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Healthstream exam/10 Questions and Answers/2024
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Healthstream exam/10 Questions andAnswers/2024
Which of the following is a work practice control used to safeguard against
exposure to bloodborne pathogens? - -Use of alcohol-based hand rubs for
routine hand hygiene
-Which of the following is an example of an engineering control to limit
exposure to bloodborne pathogens? - -Safety needles
-If you are exposed to a patient's blood or OPIM, immediately _____________. -
-wash the exposed area
-In the general public, bloodborne diseases are most commonly spread
through mother-to-child transmission, unprotected sex, and ________________.
- -Sharing drug needles
-Your employer must offer (at no cost to you) a vaccine against ___________ if
your job _____________. - -hepatitis B; puts you at risk for exposure to
bloodborne pathogens
-Which of the following best describes a safeguard against exposure to
bloodborne pathogens in any healthcare setting? - -Use Standard
Precautions in the care of all patients.
-As a preceptor, you are observing a new nurse's injection practices. Which
action is the only safe injection practice? - -Never administering medications
from the same syringe to more than one patient, even if the needle is
changed
-After a blood or OPIM exposure, treatment for ___________ should begin
within ___________; treatment for __________ should begin within ________. - -
HIV; hours; HBV; 24 hours
-Three of the most concerning bloodborne pathogens are ______________. - -
hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV
-Healthcare workers are at risk of infection from HIV, HBV, HCV or other
bloodborne pathogens through ____________. - -needlesticks or other sharps
injuries
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