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Fast identification of the pathogen breaks which part of the chain of infection?
a) causative agent
b) source or reservoire
c) susceptible host
d) portal of exit

What is a reservoir in regards to chain of infection
a) pathogen, such as bacteria
b) area where pathogen can live, such as human, environment, contaminated instrument
c) how the pathogen is transmitted
d) where the pathogen enters the susceptible host

Which of the following is not an OSHA regulation?
a) Provide personal protective equipment
b) provide hep B vaccine free of charge to all employees
c) enforce rules of no eating or drinking in an area that could be potentially contaminated by bodily fluids
d) Provide training at a minimum cost during nonwork hours

How much of the border around a sterile field is considered contaminated?
a) 1 inch
b) 3 inches
c) 2 inches
d) 5 inches

When a person sneezes and releases pathogen into air or on another surface, the sneezing is an example of what:
a) route of transmission
b) reservoire
c) port of exit
d) portal of entry

Which of the following is not an example of when protective eyewear is not required?
a) irrigation of wounds
b) delivery of a baby
c) surgery
d) listening to a patient's lungs

If you get cut or stuck by a needle, what must you do?
a) report immediately, no matter how minor
b) if it is minor, put a bandaid on and continue working
c) if it is bleeding a lot, report it and apply first aid
d) clean it and wrap in gauze until you can go see employee health nurse

The needlestick safety and prevention acts requires all of the following except:
a) maintain a sharps injury log
b) require all employees to get a Hepatitis B vaccine
c) identify and sue effective and safer medical devices
d) solicit input from nonmanagerial employees who are responsible for patient care

What federal agency established standards for contamination with blood or body fluids that must be followed by all health care facilities?
a) HIPPA
b) Joint Commission
c) OSHA
d) Public health department

Standards precautions should be used:
a) only when you feel like it
b) only with patients who have infections
c) only with patients who are high risk (cancer, AIDS, etc)
d) at all times to prevent contamination from bodily fluids

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