LBCC PATIENT CARE OSHA QUIZ 2026/2027 – STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
Define acronym OSHA and discuss the purpose of the organization. - ANS ✔✔Occupational Safety and
Health Act, ensures safe condition of workplace
Discuss the application of OSHA guidelines to employers and to employees. - ANS ✔✔Employees: Follow
OSHA guidelines and regulations or face termination.
Employers: Provide a safe workspace and free PPE.
Identify diseases caused by bloodborne pathogens. - ANS ✔✔Hep B, Hep C, HIV, Malaria, and HPV.
Define "occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens" and give examples. - ANS ✔✔Define: Having a
chance of being exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials while doing your job.
Examples: Needle Sticks, Injury, Bodily Fluids, Feces, Urine, and Spinal Fluid.
Explain how bloodborne pathogens are spread. - ANS ✔✔It's spread through direct contact with blood
and bodily fluids.
Identify body fluids that can transmit disease and bloodborne pathogens. - ANS ✔✔Blood, urine, saliva,
feces, spinal fluid, etc. (Everything except sweat)
Discuss the high-risk groups that are more prone to develop bloodborne pathogens. - ANS ✔✔IV Drug
users, sexual partners, lobotomists, surgeons, nurses, RTs, Janitors, Emergency Response, and
Laboratory.
Discuss when Standard Precautions should be used in the clinical setting. - ANS ✔✔Should always be
used with every single patient.
Discuss how personal protective equipment is used to protect against contamination from bloodborne
pathogens. What is the minimum? - ANS ✔✔Gloves, masks, isolation gowns, and face shields.
State care of sharp objects (needles, etc.) in the clinical setting. - ANS ✔✔Dispose into a sharps container
in any room, needle facing down. Dispose when the container is 3/4ths full.
Explain how to care for contaminated equipment in the health care setting. - ANS ✔✔Wash in 170
degree water, disinfect cloth with 10% bleach solution.
Discuss first aid for needle sticks, cuts, etc. in the clinical setting. - ANS ✔✔Milk out the wound, wash it,
and inform a supervisor.
Explain who the cares for articles contaminated by blood at home or in the workplace according to OSHA
guidelines. - ANS ✔✔Use hydrogen peroxide for blood stains.
Discuss the procedure for reporting exposure to blood or blood products, the care of the worker or
student exposed to the product, and the follow-up care for each. - ANS ✔✔Milk out the wound, wash it,
and inform a supervisor.
Define acronym OSHA and discuss the purpose of the organization. - ANS ✔✔Occupational Safety and
Health Act, ensures safe condition of workplace
Discuss the application of OSHA guidelines to employers and to employees. - ANS ✔✔Employees: Follow
OSHA guidelines and regulations or face termination.
Employers: Provide a safe workspace and free PPE.
Identify diseases caused by bloodborne pathogens. - ANS ✔✔Hep B, Hep C, HIV, Malaria, and HPV.
Define "occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens" and give examples. - ANS ✔✔Define: Having a
chance of being exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials while doing your job.
Examples: Needle Sticks, Injury, Bodily Fluids, Feces, Urine, and Spinal Fluid.
Explain how bloodborne pathogens are spread. - ANS ✔✔It's spread through direct contact with blood
and bodily fluids.
Identify body fluids that can transmit disease and bloodborne pathogens. - ANS ✔✔Blood, urine, saliva,
feces, spinal fluid, etc. (Everything except sweat)
Discuss the high-risk groups that are more prone to develop bloodborne pathogens. - ANS ✔✔IV Drug
users, sexual partners, lobotomists, surgeons, nurses, RTs, Janitors, Emergency Response, and
Laboratory.
Discuss when Standard Precautions should be used in the clinical setting. - ANS ✔✔Should always be
used with every single patient.
Discuss how personal protective equipment is used to protect against contamination from bloodborne
pathogens. What is the minimum? - ANS ✔✔Gloves, masks, isolation gowns, and face shields.
State care of sharp objects (needles, etc.) in the clinical setting. - ANS ✔✔Dispose into a sharps container
in any room, needle facing down. Dispose when the container is 3/4ths full.
Explain how to care for contaminated equipment in the health care setting. - ANS ✔✔Wash in 170
degree water, disinfect cloth with 10% bleach solution.
Discuss first aid for needle sticks, cuts, etc. in the clinical setting. - ANS ✔✔Milk out the wound, wash it,
and inform a supervisor.
Explain who the cares for articles contaminated by blood at home or in the workplace according to OSHA
guidelines. - ANS ✔✔Use hydrogen peroxide for blood stains.
Discuss the procedure for reporting exposure to blood or blood products, the care of the worker or
student exposed to the product, and the follow-up care for each. - ANS ✔✔Milk out the wound, wash it,
and inform a supervisor.
