OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Quiz

1. What should you do every time you remove your gloves?

Apply hand cream

Wash your hands with soap and running water

Rinse your gloves for reuse

None of the above

Wash your hands immediately after removing gloves or other protective equipment.

Explanation

Wash your hands immediately after removing gloves or other protective equipment.

2. You can store food next to blood under the following conditions.

The food is stored in a bag

The food is stored in a lunchbox

The food would not be easily contaminated

None of the above

Do not store food and drink in freezers, refrigerators, shelves, cabinets, countertops, and benchtops where blood or other potentially infectious materials are present.

Explanation

Do not store food and drink in freezers, refrigerators, shelves, cabinets, countertops, and benchtops where blood or other potentially infectious materials are present.

3. If you are exposed, you should report the incident to your supervisor within what amount of time?

Within 14 days

Within 24 hours

Immediately

Should an exposure incident occur, contact Maria Hansen immediately.

Explanation

Should an exposure incident occur, contact Maria Hansen immediately.

4. Once blood gets on your hands, it's too late to take any preventive measures.

True

False

False. Wash your hands with soap and water or flush mucous membranes with water as soon as possible following contact with blood or other infectious materials.

Explanation

False. Wash your hands with soap and water or flush mucous membranes with water as soon as possible following contact with blood or other infectious materials.

5. If utility gloves are damaged, you should patch any holes before reusing.

True

False

False. Do not use utility gloves when they show signs of cracking, peeling, tearing, puncturing or deteriorating. Utility gloves may be decontaminated for reuse if their integrity is not compromised.

Explanation

False. Do not use utility gloves when they show signs of cracking, peeling, tearing, puncturing or deteriorating. Utility gloves may be decontaminated for reuse if their integrity is not compromised.

6. Who is responsible for good housekeeping?

Environmental services

Secretary

Everyone

Dr. Hansen

Good housekeeping protects every healthcare worker—and it is every worker’s responsibility.

Explanation

Good housekeeping protects every healthcare worker—and it is every worker’s responsibility.

7. HIV and HBV may be present in body fluids other than blood.

True

False

True. HBV and HIV and other pathogens may be present in body fluids such as saliva, semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, amniotic fluid, and any other body fluids visibly contaminated with blood.

Explanation

True. HBV and HIV and other pathogens may be present in body fluids such as saliva, semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, amniotic fluid, and any other body fluids visibly contaminated with blood.

8. The Hepatitis B Vaccination is encouraged unless documentation exists that you have previously received the series; antibody testing reveals that you are immune; and/or medical evaluation shows that the vaccination is contraindicated.

True

False

The statement is true because the Hepatitis B Vaccination is generally recommended unless there is evidence that the person has already received the complete series of vaccinations, or if antibody testing confirms that the person is already immune to Hepatitis B. Additionally, if a medical evaluation determines that the vaccination is contraindicated for any reason, it would not be recommended. Therefore, unless any of these conditions are met, the Hepatitis B Vaccination is encouraged.

Explanation

The statement is true because the Hepatitis B Vaccination is generally recommended unless there is evidence that the person has already received the complete series of vaccinations, or if antibody testing confirms that the person is already immune to Hepatitis B. Additionally, if a medical evaluation determines that the vaccination is contraindicated for any reason, it would not be recommended. Therefore, unless any of these conditions are met, the Hepatitis B Vaccination is encouraged.

9. The type of protective equipment appropriate for a given task depends on the degree of exposure you anticipate.

True

False

True.

Explanation

True.

10. The following are considered sharps:

Needles

Splash goggles

Broken glass

Dental wire

Sharps include needles, scalpels, broken glass, exposed ends of dental wires and anything that can pierce, puncture or cut your skin.

Explanation

Sharps include needles, scalpels, broken glass, exposed ends of dental wires and anything that can pierce, puncture or cut your skin.

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11. When recapping needles is allowed, it is important to use two hands.

True

False

False. When recapping is required by a medical procedure, it should be done with a one-handed technique (passive recapping) or with a mechanical recapping device.

Explanation

False. When recapping is required by a medical procedure, it should be done with a one-handed technique (passive recapping) or with a mechanical recapping device.

12. Contaminated laundry should be rinsed and placed in appropriate bags or containers where it is used.

True

False

False. Handle contaminated laundry as little as possible and with minimal agitation. Place soiled laundry in labeled or color-coded leak-proof bags or containers without sorting or rinsing.

Explanation

False. Handle contaminated laundry as little as possible and with minimal agitation. Place soiled laundry in labeled or color-coded leak-proof bags or containers without sorting or rinsing.

13. Universal precautions means treating the blood or body fluids of anyone aged 18 to 65 as if they were known to be infected with HIV, HBV, or other bloodborne pathogens.

True

False

False. Universal precautions is an approach to infection control to treat ALL human blood and certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for HIV, HBV and other bloodborne pathogens.

Explanation

False. Universal precautions is an approach to infection control to treat ALL human blood and certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for HIV, HBV and other bloodborne pathogens.

14. Which of the following practices is 100% effective in reduces risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens?

Engineering controls

Employee work practices

Personal protective equipment

Housekeeping

None of the above

Alone, none of these approaches is 100% effective. They must be used together.

Explanation

Alone, none of these approaches is 100% effective. They must be used together.