Principles of Health Science B: Unit 3 Bloodborne Pathogens

What should you put on before patient contact, usually before entering the room?

• shoe covers

• name badge

• PPE

• Hairpiece

When a person is infected with the Hepatitis C virus, approximately how long might the illness slowly progress with no physical signs of illness?

• one or two months

• two or three years

• one or two decades

• two or three decades

When you use _____ precautions, you are protecting against bloodborne illnesses.

• infectious

• variable

• diverse

• standard

Jackson is a scientist who specifically studies and researches diseases and infections. He is focusing on learning more about microorganisms that are typically transmitted through blood and can cause disease in humans, otherwise known as:

• mucosal pathogens

• hemoglobin pathogens

• bloodborne pathogens

• autoclave pathogens

How are bloodborne pathogens generally transmitted from one person to another?

• through the air, like coughing

• through skin to skin contact

• through intravenous needles only

• through blood and other bodily fluids

What do employers call a written plan to eliminate or minimize exposure that is updated annually and includes a list of tasks and procedures that risk exposure and which jobs involve those tasks?

• a work practice plan

• a hazard plan

• an exposure control plan

• a post-exposure plan

Employers need to protect workers from bloodborne pathogens, as mandated by:

• the IRS

• the EPA

• the FDA

• OSHA

Sophia noticed a stray sharp lying on the counter near the sharps container. Because she is properly trained, what tool can she use to move that sharp?

• tongs

• spatula

• fork

• needle catcher

If a person infected with a bloodborne pathogen shares a drinking fountain, toilet, or shower with a person who is not infected with a bloodborne pathogen, what will happen to the uninfected person?

• They will become immune to bloodborne pathogens.

• They will not become infected.

• They will 100 percent become infected.

• There is a 75 percent chance they will become infected.

What kind of labels must be on containers of waste, sharps containers, refrigerators that contain blood or other fluids, contaminated equipment, or laundry?

• ingredient labels

• warning labels

• nutritional labels

• vaccination labels