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CH # 17: OSHA Standerd Flashcards

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1
Q

When the hands r visably soiled w/dirt or body fluid

B4 eating

After using the restroom

A

Wash Hands w/soap or antimicrobial soap

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B4 having direct patient contact

After contact w/patients intact skin
(Measuring P or Bpm)

B4 applying or removing gloves

After contact w/ body fluids, excretions or mucus membranes, non-intact skins and wound dressings, as long as the hands are visibly soiled

From moving from a contaminated body site 2 a non- contaminated body site during patient care

After contact w/inanimate objects (medical equip) when providing health care 2 a patient

A

Apply a alcohol-based hand rub or wash hands

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They assist employers in providing a safe and healthy working environment 4 their employees

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA

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Designed 2 reduce the risk 2 employees of exposure 2 infectious diseases

Went in2 effect in 1992

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OSHA Occupational Exposure 2 Bloodborns Pathogen Standerds

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5
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Told OSHA 2 revise Bloodborne Pathogens Standerd in order 2 reduce the number of needlesticks or other sharp injuries among healthcare care workers

A

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

NSPA

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Reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucus membrane or parenteral contact w/blood or OPIM

A

Occupational exposure

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Objects that can penetrate the skin (everything in sharps or involving glass)

A

Sharps

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Refers 2 the piercing of the skin barrier or mucus membranes (ex. needlesticks or human bites)

A

Parentaleral

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Q

Pathogenic microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease in humans

Examples: Hep B and C, HIV

A

Bloodbore pathogens

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Office must develop it in order 2 provide safety 2 BBP’s and OPIM

Must include
1)exposure determination: A)a r at of having exposure 2 BBP’s
B)an occupations list w/all at risk 4
exposure
2) method of compliance: documents any and all health and safety
measures taken at office
3)post-exposure and followup: an emergency procedure list

A

OSHA’s Exposure Control Plan

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11
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A type of garbage that poses a threat 2 health and safety

Includes:
-any liquid or semiliquid blood or OPIM
-items contaminated w/blood or OPIM that would release these
substances in a liquid or semiliquid state if compressed
-items that r caked w/dried blood or OPIM and r capable of
releasing these materials during handling
-contaminated sharps
-pathologic and macrobiotic wastes that contain blood or OPIM

Must be discarded in a bio-hazard bag

A

Regulated medical waste

RMW

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12
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Each state is responsible 4 own policies but usually includes the following:

1)Place bio-hazard and sharps in2 a receptacle provided by the
medical waste service and u must seal w/packing tape and u
must put 2 bio-hazard warning labels on opposite sides of the
cardboard box
2)store bio-hazard boxes in a locked room
3)tracking records of bio-hazard boxes

A

Disposal of RMW

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13
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The biggest threats from occupational hazards from environmental exposures

Includes: Hepatitis B and C, HIV and AIDS

A

Bloodborne diseases

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14
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An agent that inhibits the growth of or kills microorganisms

A

Antiseptic

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Practices that r employed 2 inhibit the growth and hinder the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms 2 prevent the spread of infection

A

Medical Asepsis

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16
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An infection that results from a defective immune system that is unable 2 protect the from pathogens normally found in the environment

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Opportunistic infections

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A disease-producing microorganism

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Pathogen

18
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A microorganism that needs oxygen 2 live and grow

A

Aerobe

19
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A microorganism that grows best in the absence of oxygen

A

Anaerobe

20
Q

Slender hairlike projections that consently beat 2ward the outside 2 remove microorganisms from the body

A

Cilia

21
Q

The process of cleansing or washing the hands

A

Hand hygiene

22
Q

The condition in which the body is invaded by a pathogen

A

Infection

23
Q

A microscopic plant or animal

Growth requirements:

1) proper nutrition
2) oxygen
3) temperature
4) darkness
5) moisture
6) pH

A

Microorganism

24
Q

An OSHA terminology word meaning that the skin that has a break in the surface

Examples: abrasions, cuts, hangnails, paper cuts, burns…

A

Nonintact skin

25
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A microorganism that does not normally produce disease

A

Nonpathogen

26
Q

The temperature at which an organism grows best

A

Optimum growth temperature

27
Q

Treatment administered 2 an individual after exposure 2 an infectious disease 2 prevent the disease

A

Postexposure prophylaxis

28
Q

2 names 4 a harmless nonpathogenic microorganisms that normally reside on the skin and usually do not cause disease

A

Resident flora

Normal flora

29
Q

Microorganisms that reside on the superficial skin layers and r picked up in the course of daily actives.

They r often pathogenic but can b removed easily from the skin by sanitization

A

Transient flora

30
Q

These materials include:
-semen and vaginal secretions
-cerebrospinal, synovial, pleural, pericardial, peritoneal and
amniotic fluids
-body fluid that is visibility contaminated w/blood
-unidentified body fluids
-saliva in dental procedures
-any unfixed human tissue
-any tissue culture, cells or fluid known 2 b HIV infected

A

Other potentially infectious materials

OPIM

31
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An OSHA terminology word meaning the presence or reasonably anticipated presence of blood or OPIM on a item or surface

A

Contaminated

32
Q

An OSHA terminology word meaning the use of physical or chemical means 2 remove, inactivate or destroy pathogens on the surface of an item 2 the point there r no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface of the item is rendered safe 4 handling, use or disposal

A

Decontamination

33
Q

An OSHA terminology word defined as a specific eye, nose, mouth, or other mucous membrane, nonintact skin, or parenteral contact w/blood or OPIM that results from an employees duties

A

Exposure incident

34
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A written document stipulating the protective measures that must b followed in that medical office 2 eliminate or minimize employee exposure 2 BBP and OPIM

All employees that r at risk must participate in a training program 4 these measures

A

Exposure control plan

ECP

35
Q

All measures and devices that isolate or remove the BBP hazard from the workplace

A

Engineering controls

36
Q

A type of engineering control 4 a device that makes an exposure incident less likely

Example: a needle w/a built-in safety feature

A

Safer medical device

37
Q

Procedures that reduce the likelihood of exposure by altering the manner in which the technique is preformed

A

Work practice controls

38
Q

Clothing or equipment that protects an individual from contact w/blood or OPIM

Examples: gloves, lab coats, protective eyewear…

A

Personal protective equipment

39
Q

The container that these items must b discarded in:

  • disposable drapes
  • disposable patient gowns
  • examining table paper
  • disposable clean or sterile gloves
  • gauze tinged w/blood or other body fluids
  • disposable probe covers 4 thermometers
  • tongue depressors
  • tissues w/respiratory secretions
  • disposable ear speculums
  • empty urine containers
  • urine testing strips
  • disposable diapers
  • feminine hygiene products
A

Regular waste container

40
Q

The container that these items must b discarded in:

  • hypodermic syringes and needles
  • venipuncture needles
  • lancets
  • razor blades
  • scalpel blades
  • suture needles
  • blood tubes
  • capillary pipets
  • microscopic slides and cover slips
  • broken glassware
A

Biohazard sharps container

41
Q

The container that these items must b discarded in:

  • any item saturated or dripping w/blood or OPIM
  • any item caked w/dried blood or OPIM
  • disposable clean or sterile gloves contaminated w/blood or OPIM
  • disposable vaginal speculums and collection devices
  • tissue or fluid removed during minor office surgery
  • microbiologic waste
  • discarded live and attenuated vaccines
A

Biohazard bag waste container

42
Q

The container that these items must b discarded in:

  • blood
  • body excretions
  • body secretions
A

Sanitary sewer

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