HS451: QUIZ 2- BBP EXAM QUESTIONS
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Bloodborne pathogens - ANS 1. infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause
disease in humans
2. EX: hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
OSHA - ANS requires employers to implement and exposure control plan that describes how
an employer will use provisions required by OSHA's bloodborne pathogen standard
scope and application - ANS 1. applies to all occupational exposures to blood or other
potentially infectious materials
2. "all occupational exposures" includes health care employees, emergency response personnel,
and others who come into contact with bloodborne pathogens
3. this applies to federal employees, but doesn't cover employees that work for the state or
local agencies
blood - ANS means human blood, human blood components, and products made from
human blood
clinical laboratory - ANS a workplace where diagnostics or other screening procedures are
preformed on blood or other potentially infectious materials
contaminated - ANS the presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other
potentially infectious materials on an item or surface
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,contaminated laundry - ANS laundry that has been soiled with blood or other potentially
infectious materials or may contain sharps
contaminated sharps - ANS Any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including,
but not limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass, and exposed ends of wires.
decontamination - ANS the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or
destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer
capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface or items are rendered safe for
handing, use, or disposal
engineering controls - ANS means controls (sharps disposal containers, self-sheathing
needles, safer medical devices) that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogens hazard from
the workplace
exposure incident - ANS a specific eye, mouth, or other mucous membrane, non-intact skin,
or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that result from the
performance of an employees duties
handwashing facilities - ANS a facility providing an adequate supply of running potable water,
soap and single use towels or hot air drying machines
licensed healthcare professional - ANS is a person whose legally permitted scope of practice
allows him or her to independently perform the activities required by paragraph (f) Hepatitis B
Vaccination and Post-exposure Evaluation and Follow-up.
HBV - ANS hepatitis B virus
HCV - ANS hepatitis C virus
HIV - ANS human immunodeficiency virus
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, needleless system - ANS 1. means a device that doesn't use needles for:
2. the collection of bodily fluids or withdrawal of body fluids after initial venous or arterial
access is established
3. the administration of medication or fluids
4. any other procedure involving the potential for occupational exposure to bloodborne
pathogens due to percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps
occupational exposure - ANS reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or
parenteral, contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the
performance of a worker's duties
other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) - ANS 1. human body fluids such as: semen,
vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, saliva, any body fluid that is
visibly contaminated with blood, and all body fluids in situations where it is difficult to
differentiate between body fluids
2. any unfixed tissue or organs (other than intact skin) from a human (alive or dead)
3. HIV containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV or HBV containing culture
medium or other solutions, and blood, organs or other tissues from experimental animals
infected with HIV or HBV
parenteral - ANS piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through such events as
needlesticks, human bites, cuts and abrasions
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANS Specialized clothing or equipment, worn by an
employee for protection against infectious materials (as defined by OSHA). which does not
include a work uniform
regulated waste - ANS liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials;
contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid
or semi-liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially
infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated
sharps; and pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or other potentially
infectious materials.
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Bloodborne pathogens - ANS 1. infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause
disease in humans
2. EX: hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
OSHA - ANS requires employers to implement and exposure control plan that describes how
an employer will use provisions required by OSHA's bloodborne pathogen standard
scope and application - ANS 1. applies to all occupational exposures to blood or other
potentially infectious materials
2. "all occupational exposures" includes health care employees, emergency response personnel,
and others who come into contact with bloodborne pathogens
3. this applies to federal employees, but doesn't cover employees that work for the state or
local agencies
blood - ANS means human blood, human blood components, and products made from
human blood
clinical laboratory - ANS a workplace where diagnostics or other screening procedures are
preformed on blood or other potentially infectious materials
contaminated - ANS the presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other
potentially infectious materials on an item or surface
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,contaminated laundry - ANS laundry that has been soiled with blood or other potentially
infectious materials or may contain sharps
contaminated sharps - ANS Any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin including,
but not limited to, needles, scalpels, broken glass, and exposed ends of wires.
decontamination - ANS the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or
destroy bloodborne pathogens on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer
capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface or items are rendered safe for
handing, use, or disposal
engineering controls - ANS means controls (sharps disposal containers, self-sheathing
needles, safer medical devices) that isolate or remove the bloodborne pathogens hazard from
the workplace
exposure incident - ANS a specific eye, mouth, or other mucous membrane, non-intact skin,
or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that result from the
performance of an employees duties
handwashing facilities - ANS a facility providing an adequate supply of running potable water,
soap and single use towels or hot air drying machines
licensed healthcare professional - ANS is a person whose legally permitted scope of practice
allows him or her to independently perform the activities required by paragraph (f) Hepatitis B
Vaccination and Post-exposure Evaluation and Follow-up.
HBV - ANS hepatitis B virus
HCV - ANS hepatitis C virus
HIV - ANS human immunodeficiency virus
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, needleless system - ANS 1. means a device that doesn't use needles for:
2. the collection of bodily fluids or withdrawal of body fluids after initial venous or arterial
access is established
3. the administration of medication or fluids
4. any other procedure involving the potential for occupational exposure to bloodborne
pathogens due to percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharps
occupational exposure - ANS reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or
parenteral, contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the
performance of a worker's duties
other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) - ANS 1. human body fluids such as: semen,
vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, saliva, any body fluid that is
visibly contaminated with blood, and all body fluids in situations where it is difficult to
differentiate between body fluids
2. any unfixed tissue or organs (other than intact skin) from a human (alive or dead)
3. HIV containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV or HBV containing culture
medium or other solutions, and blood, organs or other tissues from experimental animals
infected with HIV or HBV
parenteral - ANS piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through such events as
needlesticks, human bites, cuts and abrasions
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANS Specialized clothing or equipment, worn by an
employee for protection against infectious materials (as defined by OSHA). which does not
include a work uniform
regulated waste - ANS liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials;
contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid
or semi-liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially
infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated
sharps; and pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood or other potentially
infectious materials.
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