What is the easiest way to break the chain of infection
wash your hands
What does standard precautions mean?
assumes that every person in the health-care setting is potentially infected by an organism that could be transmitted
What do I use for standard precautions
gloves
main part of a word and may be combined with prefixes, suffixes
root word
What does OSHA stand for?
Occuptional Safety and Health Association
List 3 methods by which infection can be transferred from the source to the host
direct contact, airborne, ingesting, vectors, droplet
The recommended disinfected for blood and body fluid spills is?
sodium hypochlorite
How do I Donn on PPE
gown, gloves, mask
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What does MSDS stand for
Material Safety Dats Sheets
list the six components of the chain of infection
Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, method of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host.
What are the three transmission based precautions
contact, airborne, droplet
How do I doff PPE
gloves, gown, mask
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The document designed to protect phlebotomists from contacting hepatitis is
bloodbourne pathogen exposure control plan
An infection contracted by a patient while in the hospital is termed
nosocomial or HAI
A patient with Tuberculosis will be placed in
Airborne Isolation
What PPE do I use for airborne precautions
N95 mask, gloves, and gown
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blood
What does RACE mean
REscue, Activate Alarm, Contain, Extinguish or evacuate
The purpose of protective isolation is to protect
A compromised patient from infection
Specimens collected from patients in contact isolation should be
Double bagged
The first thing a phlebotomist should do when preparing to enter an isolation room is
Read the isolation sign
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OSHA requires employers of health-care workers to provide the employees with all of the following except:
PPE, HCV immunization, HBV immunization, needles with safety devices
HCV immunization