Hazards

Question 1

Which is not personal protective equipment as defined by OSHA:
a. lab coat
b. gloves
c. goggles
d. mask

Answer 1

a. A lab coat would not protect you just as your clothes are not PPE. If going in a room marked isolation you would need to cover your lab coat.

Question 2

If you are seeing a patient in the hospital and they have a precaution on the door that reads isolation, this means you may not go into the room to treat this patient.
a. true
b. false

Answer 2

b. false

You may enter after donning correct attire always outside the room.

Question 3

An example of a non-porous article that would be worn during contact with bodily fluids would be:
a. Lab coat
b. Gloves
c. Gauze shoe covers
d. Dust Mask

Answer 3

b. Gloves

Question 4

______________________ refers to the practice of avoiding contact with patients’ bodily fluids, by means of the wearing of nonporous articles:
a. OSHA Precautions
b. MRSA Precautions
c. VRE Precautions
d. Universal Precautions

Answer 4

d. Universal Precautions

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)

Question 5

Under universal precautions all patients are considered to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens.
a. False
b. True

Answer 5

b. True

Question 6

Gloves should be worn when handling the patient in a skin to skin contact situation.
a. False
b. True

Answer 6

b. True

Question 7

All of these are true of Total Safety Management except:
Select one:
a. It is all about the bottom line
b. It promotes unity of purpose
c. It is committed to employee empowerment
d. It involves ongoing comprehensive training

Answer 7

a. It is all about the bottom line