Safety

What does OSHA require health facilities to provide for all employees who come in contact with patients?

• Health insurance
• PPE
• Annual chest x-rays
• A watch with a second hand

A healthcare worker who observes standard precautions would dispose of infectious waste in a/an:

• Recycle container
• Biohazard Container
• Autoclave
• Incinerator

After body mechanics training, also known as ergonomics, a healthcare worker should know how to:

• Prevent injuries in the work environment.
• Practice aseptic technique in a specific work setting.
• Read and understand Material Safety Data Sheets.
• Wear PPE

You are working in a dental laboratory on the 4^th floor of an office building when you hear the fire alarm.  What should you do? 

• Wait until you receive some indication that this is a real fire and not a false alarm.
• Call the fire department.
• Evacuate the building using the stairs.
• Go to the office and gather up as many records as possible and put them on a cart to remove from the building in the event there really is a fire.

When using RACE acronym, what follows “Activate alarm.”

• Contain the fire.
• Cut off oxygen supply.
• Check for people in danger.
• Call 911.

You should consult a Material Safety Data Sheet to get information about cleaning up what type of spill?

• Blood
• Chemical
• Food
• Bottle of pills

If you see a hazard what should you do?

• Tell your supervisor
• Leave it and walk away
• Report it to the H.S.E
• Fill out a risk assessment

You can mix chemicals ONLY if...?

• You have permission and the MSDS indicates it is safe
• You really need to
• Your co-worker tells you to
• You think it'll be ok

Which of these is NOT a good prevention for PATIENT CARE accidents?

• Keep bed elevated for comfort
• Keep necessary items within reach of patient while in bed
• Lock wheels on bed
• Identify patient by ID band

You are running down the hall when you see a man parked in a wheelchair with the wheels locked.  He is talking to nurses at the nurses' station.  What is wrong with this picture?

• You are running
• The patient cannot unlock wheels
• The nurses are talking during duty
• The patient is out of his room