INFECTION CONTROL
Beauty professionals are permitted and encouraged to ______.
refer clients with infections and abnormal conditions to physicians
Rules and regulations are ______.
more specific than laws
Preventing the spread of infections is ______.
easy when you know the proper procedures to follow
Prevention of the spread of infections begins and ends with _____
you
When does a client's impression of a salon, spa, or barbershop begin?
the moment they open the door
Indirect transmission of a disease ______.
happens through contact with an intermediate object
The difference between respiratory droplets and airborne transmission is ______
respiratory droplets do not stay in the air as long
When it comes to the spread of infectious disease, beauty professionals must be prepared to deal with all EXCEPT which type of potentially harmful organisms?
gases
Most bacteria are ______.
nonpathogenic
What is a microorganism?
any organism of microscopic size
There are ______ of different kinds of bacteria, which fall into ______ primary type(s).
thousands; two
Pathogenic bacteria ______.
cause disease or infection
The presence of pus is a sign of ______.
bacterial infection
Inflammation is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ______.
pus
Which of the following is TRUE of a disease that spreads from one person to another?
It is communicable.
When doctors have determined the nature of a disease, they have ______.
diagnosed it
If you get sick as a result to overexposure to chemicals at the workplace, you have contracted a(n) ______.
occupational disease
What are disease-causing microorganisms that are carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV, called?
bloodborne pathogens
HIV is spread through which of the following means?
from person to person through the blood
The first step in infection control is ______.
cleaning
The second step of infection control is ______
disinfecting
If there is no time specified or recommended by the manufacturer of the disinfectant, for how long must a tool be left fully submersed in the disinfectant?
10 minutes
How long does it usually take for quat solutions to disinfect implements?
10 minutes
Bleach used in the salon, spa, or barbershop must be EPA registered as a ______.
disinfectant
Soaps and other products that do not have the word disinfectant on the label are ______.
merely cleaners
The CDC publishes ______, guidelines that employees and employers agree to with the assumption that any human blood or body fluids are potentially infectious.
Standard Precautions
Often, clients who are just getting sick can be contagious without showing any signs of infection. These clients are considered ______.
asymptomatic
A ______ is capable of igniting and burning.
combustible
How often should one change gloves?
after every single use
With proper precautions in place, it is safe to perform a skin service on a client who comes in with a(n) ______.
cold
A(n) ______ is contact with nonintact (broken) skin, blood, body fluid, or other infectious materials as a result of the performance of a worker's duties.
exposure incident
Before applying warm or hot water to a client's hair or skin, always test the water temperature on ______.
the inside of your wrist
What should you do if a tool or implement is dropped on the floor during a service?
Either replace or disinfect it prior to continuing the service.
What should you NEVER do with a tool or implement?
Put it in your pocket.
When working on the job, your cellphone should be ______
checked only between clients
When assisting a client into or out of a hydraulic chair, ______.
always lower the chair to its lowest level
Jodie has used soap and warm water to remove all of the visible dirt and debris off of her station and the surrounding area. Jodie has just thoroughly ______ her station.
cleaned
Gustavo only uses the highest level of infection control on his tools and implements. Which of the following does Gustavo do?
Gustavo sterilizes his tools.
Wilma works at a federal agency that registers all types of disinfectants sold by manufacturers and used by salons, spas, and barbershops nationwide. For which of the following federal agencies does Wilma work?
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Franca has recently committed a major offense against her license. Who among the following is MOST LIKELY to revoke her license?
the state agency
Nancy will not be unable to come in to work for the next three days because her doctor told her she could easily pass her disease on to her coworkers and clients. Nancy's disease is ______.
contagious
Angie has noticed that the nippers she will need to use on her next client have a small amount of blood on them. What will Angie need to do to be able to use the nippers again?
She must decontaminate them.
Ursula, a beauty professional, has been diasnosed with a systemic infection. What must Ursula's condition include?
symptoms spread throughout her body
Javier devotes every Sunday to infection control. He spends the morning on the first step and the afternoon on the second step. It is now 3:00 p.m. What is Javier doing?
disinfecting
Harlan wishes to work for the federal government, with the hope of making a real difference in workers' lives, especially when it comes to workplace injuries. Harlan asks you if you think he should work for OSHA. Do you think he should? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Yes, Harlan should work for OSHA because it is a federal agency that regulates and enforces safety and health standards in the workplace.