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Patient and Employee Safety
DEBBIE AKERS
NOTE: This chapter corresponds to Chapter 23 in Fundamentals of Sleep Technology, 2nd edition.
1. The purpose of the material safety data sheets is to:
A. Provide information to patients about proper use of products
B. Absolve the manufacturer of responsibility for products
C. Provide workers with procedures for handling and storage of products
D. Provide methods for testing and rating the safety of potentially dangerous products
2. Universal precautions refer to infection control policies that assume which of the following?
A. Any direct contact with a patient, particularly with body fluids, has the potential for transmitting disease.
B. All hospitalized patients have highly communicable infections.
C. Contact with the same air being breathed by a patient has the potential for disease transmission.
D. All patients are HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) positive.
3. Hand washing must occur:
A. Only after contact with body fluids and secretions
B. After touching fluids, secretions, and contaminated items
C. Only when gloves are not worn
D. After entering the patient room, even if no contact with the patient occurred
4. Semicritical equipment requires high-level disinfection in a separate cleaning area with wet pasteurization or a chemical disinfectant. Which of the following items is considered a semicritical item?
A. CPAP masks
B. Electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes
C. Body position sensors
D. Respiratory inductance plethysmography (RIP) belts
5. Any nondisposable item that comes into contact with a patient should be:
A. Discarded
B. Pressure-sprayed
C. Pasteurized
D. Decontaminated
6. Proper lifting techniques include:
A. Bending at the back
B. Stretching overhead but not to the side
C. Twisting at the waist
D. Bending at the knees and hips
7. Evacuation policy and procedures for employees should be part of a sleep center’s:
A. Material safety data sheets
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