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Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Quiz
A patient was hemorrhaging and blood splashed in Marc's mouth. Which of the following is NOT true? The exposure incident will be recorded in the sharps injury log. Marc may be given antiviral medication to help prevent infection. A medical record will be created for Marc and contain information about the exposure incident.
Marc will be offered lab testing to see if infection has occurred. - verified answer The exposure
incident will be recorded in the sharps injury log. Which of the following occurred as a result of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard? Health care workers were to be trained how to interact with ill patients. Patients were granted a Bill of Rights Health care facilities must create an exposure control plan
Health care facilities must carry accidental needlestick insurance - verified answer Health care
facilities must create an exposure control plan hat ratio of bleach to water should be used to disinfect spills? 1: 1: 1:
1:10 - verified answer 1:
Which agency developed the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard? OSHA FDA CDC
Congress - verified answer OSHA
Which of the following is an example of a safer medical device? A tuberculosis needle
Sterile gauze Self-sheathing needle
A glucose monitoring device - verified answer Self-sheathing needle
Tina was sanitizing a surgical blade when the blade sliced through her glove and cut her finger. Where does this exposure event need to be recorded? Training records Sharps injury log Exposure control plan
Standard precautions - verified answer Sharps injury log
Who must follow the regulations in the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard? Health care facilities and patients Health care facilities, employees and patients Health care employees and patients
Health care facilities and their employees - verified answer Health care facilities and their
employees If an employee declines to be vaccinated for Hepatitis B, which of the following is true? The employee can receive the vaccination anytime in the future for free The employee has 10 days to become vaccinated or be fired. The employee can be fined by OSHA
The employee will have to pay for the vaccination in the future. - verified answer The employee
can receive the vaccination anytime in the future for free Would a company that handles billing and coding for other health care facilities be required to develop an exposure control plan? Yes, because the company employees nurses. Yes, because the company is part of the health care industry.
No, because the company is not part of the health care industry. - verified answer No, because
no employees are at risk of exposure to blood or bodily fluids.
The employee involved in the incident - verified answer The employee's family doctor
At least how often must employees be trained on bloodborne pathogens? Only when an employee begins employment Every 30 days Once a year
Every five years - verified answer Once a year
Adam has an exposure incident. How long is his medical record maintained by his facility? 5 years Until Adam leaves employment at the facility 10 years after Adam leaves employment at the facility
30 years after Adam leaves employment at the facility - verified answer 30 years
What three bloodborne pathogens are health care workers at an increased risk of being exposed to? HIV, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Measles, Staphylococcus and HIV AIDS, Staphylococcus and Lyme
HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C - verified answer HIV, hep b, hep c
How did the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act affect the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard? The act suggested specific sharps that facilities must use to meet the regulations in the standard. The standard was updated to emphasize safer medical devices and a sharps injury log. The regulations in the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act made the regulations in the standard obsolete and not needed. The act increased the fines for facilities who did not follow the regulations in the standard. -
verified answer The standard was updated to emphasize safer medical devices and a sharps
injury log.
