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Exposure Control

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Every medical facility is required by OSHA to have an exposure control plan T or F
TRUE!
The exposure control plan must be made available to the Assistant Secretary and Director upon request for examination and copying T or F
TRUE!
HIV means
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including needles, scapels, broken glass, etc.
Contaminated sharps
Handwashing facilities must have an adequate supply of
single use towels or hot air drying machines
running water and soap
Reasonable anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other infectious materials that may result from the performance of duties
Occupational exposure
PPE
gloves, aprons, masks
Any individual, living or dead, whose blood, or other potentially infectious materials may be a source of occupational exposure to the employee is called
source individual
To use a physical chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores
sterilize
The single most important source of HIV and HBV in the workplace
blood
The risk of infection with HIV following one needle-stick exposure to blood from a patient known to be infected with HIV is
0.50%
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 healthcare environment
micro biological agents
Contact with blood, or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply through percutaneous inoculation, or contact with open wound, nonintact skin, or mucous membrane during the performance of normal duties
human exposure
The first step in developing an exposure control plan is to have every employee's work activities classified into on of ____ categories of exposure
2
All workers whose jobs involve participation in tasks, or activities with exposure to blood, or other body fluids to which universal precautions apply should be vaccinated with
Hepatitis B vaccine
__________ testing should be made available by the employer to all workers who may be concerned they have been infected with HIV through an occupational exposure
Serologic
Studies suggest that the potential for salivary transmission of HIV is _______
remote
After they are used, disposable syringes and needles, scapel blades, and other sharp items should be placed _________
puncture resistant containers for disposal
Broken glassware which may be contaminated shall not be picked up directly with the hands but by mechanical means, such as _____________
brush and dust pan
Contaminated laundry shall be ________ where it was soiled.
bagged and containerized at the location
Medical records of each employee should be kept. These records should include which of the following __________.
social security number & copy of the information provided to the healthcare professional.
All spills of blood-contaminated fluids should be promptly cleaned up using _____ approved germicide, or a 1:100 solution of household bleach.
EPA (environment protection agency)
In cases of blood contaminated shoes coverings and gloves should be disposed of in _______ biohazard plastic bags.
red
It is recommended that protective masks and eye wear, or face shields, be worn by laboratory technicians, or housekeeping personnel _________.
when removing blood stains
Blood from all individuals should be considered ___________.
infective
When starting an Intravenous line gloves, gown, and eye wear are recommended. T or F
false
The likelihood of hand contamination with blood containing HIV, HBV, or other bloodborne pathogens during phlebotomy depends on several factors ________.
See study guide, page 142 for answer please.
A specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood, or other potentially infectious materials taht results from the performance of an employees duties is called _________.
exposure incident
Universal Precautions is _______.
an approach to infection control
CDC has estimated that ______ health-care workers whose jobs entail exposure to blood become infected with HBV each year
12,000
Vaccinations against HBV infection provide 90% protection against hepatitis B for______ or more years following vaccination.
seven
Universal Precautions should be observed when workers are exposed to which of the following __________?
tears, saliva, amniotic fluid, urine
Employees that fall into Category II of job classifications may include ______.
Medical Office Managers
When a worker who has not previously been given hepatitis B vaccine is exposed to a source individual found to be positive for HBsAg, they should ____________.
Wash all exposed areas
Be tested for infection
Receive the vaccine series
In cases of exposure, the circumstances of exposure should be ___________.
Recorded as part of the confidential medical record, filed for further study by CDC, recognized as private information.
The decision as to whether workers infected with HIV can adequately and safely be allowed to perform patient-care, should be made _____________.
by the workers personal physician in conjunction with the employer's medical advisor
_______ means piercing mucous membranes, or the skin barrier, through such events as needle sticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions.
Parenteral
The following are true of disposal (latex or vinyl) gloves ___________.
You must wear gloves when you anticipate hand contact with blood or potentially infectious materials.
Reporting an exposure incident, right away or ____________.
Immediate medical follow-up and immediate intervention that can forestall development of possible infection(s)
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