Chapter 1: Exam 2 Safety Training in the Laboratory

Question 1

BBPS

Answer 1

Blood Borne Pathogens Standard

Question 2

Examples of Blood Borne Pathogens

Answer 2

HBV, HIV, HCV, HAV

Question 3

What does OSHA stand for?

Answer 3

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Question 4

What is OSHA?

Answer 4

Federal Department for Workplace Safety

Question 5

What does PEP stand for?

Answer 5

Post exposure prophylaxis

Question 6

What is PEP?

Answer 6

Treatment after someone is exposed to a bloodborne pathogen

Question 7

What does HCAI stand for?

Answer 7

Health Care Associated Infection

Question 8

What is HCAI?

Answer 8

Infection a person gets from a healthcare facility

Question 9

What does CDC stand for?

Answer 9

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 10

What does CDC do?

Answer 10

They administer standard precautions

Question 11

What is HHS?

Answer 11

Department of Health/Human Services

Question 12

What does HHS do?

Answer 12

Oversees a lot of regulation in ambulatory labs

Question 13

What does OPIM stand for?

Answer 13

Other Potentially Infectious Materials

Question 14

What is an example of OPIM?

Answer 14

Semen, Vaginal Secretions

Question 15

What does PPE stand for?

Answer 15

Personal Protective Equipment

Question 16

What does NFPA stand for?

Answer 16

National Fire Protection Association

Question 17

What does NFPA do?

Answer 17

devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards.

Question 18

What does HMIS stand for?

Answer 18

Hazardous materials information system

Question 19

Which one has a 5 part rectangle?

Answer 19

HMIS

Question 20

Which one is a diamond with 4 sections?

Answer 20

NFPA

Question 21

What does SDS stand for?

Answer 21

Safety Data Sheet

Question 22

What is the purpose of Safety Data Sheet

Answer 22

It is a guide to PPE use that identifies hazardous chemicals and procedures

Question 23

What is the most crucial factor in preventing harm in regards to lab safety?

Answer 23

Worker commitment to safety

Question 24

What are 3 areas of potential hazards in a medical lab that require training and give examples of each

Answer 24

Biohazards, chemical hazards, physical hazards

Question 25

What are standard precautions?

Answer 25

- Issued by the CDC | - Whole point is to stop the spread of disease

Question 26

What are universal precautions?

Answer 26

Assumption that every patient has a bloodborne pathogen

Question 27

What is parenteral contract?

Answer 27

when blood enters body through skin/mucous membranes by needle stick, bite, cut or abrasion

Question 28

What is engineering controls?

Answer 28

Methods to protect workers by isolating or removing bloodborne pathogens from workplace

Question 29

What is cross contamination?

Answer 29

transmitting a pathogen from one individual to another

Question 30

Donning

Answer 30

Putting on

Question 31

Doffing

Answer 31

Taking off

Question 32

What must waste receptacles containing biohazardous materials have?

Answer 32

Label (biohazard warning)

Question 33

Nosocomial Infection

Answer 33

Infection that is contracted in a medical facility

Question 34

What is RACE used in?

Answer 34

Used to identify the steps in responding to a fire

Question 35

What do the 4 steps in RACE stand for?

Answer 35

``` #1) Rescue #2)Alarm #3)Confine #4)Extinguish ```

Question 36

What does the acronym PASS stand for?

Answer 36

- Pull - Aim - Squeeze - Stand

Question 37

List at least 11 Lab Safety Rules

Answer 37

- no eating - no drinking - sanitizing before putting on /taking off PPE - wear hair back - close toed shoes - bandaging open cuts/abrasions - not wearing a lot of jewelry - use mechanical means to pick up glass - applying biohazard labels

Question 38

Work practice controls (lab safety rules)

Answer 38

policies/procedures to protect employees from exposure

Question 39

Example of safe work practice

Answer 39

following lab safety rules

Question 40

example of unsafe work habit

Answer 40

eating in the lab

Question 41

what is the Hazardous Communication Standard?

Answer 41

hazardous chemicals in workplace are regulated by OSHA in this document

Question 42

What are the 5 parts of the Chain of Infection?

Answer 42

``` 1-Reservoir Host 2-Portal of Entry 3-Transmission 4-Portal of Entry 5-Susceptible Host ```

Question 43

What is the range of ratings for hazardous materials?

Answer 43

0 for no hazard all the way up to 4 which means extreme hazard

Question 44

What color is the hazardous label color for health hazards?

Answer 44

Blue

Question 45

What are health hazards in the workplace?

Answer 45

Injuries occurring if the material is inhaled/ingested, skin irritants, or carcinogens are present

Question 46

What color is the hazardous label color for flammability?

Answer 46

Red

Question 47

What does flammability mean?

Answer 47

Volatility of material, ability of material to ignite

Question 48

What color is the hazardous label color for reactivity?

Answer 48

Yellow

Question 49

What does reactivity mean?

Answer 49

Stability of chemical, whether it reacts with other chemicals

Question 50

What color is the hazardous label color for PPE requirments?

Answer 50

white

Question 51

What is the most common blood borne pathogen virus?

Answer 51

Hepatitis B

Question 52

How is HIV treated? Is there a cure?

Answer 52

it is treated with antiviral drugs but there is no cure

Question 53

How are HBV/HIV transmitted to healthcare workers?

Answer 53

through blood; specifically needlesticks

Question 54

What is the major source of HIV and HBV infection in healthcare professionals?

Answer 54

Blood

Question 55

Most important way to stop the transmission of infectious disease?

Answer 55

Wash Hands