Annual Competency Exam
List three blood borne pathogens - Answer- HIV Hepatitis B Hepatitis C What is hepatitis? - Answer- Inflammation of the liver How is hep a transmitted? - Answer- Contaminated food and oral-fecal route How is hep B and C transmitted? - Answer- Exposure to blood and body fluids of an infected person How long can hep b live on surfaces for? - Answer- Seven days When caring for HBV patients staff should NOT - Answer- Take care of hepatitis susceptible patients on the same shift at the same time Why do we dialyze hep c in the clinical area and not in isolation? - Answer- Not as contagious as hep B What blood test indicates infection with Hep B? - Answer- HbsAg Indicates viral presence Tests for the antigen What blood test indicates immunity against hep b? - Answer- HbsAb Indicates presence of immunity What vaccine provides long term immunity to hep b? - Answer- Recombivax Engerix S/S of TB - Answer- Night sweats Productive, persistent cought Unexplained weight loss Chills Fever Blood tinged sputum How is TB spread? - Answer- Droplet What can live outside of the body for seven days? How are they spread? - Answer- MRSA VRE Spread through contaminated hands of health care workers What assures
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