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Bloodborne Pathogens Practice Test

Looking to test your knowledge of Bloodborne Pathogens transmission and safety precautions? Step right up to this ten question practice test, and if you pass with 80% of better, you’ll get a coupon good for 20% off the regular price of our Bloodborne Pathogens Certification. If you’re new to studying this material, we offer a free online Bloodborne Pathogens course, right here.

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1. Biohazard signs on laboratory doors must identify all of the following except:*

The name of the principal investigator or other responsible party

Name of the infectious agent

The details of the work going on in that laboratory

The name of the principal investigator or other responsible party

2. You notice that a sharps disposal container is overfilled with needles and other sharps, and you have a broken glass vial to dispose of. You:*

Call ________ * to have the container removed and replaced with an empty container. *insert the department/phone number that is appropriate for your institution

Try to push the contents down so that more items will fit in the container

Place the broken glass in the garbage

Remove some of the sharps from the container and put them into an empty sharps container

3. An autoclave uses ______ to decontaminate heat-stable items.*

Dry heat

Ultraviolet light

Gamma rays

Moist heat

4. The exposure incident most likely to result in the transmission of a bloodborne pathogen is:*

Splashing of blood or other bodily fluids into the eyes or other mucous membranes

A needle-stick injury

Being in a room with an HIV-infected patient without wearing a face mask

Blood or other bodily fluids coming in contact with intact skin

5. PPE (personal protective equipment) is an example of:*

An engineering control

A decontamination control

An overheating control

A barrier precaution

6. Which is an effective work practice control?*

Pipetting by mouth

Wearing open-toed shoes during the summer

Cleaning work surfaces at the end of every work shift

Changing scalpel blades by hand

7. Which controls help to contain splashes?*

Splash guards

Safety centrifuges

Biological safety cabinets

All of the above

8. All of the following are examples of bloodborne pathogens except:*

Ebola

Hepatitis B

Agaricus bisporus

Borrelia sp

9. Which is not an example of a bloodborne pathogen?*

Hepatitis C

All of the above are bloodborne pathogens

HIV

Hepatitis B

10. In regards to employer provided bloodborne pathogen training, which of the following is not true?*

Training should include the procedure to follow if an exposure incident occurs

Bloodborne pathogen training is provided annually

The employer may charge the employee no more than $100 for training

Training should include an explanation of the employer’s exposure control plan

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