimated that ______ health-care workers whose jobs entail exposure to blood become infected with HBV each year.

 

a. 1,000

b. 200,000

c. 12,000

d. 35,000

Definition
c- 12,000
Term

26. Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for ______ or more years following vaccination.

 

a. seven

b. ten

c. four

d. twelve

Definition
a- seven
Term

27. Employees that fall in Category II of job classifications may include ______.

 

a. Dentists

b. Phlebotomists

c. Medical Office Manager

d. Morticians

Definition
c- Medical Office Manager
Term

28. The decision as to whether workers infected with HIV can adequately and safely be allowed to perform patient-care, should be made ______.

 

a. in a court of law

b. by an OSHA review board

c. by worker’s personal physician in conjunction with the employer’s medical advisor

d. by the employer

Definition
c- by worker’s personal physician in conjunction with the employer’s medical advisors
Term

29. ______ means piercing mucous membranes, or skin barrier, through such events as needle sticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions.

 

a. Incise

b. Parenchyma

c. Parenteral

d. Lyse

Definition
c- Parenteral
Term

30. The first of defense in preventing disease is ______.

 

a. wearing a mask

b. the medical hand wash

c. wearing gloves

d. wearing a gown

Definition
b- the medical hand wash
Term

31. Biohazard labels must be colored ______.

 

a. blue

b. orange-red

c. green

d. grey-black

Definition
b- orange-red
Term

32. What federal agency requires the use of Sharps Containers?

 

a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

b. Drug Enforcement Agency

c. Department of Defense

d. Law Enforcement Agency

Definition
a- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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