Question

S. A phlebotomy student or her hands after the first week of training should: a. tell the instructor b. stop wearing gloves c. change antiseptic soap d. apply antihistamine lotion who notices a rash on his 11. When a chemical is accidentally spilled on the body, the first thing to do is a. notify a supervisor b. flush the area with water c. refer to the MSDS d. neutralize the chemical 12. When a person is receiving an electrical shock, all of the following should be done EXCEPT: a. pull the person away from the electrical 6. The order used to put on PPE is: a. gloves, gown, mask b. mask, gown, gloves c. gown, mask, gioves - d. gloves, mask, gown souurce b-turn off the circuit breaker c. move the electrical source using a glass object d. move the electrical source using a wood object 7. The current routine infection control policy de- veloped by CDC and followed in all health-care 13. The acronym RACE should be followed: settings is: a. Universal Precautions b. Isolation Precautions c. Blood and Body Fluid Precautions d. Standard Precautions a. to determine the type of fire extinguisher to use b. when operating a fire extinguisher c. to classify fires and fire extinguishers o d. when a fire is first discovered 14. The acronym PASS should be followed: a. to determine the type of fire extinguisher 8. Before entering an isolation room, the first thing a phlebotomist should do is: a. read the posted instructions b. perform hand hygiene cput on a gown and a mask put on sterile gloves to use b. when operating a fire extinguisher c. to classify fires and fire extinguishers d. when a fire is first discovered A 9. OSHA requires employers of health-care workers 15. The most common type of fire extinguisher is a a. Class A b. Class C to provide the employees with ail of the following EXCEPT: c. Class ABC d. Class D a. PPE b. HCV immunization yf. с.HBVinmunizatioaa d. needles with safety devices 10. The recommended disinfectant for tood and body fluid contamination is: a. sodium hydroxide soap b. antimicrobial d. sodium hypochlorite

Answer 1

The answer to the above mentioned questions are as follow:

1. In the chain of infection , the susceptible host can also become the reservoir of the infection (a)

2. The term nosocomial infection and HAI refers to the infections which are contacted by the health care workers during the stay of the patient in the hospital. Also these infections may or may not require the treatment and further hospital stay (b)

3. Hand hygiene is performed before putting of the gloves because the human hands consists of various microorganisms as well as the person might have touched various different sources, the hand hygiene should be performed after removing the gloves because the health care professional might be exposed to various blood and body fluids of the patient and the gloves sometimes may have been torn or pierced hence to provide safety and decontamination from the microorganisms hand hygiene is done, also the hand hygiene is done when the gloves are visibly soiled because if the gloves become soiled it will soil the other areas as well. The answer is all of the above. (D)

4. PPE is the personal protective equipment which protects the health care people from transferring the infection to and from the patient. The answer is uniform which does not fall under PPE. (C)

5. If the phlebotomy student notices rash on his hands after the first week of training then he should immediately inform it to his instructor. (A)

6. The order used to put PPE is:

Gown, mask, goggles, gloves (c)

7. The current routine infection control policy developed by CDC and followed in all health care setting is: (d) standard precaution.

8. Before entering an isolation room the first thing a phlebotomist should do is: perform hand hygiene (b)

9. (D) needles with safety devices

10. (A) sodium hydroxide

11. (B) flush the area with water

12. (B) turn off the circuit breaker

13. (D) when the fire is first discovered

14. (B) when operating a fire extinguisher

15. (C) class ABC