Ohio school of phlebotomy chapter 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
PPE (personal protective equipment) Acts as a barrier between the medical professional and the patient, for the
protection of both.
Infections Can be contracted through direct contact, through the air, through contact of
bodily fluids, and even indirect contact with non-living surfaces.
Formite Non-living surface that has been contaminated by an infection and can cause
contamination.
Standard precautions A simple but effective standard for preventing the spread of infections.
Hand hygiene Standard personal safe precautions to prevent contamination of germs and
illness. Most effective and important.
Hand sanitizer Alcohol-based sanitizer must be 60-95% but 70% is the most common.
Hand Washing Procedure Remove all hand jewelry, position your body, wet both hands with warm clean
water, apply soap, lather both hands- front-back-fingers, scrub for 20/seconds at
least, rinse hands completely, use dry paper towel to dry hands, turn faucet off
with towel.
Anti-microbial soap Wash with this when contaminated with blood. 50%isopropyl or ethyl alcohol.
Anti-microbial procedure Hand washing procedure with anti-microbial soap, THEN coat hands with 50%
isopropyl or ethyl and air dry for 60 seconds. Wash AGAIN with microbial soap.
Personal Protective Equipmemt Gloves, mask/shield, booties, gown, eyewear.
Gloves No GLOVES no love! GLOVES on hands at all times ALWAYS.
Infectious waste Any piece of equipment that has been directly exposed to a patients blood.
Sharps container Collection contianer for needles, syringes, evacuated tubes, soild gauze pads
more than 50%, Lancets.
Needle rule Never ever recap a needle or reuse a needle and always safety cap needle.
International biohazard symbol infectious waste, infectious linen, any biohazard
CORRECT Answers
PPE (personal protective equipment) Acts as a barrier between the medical professional and the patient, for the
protection of both.
Infections Can be contracted through direct contact, through the air, through contact of
bodily fluids, and even indirect contact with non-living surfaces.
Formite Non-living surface that has been contaminated by an infection and can cause
contamination.
Standard precautions A simple but effective standard for preventing the spread of infections.
Hand hygiene Standard personal safe precautions to prevent contamination of germs and
illness. Most effective and important.
Hand sanitizer Alcohol-based sanitizer must be 60-95% but 70% is the most common.
Hand Washing Procedure Remove all hand jewelry, position your body, wet both hands with warm clean
water, apply soap, lather both hands- front-back-fingers, scrub for 20/seconds at
least, rinse hands completely, use dry paper towel to dry hands, turn faucet off
with towel.
Anti-microbial soap Wash with this when contaminated with blood. 50%isopropyl or ethyl alcohol.
Anti-microbial procedure Hand washing procedure with anti-microbial soap, THEN coat hands with 50%
isopropyl or ethyl and air dry for 60 seconds. Wash AGAIN with microbial soap.
Personal Protective Equipmemt Gloves, mask/shield, booties, gown, eyewear.
Gloves No GLOVES no love! GLOVES on hands at all times ALWAYS.
Infectious waste Any piece of equipment that has been directly exposed to a patients blood.
Sharps container Collection contianer for needles, syringes, evacuated tubes, soild gauze pads
more than 50%, Lancets.
Needle rule Never ever recap a needle or reuse a needle and always safety cap needle.
International biohazard symbol infectious waste, infectious linen, any biohazard
