Annual Competency Exam Questions And Answers 2023 Update

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Annual Competency Exam Questions And Answers 2023 Update List three blood borne pathogens - ANS-HIV Hepatitis B Hepatitis C What is hepatitis? - ANS-Inflammation of the liver How is hep a transm... itted? - ANS-Contaminated food and oral-fecal route How is hep B and C transmitted? - ANS-Exposure to blood and body fluids of an infected person How long can hep b live on surfaces for? - ANS-Seven days When caring for HBV patients staff should NOT - ANS-Take care of hepatitis susceptible patients on the same shift at the same time Why do we dialyze hep c in the clinical area and not in isolation? - ANS-Not as contagious as hep B What blood test indicates infection with Hep B? - ANS-HbsAg Indicates viral presence Tests for the antigen What blood test indicates immunity against hep b? - ANS-HbsAb Indicates presence of immunity What vaccine provides long term immunity to hep b? - ANS-Recombivax Engerix S/S of TB - ANS-Night sweats Productive, persistent cought Unexplained weight loss Chills Fever Blood tinged sputum How is TB spread? - ANS-Droplet [Show More]

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