PPE Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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PPE Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers

Question:PPE

Ans: Personal Protective Equipment

Question: _____issues workplace health and safety regulations. Regarding
PPE, employers must:
Provide appropriate PPE for employees
Ensure that PPE is disposed or reusable PPE is cleaned, laundered, repaired
and stored after use
OSHA also specifies circumstances for which PPE is indicated

Ans: OSHA

Question: Hierarchy of Safety and Health Controls

Ans: Training and administrative controls

Engineering controls

Work practice controls

Personal protective equipment

Question: Types of PPE Used in Healthcare Settings

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Ans: Gloves - protect hands

Gowns/aprons - protect skin and/or clothing

Masks and respirators- protect mouth/nose

Respirators - protect respiratory tract from airborne infectious agents

Goggles - protect eyes

Face shields - protect face, mouth, nose, and eyes

Question: 1-Type of exposure anticipated
----Splash/spray versus touch
---Category of isolation precautions
2-Durability and appropriateness for the task
3-Fit

Ans: Factors Influencing PPE Selection

Question: Purpose - patient care, environmental services, other
Glove material - vinyl, latex, nitrile, other
Sterile or nonsterile
One or two pair
Single use or reusabl

Ans: Gloves

Question: Work from "clean to dirty"
Limit opportunities for "touch contamination" - protect yourself, others, and
the environment
Don't touch your face or adjust PPE with contaminated gloves
Don't touch environmental surfaces except as necessary during patient care

Ans: Do's and Don'ts of Glove Use

Question: _____protect nose and mouth
Should fully cover nose and mouth and prevent fluid penetration