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Immunizations
Influenza
Infectious Disease Exposures
Blood Borne Pathogen Exposures
Miscellaneous Testing
100

Is available in at least 2 forms - including egg free and regular.

What is the flu vaccine?

100
The easiest way to prevent the spread of the flu.
What is good hand washing?
100

Depending on exposure location, it is 1 of these 2 departments' responsibilities to determine the definition of exposure.

What is Infection Control (Main Sites)?

What is Quality and Safety (CPSL Sites)?

100
This is the entity who is responsible for determining if a significant exposure has occurred.
What is the EH or ED provider?
100

This is what you would do if an employee had a BP of 130/80 or greater at the time of an HIR.

What is repeat BP and if still 130/80 or greater refer to their PCP?

200
While these diseases were prominent in years past, use of this vaccine has virtually eliminated these diseases.
What is the MMR?
200
These are the individuals who are responsible for tracking compliance in their defined areas.
Who are the managers?
200
This individual’s responsibility to send EH a list of all employees that meet the criteria for the definition of exposure.
Who is the manager?
200

This is the PA State law that allows a provider to test a source patient once a significant exposure has been determined with consent of source patient physician.

What is Act 148 (as amended by Act 59) - Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act.

200
This is the governing body who you would refer a new employee to if they had a positive TST.
What is the DOH (department of health)?
300
In healthcare workers, this vaccine is only recommended to be given to those staff members working in the microbiology department.
What is meningococcal?
300
These are the common symptoms of influenza. There are 4.
What is 1. Fever 2. Achiness 3. Sore Throat 4. Respiratory Symptoms
300
Healthcare professionals who have not been vaccinated nor immune to varicella are considered potentially infective for this length of time following an exposure to a patient and therefore should be furloughed.
What is up to 21 days?
300
These are the baseline labs that should be obtained on an employee if PEP is being considered and prior to start of PEP.
What is HIV, Hep B, Hep C, CBC w/diff, CMP and urine pregnancy?
300

These are the ONLY times when you would draw a Hepatitis B titer.

What is post exposure and completion of Hep B vaccine series (30-60 days following last dose)?

400
Requires detailed documentation and review by a committee to determine eligibility for exemption.
What is Tdap?
400
This is when the mandatory masking requirements extend for influenza.
What is from the beginning of influenza season (which is determined by the Infection Prevention and Control Department) through March 31st or until 2 consecutive weeks have passed without a case of Influenza A, whichever is longer?
400
This is the proper process when an employee has been exposed to influenza.
What is Symptom Surveillance?
400
These items are required to be charted for a percutaneous injury. (Name 3 of 5)
What is 1) device type, 2) manufacturer of device, 3) safety/non-safety device present, 4) details of exposure, 5) explanation of how to prevent from repeat occurrence?
400
This is who determines if an employee who has already received a flu vaccine for the season, but cannot obtain proof, decides if the EE can receive another vaccine.
What is EH provider/medical director?
500
Proof of immunity includes 2 doses of vaccine, documented proof of childhood disease or laboratory proof of immunity (+titers).
What is Varicella?
500
These are 2 contraindications to obtaining the flu vaccine.
What are: 1) Allergy to thimerisol, chicken eggs or egg products, or Latex 2) History of Guillian-Barre Syndrome 3) History of allergic reaction to an injection or medication 4) Current respiratory illness or fever
500
This would eliminate an employee from being considered exposed to a patient they cared for that tested positive for pertussis or influenza.
What is wearing a mask?
500

These are the 3 specific requirements to be considered a “significant exposure”.

What is 1. Contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials through penetration into skin, 2. Exposure to non-intact skin and 3. Exposure to mucous membranes?

500

These are 5 of the criteria that would potentially exclude an employee from being able to come to work.

What is 1. Draining wound 2. Active skin lesion/skin rash (especially with fever) 3. Fever 4. Conjunctivitis 5. Acute GI symptoms