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CNT WRITTEN EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS TESTED AND APPROVED NEWLY
MODIFIED EXAM!!!
Exposure control plan training for acupuncture office personnel should take
place:
- Within 30 days of the start of working in a place where exposure is possible
- Once the HBV vaccination has been accepted and again annually
- Before the first day of work in a clinic and then annually
- Only after a sharps injury takes place in your clinic -- ANSWER--Before the
first day of work in a clinic and then annually
Hazardous communication plans describe issues with possible exposure to:
Chemicals
The electrical grid
Reckless patients
Employee training -- ANSWER--Chemicals
The primary purpose of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard is to:
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Protect healthcare workers
Protect family members
Train outside contractors
Enforce HBV vaccination in healthcare workers -- ANSWER--Protect
healthcare workers
OSHA has enacted specific rules concerning the handling and disposal of
biohazardous and infectious waste.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
Washing your hands immediately before needle insertion is a critical step in
clean needle technique.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
Someone taking anticoagulant medications should never be needled because the
risk of bleeding is too high.
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True
False -- ANSWER--False
Pneumothorax occurs at a rate of approximately 1 per 1,000 acupuncture visits
in the US.
True
False -- ANSWER--False
CNT requires that new table paper and new table drapes/sheets (if used) are
replaced for every patient visit.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
Insertion site pain may occur because alcohol was not allowed to dry before
needle insertion.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
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Needles from mulitpacks can be used for more than one patient as long as they
are used within 30 minutes of opening the packaging.
True
False -- ANSWER--False
Severe adverse events to acupuncture needling are very rare.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
One in three (3) people are carriers of what pathogen on their skin?
Staph aureus
Strep epidermidis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Norovirus -- ANSWER--Staph aureus
The first step to respond to needle faintness is to:
a. remove the needles.
CNT WRITTEN EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS TESTED AND APPROVED NEWLY
MODIFIED EXAM!!!
Exposure control plan training for acupuncture office personnel should take
place:
- Within 30 days of the start of working in a place where exposure is possible
- Once the HBV vaccination has been accepted and again annually
- Before the first day of work in a clinic and then annually
- Only after a sharps injury takes place in your clinic -- ANSWER--Before the
first day of work in a clinic and then annually
Hazardous communication plans describe issues with possible exposure to:
Chemicals
The electrical grid
Reckless patients
Employee training -- ANSWER--Chemicals
The primary purpose of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard is to:
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Protect healthcare workers
Protect family members
Train outside contractors
Enforce HBV vaccination in healthcare workers -- ANSWER--Protect
healthcare workers
OSHA has enacted specific rules concerning the handling and disposal of
biohazardous and infectious waste.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
Washing your hands immediately before needle insertion is a critical step in
clean needle technique.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
Someone taking anticoagulant medications should never be needled because the
risk of bleeding is too high.
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True
False -- ANSWER--False
Pneumothorax occurs at a rate of approximately 1 per 1,000 acupuncture visits
in the US.
True
False -- ANSWER--False
CNT requires that new table paper and new table drapes/sheets (if used) are
replaced for every patient visit.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
Insertion site pain may occur because alcohol was not allowed to dry before
needle insertion.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
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Needles from mulitpacks can be used for more than one patient as long as they
are used within 30 minutes of opening the packaging.
True
False -- ANSWER--False
Severe adverse events to acupuncture needling are very rare.
True
False -- ANSWER--True
One in three (3) people are carriers of what pathogen on their skin?
Staph aureus
Strep epidermidis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Norovirus -- ANSWER--Staph aureus
The first step to respond to needle faintness is to:
a. remove the needles.
