Bloodborne Pathogens Exam Study
Questions with Correct Answers
1. What Does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
2. Bloodborne Pathogens include? - ANSWER Human immunodeficiency
virus(HIV), Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C
3. Who is covered by the standard? - ANSWER Nurses, Doctors, MA's, Front
office personnel, Housekeeping, and Patients
4. How often must employees be trained for Bloodborne Pathogen? -
ANSWER Every 12 months.
5. The risk of HIV/AIDS transmission from a needle stick is approximately
_____ percent. - ANSWER 0.3
6. To comply with the OSHA Bloodborne Standard, how often, after initial
training, must training be done for employees with a risk of occupational
exposure to blood or other potentially infections materials? *
a. Twice a year
b. Every two year
c. Every three years
d. Annually - ANSWER d. Annually
7. What best describes the use of barriers to isolate your body from contact
with blood or other potentially infectious materials? *
a. Housekeeping procedures
, b. Hepatitis B vaccination
c. Work Practice Controls
d. Personal Protective Equipment - ANSWER d. Personal Protective
Equipment
8. What do the colors stand for on a NFPA label? - ANSWER Red: flammable
Yellow: reactivity
Blue: health
White: specific hazards
9. What does NFPA stand for? - ANSWER National fire protection
association
10.OPIM - ANSWER Other potentially infectious material, such as: Semen,
vaginal secretions, synovial fluid, breast milk, any fluid visibly
contaminated with blood such as vomit or urine.
11.How is HBV (Hepatitis B) spread? - ANSWER By injections, through
mucous membranes, through sexual activity, from infected mother to
newborn at birth.
12.Symptoms of HBV are - ANSWER Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting
muscle or joint aches, mild fever, stomach pain, occasionally jaundice.
13.How is HCV (Hepatitis C) spread? - ANSWER Through sharing
contaminated needles, syringes, other drug equipment, sharing toothbrushes
or razors contaminated by blood.
, 14.How is HIV spread? - ANSWER Blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast
milk, OPIM if blood is present.
15.Late stages of HIV may include: - ANSWER Poor appetite, rapid weight
loss, fever, skin rashes, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea, tiredness, night
sweats, inability to fight infections.
16.What are "work practice controls"? - ANSWER Controls that reduce the
likelihood of exposure by altering the manner in which a task is performed.
17.PPE stands for" - ANSWER Personal protective equiptment.
18.Bloodborne work area restrictions include: - ANSWER Do not smoke, do
not put on lip balm, hand lotion or cosmetics, so not eat or drink, do not
handle contact lenses, do not put items in mouth, do not use sink that is used
for food for any other cleanup.
19.Universal Precautions - ANSWER is a phrase describing safety guidelines
in which all blood and OPIM are handled as if they are contaminated.
20.What are airborne pathogens? - ANSWER disease causing micro-organisms
that spread from person to person in the form of droplet nuclei in the air. The
three types are viral, bacterial, and fungal.
21.Symptoms of Tuberculoses (TB) - ANSWER Weight loss, fever, night
sweats and weakness.
22.Can Tuberculoses be cured? - ANSWER Yes, by a combination of several
different antibiotics taken for 6-12 months.
Questions with Correct Answers
1. What Does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
2. Bloodborne Pathogens include? - ANSWER Human immunodeficiency
virus(HIV), Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C
3. Who is covered by the standard? - ANSWER Nurses, Doctors, MA's, Front
office personnel, Housekeeping, and Patients
4. How often must employees be trained for Bloodborne Pathogen? -
ANSWER Every 12 months.
5. The risk of HIV/AIDS transmission from a needle stick is approximately
_____ percent. - ANSWER 0.3
6. To comply with the OSHA Bloodborne Standard, how often, after initial
training, must training be done for employees with a risk of occupational
exposure to blood or other potentially infections materials? *
a. Twice a year
b. Every two year
c. Every three years
d. Annually - ANSWER d. Annually
7. What best describes the use of barriers to isolate your body from contact
with blood or other potentially infectious materials? *
a. Housekeeping procedures
, b. Hepatitis B vaccination
c. Work Practice Controls
d. Personal Protective Equipment - ANSWER d. Personal Protective
Equipment
8. What do the colors stand for on a NFPA label? - ANSWER Red: flammable
Yellow: reactivity
Blue: health
White: specific hazards
9. What does NFPA stand for? - ANSWER National fire protection
association
10.OPIM - ANSWER Other potentially infectious material, such as: Semen,
vaginal secretions, synovial fluid, breast milk, any fluid visibly
contaminated with blood such as vomit or urine.
11.How is HBV (Hepatitis B) spread? - ANSWER By injections, through
mucous membranes, through sexual activity, from infected mother to
newborn at birth.
12.Symptoms of HBV are - ANSWER Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting
muscle or joint aches, mild fever, stomach pain, occasionally jaundice.
13.How is HCV (Hepatitis C) spread? - ANSWER Through sharing
contaminated needles, syringes, other drug equipment, sharing toothbrushes
or razors contaminated by blood.
, 14.How is HIV spread? - ANSWER Blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast
milk, OPIM if blood is present.
15.Late stages of HIV may include: - ANSWER Poor appetite, rapid weight
loss, fever, skin rashes, swollen lymph nodes, diarrhea, tiredness, night
sweats, inability to fight infections.
16.What are "work practice controls"? - ANSWER Controls that reduce the
likelihood of exposure by altering the manner in which a task is performed.
17.PPE stands for" - ANSWER Personal protective equiptment.
18.Bloodborne work area restrictions include: - ANSWER Do not smoke, do
not put on lip balm, hand lotion or cosmetics, so not eat or drink, do not
handle contact lenses, do not put items in mouth, do not use sink that is used
for food for any other cleanup.
19.Universal Precautions - ANSWER is a phrase describing safety guidelines
in which all blood and OPIM are handled as if they are contaminated.
20.What are airborne pathogens? - ANSWER disease causing micro-organisms
that spread from person to person in the form of droplet nuclei in the air. The
three types are viral, bacterial, and fungal.
21.Symptoms of Tuberculoses (TB) - ANSWER Weight loss, fever, night
sweats and weakness.
22.Can Tuberculoses be cured? - ANSWER Yes, by a combination of several
different antibiotics taken for 6-12 months.
