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Name: ______________________________Department/Institution:____________________________<br />

4. The first thing the nurse should do following an possible significant exposure to the<br />

patient’s blood is<br />

a. Suck the blood from the wound or apply a tourniquet above the puncture site.<br />

b. Wash the wound with mild soap <strong>and</strong> water.<br />

c. Report the incident to the employee health nurse regardless <strong>of</strong> the time <strong>of</strong> day.<br />

d. None <strong>of</strong> the above.<br />

5. The Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure <strong>Control</strong> Plan<br />

a. Is available to all employees<br />

b. Includes providing education to all at risk employees on the BBP st<strong>and</strong>ard,<br />

epidemiology <strong>of</strong> BBP, modes <strong>of</strong> transmission, the Exposure <strong>Control</strong> Plan <strong>and</strong> the<br />

Hepatitis B vaccination program.<br />

c. Include recordkeeping protocols for exposure reports <strong>and</strong> follow-up<br />

d. All <strong>of</strong> the above.<br />

6. Chemoprophylaxis following a significant exposure to a patient at a high risk for<br />

Hepatitis C would include<br />

a. Combivir <strong>and</strong> a protease inhibitor<br />

b. Immune globulin<br />

c. Ribavirin<br />

d. None <strong>of</strong> the above<br />

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