The meaning of CDC
What is Center for Disease Control
OSHA requires all healthcare employers to provide what vaccination to their employees?
Hepatitis B Vaccination
College of American Pathologists
The meaning of OSHA
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is an exposure control plan?
Procedures established that should be followed in response to an exposure incident.
Define Universal Precaution
Treating every patient and specimen as if infectious (with the same minimum amount of precaution).
The meaning of NIOSH
What is National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
What steps should be taken if you inadvertently stick yourself with a contaminated needle?
Wash site – Obtain patient info – Report incident to supervisor – Report to clinic for treatment
What does NPO refer to?
Patient is restricted from taking anything orally including food, meds, or fluids.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The meaning of NSSPA
What is National Stick and Safety Prevention Act
What is the healthcare worker and the patient screened for if an exposure incident occurs?
HBV and HIV
Pink
The meaning of SDS
What is Safety Data Sheets
What are the four components of the NFPA label and how is the level of danger indicated?
Red-Flammability/Blue-Health Hazard/Yellow-Reactivity/White-Specific Indicator (0-4)