Annual Competency Exam 2023/2024 Study Guide with Complete Solutions

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