Dental Hygiene Practice HESI – questions and answers

Dental Hygiene Practice HESI –
questions and answers

Which |agency |is |a |FEDERAL |agency |that |enforces |WORKPLACE |SAFETY |- |** |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔OSHA |(occupational |safety |and |health |
administration)


Which |agency |protects |EMPLOYEES |by |improving |ENGENNERING |controls |and |
enforcing |PPE |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔OSHA


Is |OSHA |a |REGULATORY |agency? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔yes


What |OSHA |documents |impact |INFECTION |CONTROL |and |prevention |in |
dentistry?
A. |Hospital |antimicrobial |disinfectant |registrations
B. |Hazard |Communication |standard |
C. |CDC |Guidelines |for |Infection |Control |in |Dental |Healthcare |Settings
| D. |Bloodborne |Pathogen |standard |
E. |Hazardous |waste |regulations |
F. |All |of |the |above |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Bloodborne |Pathogen |
standard |and |Hazard |Communication |standard


Which |agency |developed |infection |control |GUIDELINES |for |healthcare |
settings? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔CDC |(Center |for |Disease |Control |and |
Prevention)


What |CDC |document |impacts |INFECTION |CONTROL |and |prevention |in |
dentistry?
A. |Bloodborne |Pathogen |standard |

,B. |Hazard |Communication |standard |
C. |CDC |Guidelines |for |Infection |Control |in |Dental |Healthcare |Settings
D. |Hospital |antimicrobial |disinfectant |registrations |
E. |Hazardous |waste |regulations |
F. |All |of |the |above |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔CDC |Guidelines |for |Infection |
Control |in |Dental |Healthcare |Settings


Which |agency |regulates |DISPOSAL |of |HAZARDOUS |materials |like |medical |and |
chemical |waste? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔EPA |(Environmental |protection |
agency)


Which |agency |regulates |registration |of |CHEMICAL |GERMICIDES |used |for |
healthcare? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔EPA


Which |agency |is |a |part |of |the |Department |of |Health |and |Human |services |and |
ensures |SAFETY |AND |EFFECTIVENESS |of |food, |cosmetics, |drugs, |and |medical |
devices? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔FDA(Food |and |Drug |Administration)


What |EPA |document |impacts |INFECTION |CONTROL |and |prevention |in |
dentistry?
A. |Hazardous |waste |regulations |
B. |Hazard |Communication |standard |
C. |Hospital |antimicrobial |disinfectant |registrations
D. |CDC |Guidelines |for |Infection |Control |in |Dental |Healthcare |Settings
E. |Bloodborne |Pathogen |standard |
F. |All |of |the |above |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Hospital |antimicrobial |
disinfectant |registrations |and |Hazardous |waste |regulations


Which |agency |regulates |the |manufacturing |and |labeling |of |MEDICAL |
DEVICES? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔FDA

,What |type |of |WASTE |has |the |potential |for |disease |TRANSMISSION |and |
requires |SPECIAL |handling |and |disposal?
A. |Regulated |waste |
B. |Non-regulated |waste |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Regulated |waste


What |are |examples |of |regulated |waste? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔sharps, |
blood |or |items |soaked |in |blood, |tissues |and |extracted |teeth


What |type |of |waste |includes |all |other |disposable |items |other |than |sharps, |
tissues, |extracted |teeth, |and |blood-soaked |items?
A. |regulated |waste |
B. |non-regulated |waste |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔non-regulated |waste


What |are |examples |of |non-regulated |waste? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔cups, |gloves, |saliva |ejectors


What |type |of |item |can |PENETRATE |the |skin |and |other |tissues?
A. |sharps
B. |gloves
C. |cups |
D. |saliva |ejectors |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔sharps


What |term |describes |puncture-resistant |containers |for |DISPOSAL |of |sharp |
items |that |could |puncture |skin? |
A. |sharps |container |
B. |trashcan |
C. |autoclave |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔sharps |container


T/F |Sharps |containers |must |be |closable, |puncture-resistant, |leak-proof, |and |
labeled |with |a |BIOHAZARD |SYMBOL. |The |CDC |recommends |that |they |can |be |

, located |anywhere |in |the |dental |office. |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔The |first |
statement |is |true, |second |is |false |(CDC |recommends |sharps |container |be |AS |
CLOSE |to |work |area |as |possible.


Which |mode |of |transmission |requires |PERSON-TO-PERSON |body |contact |with |
blood, |oral |fluids, |or |other |patient |material?
A. |Indirect |contact
B. |Direct |contact
C. |Inhalation |
D. |Fecal-oral |transmission |
E. |Nasal |and |eye |membranes |or |oral |mucosa |via |droplets |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔Direct |contact


Which |mode |of |transmission |spreads |disease |agents |through |FOMITES |
(objects |or |surfaces)?
A. |Indirect |contact
B. |Direct |contact
C. |Inhalation |
D. |Fecal-oral |transmission |
E. |Nasal |and |eye |membranes |or |oral |mucosa |via |droplets |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔Indirect |contact


A |person |cuts |themselves |with |a |contaminated |needle. |This |is |an |example |of |
what |type |of |mode |of |transmission?
A. |Indirect |contact
B. |Direct |contact
C. |Inhalation |
D. |Fecal-oral |transmission |
E. |Nasal |and |eye |membranes |or |oral |mucosa |via |droplets |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔Indirect |contact