Texas Esthetics State Board Review (Questions and correct answers)

OSHA stands for correct answers Occupational Safety and Health Administration What system requires that personal protective equipment (PPE) be worn for contact with all body fluids, even if blood is visible? correct answers Body Substance Isolation (BSI) What does asymptomatic mean? correct answers Showing no signs or symptoms of infection What is the chemical process for reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned surfaces called? correct answers Sanitation Why is is important to know the difference between rules and laws? correct answers Rules and regulations are more specific than laws What did the CDC introduce in 1985 as a response to the major public health crisis of AIDS? correct answers Universal Precautions Who should you call as soon as possible after an accident has occurred? correct answers EMTs The ability of a disinfecting solution to kill germs when used according to the label is known as correct answers Efficacy What term refers to items made or constructed of a material that has openings? correct answers Porous What replaced the Universal Precautions in 1996? correct answers Standard Precations What is mycobacterium fortuitum? correct answers A microscopic germ that normally exists in tap water in small numbers Natural immunity is resistance to disease that is correct answers Partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living Standard Precautions (SP) apply to all body fluids and secretions except what? correct answers Sweat What is the correct term for disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood? correct answers Bloodborne pathogens What is the basic assumption underlying Standard Precautions (SP)? correct answers All body fluids are potential sources of infection