Test Your Sharps Safety Knowledge With This Quiz

10 Questions | By Susanchand2006 | Updated: Oct 26, 2022 | Attempts: 711

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How updated is your knowledge regarding needles and sharps? This sharps safety quiz will test your sharps safety understanding and needlestick prevention knowledge. If you know how to prevent sharp injuries, passing this quiz will be easy for you. You should never bend and/or break needles or brakes. Avoid recapping needles. There are dozens of sharps safety for healthcare settings. Do you know each of them? Let's check it out with this quiz below. All the very best to you

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1.

Today, a major source of puncture injury to CS / SPD workers is from;
- A.
  
  Broken glass
- B.
  
  Reusable biopsy needles
- C.
  
  Contaminated needles / syringes
- D.
  
  Contaminated sharp instruments
2.

The blood borne pathogen ruling holds who responsible for employee compliance with the law?
- A.
  
  The emplyee
- B.
  
  The superviser
- C.
  
  The hospital
- D.
  
  The Infection Control Department
3.

Disposable, contaminated needle boxes should be replaced when they are
- A.
  
  2/3rds Full
- B.
  
  1/2 Full
- C.
  
  3/4 Full
- D.
  
  Completely Full
4.

If an oral glass suction bottle breaks and it contains suction fluids, the best way to pick up the broken glass is
- A.
  
  Using latex gloves
- B.
  
  Using rubber gloves
- C.
  
  Using a dust pan and brush
- D.
  
  Using neoprene gloves
5.

The OSHA biohazard sigh must be:
- A.
  
  Black sign on red label
- B.
  
  Red sign on black label
- C.
  
  Orange sign on black label
- D.
  
  Black sign on orange label
6.

Using a sponge stick to sort through contaminated instruments to prevent a sharps injury is an example of
- A.
  
  Mechanical change
- B.
  
  Work practice control
- C.
  
  Environmental control
- D.
  
  Process improvement
7.

One means of preventing sharps injuries when working with surgical instruments is to;
- A.
  
  Not handle the instruments
- B.
  
  Disinfect the instruments
- C.
  
  Wear metal mesh glove liners
- D.
  
  Only handle non-sharps
8.

OSHA requires that employers provide which vaccine to employee at risk of exposure of blood and blood borne pathogens?
- A.
  
  Hepatitis C vaccine
- B.
  
  Hepatitis B vaccine
- C.
  
  Hepatitis A vaccine
- D.
  
  Tetanus toxoid
9.

It is important that after removing PPE, the employee
- A.
  
  Place the PPE in the proper receptacle
- B.
  
  Change their clothes
- C.
  
  Wash their hands
- D.
  
  Return to work
10.

If a sharps injury is experienced, the incident should be documented on an incident report
- A.
  
  Within 24 hours
- B.
  
  Within 48 hours
- C.
  
  Within one week
- D.
  
  Immediatley