Healthstream exam 2023
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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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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