CAP Pro Course - Safety - Bloodborne Pathogens

Continuing Education Credits

• P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours: 1 hour(s)
• Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Science CE Credit Hours -
  Supervision/Administration, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, and Safety: 1 hour(s)

Objectives

• Define bloodborne pathogens (BBP) and the precautions used to prevent the transmission of potentially infectious material.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the procedures included in the laboratory's exposure control plan.
• Identify appropriate engineering controls, personal protective equipment (PPE), and work practice controls that are used to minimize or eliminate employee's risk of exposure to BBP.
• Select the proper precautions necessary for the transport and waste disposal of potentially infectious material, including sharps waste.
• Recognize appropriate decontamination procedures used following a spill of potentially infectious material.

Course Outline

• Define bloodborne pathogens (BBP) and the precautions used to prevent the transmission of potentially infectious material.
• Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP)
• Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) of Primary Concern
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) Standard
• Universal Versus Standard Precautions
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the use of Standard Precautions (SP), which utilizes the major features of Universal P...
• It is critical that laboratory workers always adhere to infection control and safety guidelines in order to remain prepared for pathogens that may be ...
• Bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) are infectious microorganisms in human blood that can lead to disease in humans. As you are working and handling specimens...
• Brad is a medical laboratory scientist at a local hospital. Standard Precautions are in place in Brad's laboratory. Which of the following is a true s...
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the procedures included in the laboratory's exposure control plan.
• Laboratory Exposure Control Plan (ECP)
• Defining an Exposure Incident
• Reporting an Exposure
• Evaluating the Circumstances of Exposure
• Communication Hazards: Labels and Signs
• Safety Training and Responsibility to Control Exposure
• Following an exposure incident, the employee will have an immediate, confidential medical evaluation and follow-up. As part of this, the source indivi...
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that sufficient warning is provided when potentially infectious material is present....
• Training for bloodborne pathogen (BBP) exposure is part of your laboratory's mandatory meeting this quarter, which includes your facility's updated pr...
• Jessica is working in hematology and has several sedimentation rate tests to perform. As she removes the cap from one of the patient specimens, she dr...
• Jessica removes the cap from a patient specimen and drops the EDTA tube on the counter top. This causes blood to splash everywhere, including into her...
• Identify appropriate engineering controls, personal protective equipment (PPE), and work practice controls that are used to minimize or eliminate employee's risk of exposure to BBP.
• Sharps Safety
• Work Practice Controls
• Handwashing
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Engineering Controls
• Aseptic Removal of Gloves
• Most needlestick injuries result from unsafe needle devices rather than carelessness by health care workers. Safe needle devices have built-in safety ...
• Work practice controls are work practices and procedures that eliminate or reduce the risk of bloodborne pathogen (BBP) exposure by altering the way i...
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) is worn to minimize employee exposure to various hazards, including bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) in the laboratory....
• Hand hygiene is one of the most important activities used to prevent the spread of bacteria. As your laboratory's safety coach, you monitor your cowor...
• Select the proper precautions necessary for the transport and waste disposal of potentially infectious material, including sharps waste.
• Sharps Disposal
• Infectious Waste Disposal
• Transportation of Potentially Infectious Material
• Your laboratory collects blood samples for employee health screenings. Each sample is individually packaged for shipping to an outside laboratory in a...
• The replacement of sharps containers is very important to prevent any injuries from contaminated sharps. What is a good practice to use with regard to...
• Contaminated sharps should be disposed of properly to avoid injury and exposure to laboratory workers, as well as other hospital employees, such as en...
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) generally defines four categories of infectious waste that apply to the clinical laboratory. Which of the fo...
• Recognize appropriate decontamination procedures used following a spill of potentially infectious material.
• Procedures for Spill Cleanup of Biohazardous Materials
• Decontamination Methods
• If available, a universal spill kit should be used for spill cleanup. Spill kits must be handled according to manufacturer instructions. If no expirat...
• What is the recommended disinfectant for blood and other possible infectious material (OPIM)?
• Decontamination is the process that eliminates or reduces microorganisms to a level that is safe enough to prevent infection. When choosing the decont...
• Should a breakage occur in your laboratory's centrifuge, possibly causing droplet formation, how long should the equipment remain closed before decont...
• References
• References

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