Deck 5: Protection From Communicable Disease in the Workplace

Question 1

You are cleaning up after a trauma case in the Emergency Department. What solution should be used to clean up after a spill of blood.

A)Isopropyl alcohol
B)Household bleach
C)Hydrogen peroxide
D)Tap water

Answer 1

Household bleach

Question 2

Which agency approves particulate respirators for health care professionals?

A)OSHA
B)CDC
C)NIOSH
D)APIC

Answer 2

NIOSH

Question 3

Which of the following statements about uniforms is TRUE?

A)If a pull-over shirt is contaminated, carefully pull it over your head and place in a biohazard bag to launder at home.
B)Soiled uniforms should be carefully inspected to assure that all contaminated areas have been pre-treated.
C)The employee is responsible for cleaning or replacement of the contaminated uniform.
D)Once a contaminated uniform is removed, the health care professional should shower as soon as practical.

Answer 3

Once a contaminated uniform is removed, the health care professional should shower as soon as practical.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT usually a component of the pre-entry physical exam?

A)Antibiotics
B)Screen for preexisting illnesses
C)Physical exam
D)Blood tests

Question 5

In what year did OSHA implement a revision to the Hazard Communication Standard to include the Globally Harmonized System of the Classification and Labeling of Chemicals?

A)1970
B)1974
C)1990
D)2012

Question 6

Which type of transmission-based precautions are indicated for a patient who is incontinent and has a colostomy?

A)Airborne
B)Bloodborne
C)Droplet
D)Contact

Question 7

How long should you wash your hands with soap and running warm water?

A)5 seconds
B)10 seconds
C)15 seconds
D)Until gloves are available

Question 8

What is the most important work practice?

A)Hand washing
B)Safe recapping of needles/handling of sharps
C)Wearing proper PPE
D)Use of alcohol hand cleaner

Question 9

Which of the following is the LEAST helpful in preventing nosocomial infections?

A)Thorough hand washing before applying gloves
B)Thorough hand washing before and after touching each patient
C)Adherence to infection control practices
D)Careful attention to cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing patient care equipment, supplies and instruments

Question 10

Globally Harmonized Standards (GHS)standardized the content and formatting of Safety Data Sheets (SDS)to include how many sections?

A)10
B)12
C)14
D)16

Question 11

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on any given day, approximately one in ____ hospital patients has a nosocomial infection.

A)31
B)310
C)3,100
D)31,000

Question 12

According to the Spaulding Classification System, which category would respiratory therapy equipment that comes in contact with, but does not penetrate mucous membranes fall into?

A)Disposable
B)Critical
C)Semicritical
D)Noncritical

Question 13

Who is ultimately responsible to provide engineering controls?

A)OSHA
B)Employer
C)Employee
D)Architect

Question 14

Which of the following makes an object free from all living microorganisms?

A)Cleaning
B)Disinfection
C)Sterilization
D)Virulence

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a vaccination that the CDC recommends for health care professionals?

A)Influenza
B)MMR
C)Tetanus
D)HPV

Question 16

Which type of precautions would be used for a patient suspected to be infected with measles?

A)Airborne and contact precautions
B)Contact and standard precautions
C)Droplet and contact precautions
D)Standard and airborne precautions

Question 17

What is the source of most health care-associated infections?

A)Cross contamination with other hospital patients
B)Cross contamination with hospital staff
C)Endogenous flora
D)Exogenous flora

Question 18

Which type of isolation is used with all patients?

A)Transmission-based precautions
B)Standard precautions
C)Contact precautions
D)Airborne precautions

Question 19

According to the Spaulding Classification System, which category would a stethoscope fall into?

A)Disposable
B)Critical
C)Semicritical
D)Noncritical

Question 20

What term is used to describe preventing the spread of a spill?

A)Containment
B)Absorption
C)Adsorption
D)Cover