Chapter 5- Infection Control

If there is no time specified or recommended by the manufacturer of the disinfectant, for how long must a tools be left fully submersed in the disinfectant?

10 min

How long does it usually take for what solutions to disinfect implements?

10 minutes

Abigail has been instructed by her manager to use the PPE's he has purchased and stored in the back room whenever possible and appropriate. As a new beauty pro, Abigail is not sure what PPE is. When she walks into the back room, which of the following should she have in order to show her manager she is following his instructions?

A pair of non latex gloves

How often should one change gloves?

After every single use

What is a microorganism

Any microorganism or microscopic size

Often, clients who are just getting sick can be contagious without showing any signs of infection. These clients are considere

Asymptomatic

Chloe spent the better part of an hour cleaning her tools and implements before her shift started. She was therefore, upset when her instructor, Janine, told her she'd have to do it all again because she had not followed one of the three acceptable methods. In which of the following ways was Chole MOST LIKELY cleaning her tools and implements?

Chloe was thoroughly wiping them down with sanitary wipes

Jodie has spent the better part of an hour using plenty of soap and warm water to remove al of the visible dirt and debris off her station and the surrounding area. Jodie has just throughly ____ her station.

Cleaned

Which of the following is mainly used to remove visible dirt?

Cleaning

With proper precautions in place, it is safe to perform a skin service on a client who comes in with a

Cold

A ____ is capable of igniting and burning

Combustible

When doctors have determined the nature of a disease, they have ____

Diagnosed it

It is Sunday, and Javier has been working since early this morning. Although his establishment is officially close for business today, he devotes every Sunday to infection control. He spend the morning on the first step and the afternoon on the second step. It's now 3:00pm. What is Javier doing?

Disinfecting

Preventing the spread of infections is

Easy when you know the proper procedures to follow

What should you do if a tool or implement is dropped on the floor during a service?

Either replace of disinfect it prior to continuing the service.

An ______ is contact with non intact (broken) skin, blood, body fluid, or other infectious material as a result of the performance of a workers duties.

Exposure incident

Yasmine worries a lot about getting sick because she deals with so many clients in a day to day basis. She knows, however, that even though she cannot prevent ____, she can strive to prevent ____ disease while she's at work

Exposure, transmission of

HIV is the spread through which of the following means?

From person to person through the blood

When is comes to the spread of infectious disease, beauty professionals must be prepared to deal with all EXCEPT which type of potentially harmful organisms?

Gases

When a surface is properly cleaned, the number of contaminants on the surface is

Greatly reduced

Brenda works long hours, and because she comes into close contact with so many clients, she is careful to keep her hands clean throughout the day. As her schedule is always quite full, this often means using hand sanitizer instead of soap and water. Which of the following is an issue Brenda is MOST LIKELY to face as a result of this?

Hands that are dry to the point of cracking

Juan has not been feeling well for about a week and goes to see the doctor . Juan, it turns out, has pediculosis capitis. Which of the following MOST LIKELY caused this?

Head lice from a client, close associate or relative

Heidi has been extremely careful on the job this week in an effort to avoid catching the virus (which is NOT an airborne virus) running through nearly every other employees immune system. As part of her efforts, she has not had any physical contact with any of her co workers. If she has in fact avoided all contact with others, which of the following is true?

If Heidi catches the virus, it will only have been through indirect transmission

Ingrids client have been experiencing inflammation and pain on certain parts of their skin and bodies. Ingrid mentioned this to her manager, Roberta, who began to investigate the problem. Roberta has determined that these complaints are most likely the results of bio films. Because she believes biofilms are the problem, which of the following is MOST LIKELY the source of the contamination?

Ingrids foot spa

Tuberculosis is transmitted through which of the following means?

Inhalation

It is the end of the workday, and Juanita is about to begin disinfecting all of the implements she has used throughout the day. Just before she submerges the implements in a disinfectant, however, her boss, Julia, runs over to stop her. "Juanita, Julia says, "you cannot disinfect those implements." Assuming Julia is right, which of the following would explain her outburst?

Juanita has not cleaned any of the implements she was about to disinfect

James is quite excited because he is having a sophisticated heating and air conditioning system installed at his business. In order to keep his heating and cooling system working properly and effectively, which of the following should James AVOID doing?

Locating the systems vents directly above the work stations

Soaps and other products that do not have the word disinfectant on the label are

Merely cleaners

Fire extinguishers ____

Must by law be checked regularly

There are two types of parasites commonly encountered in the salon, spa and barbershop. Which of the following is one of them?

Pediculosis capitis

When handling disinfectants, NEVER ___

Place them in unmarked container

Inflammation is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Pus

Olga just notices that the electrical cord on her electrical device is worn and even cracking. Because she is a responsible beauty professional, Olga immediately ____

Replaced the device

Sofia has worked at her her current place of employment for nearly 10 years. As a veteran of the industry, Sofia feels as though she does everything exactly as is should be done. For example, she wears comfortable but professional clothing, always makes sure her hair is tied back and out of the way, abstains from wearing any long or dangly jewelry, and always makes sure her cell phone is placed securely on her workstation and on vibrate. What, if anything, is Sofia doing incorrectly?

Sofia's cell phone should be stored out of sight

The CDC publishes _____, guidelines that employers agree to with the assumption that any human blood or body fluids are potentially infectious

Standard precautions

Considered an expert in this field, Wilma has worked for the last 22 years at the federal agency that registers all types of disinfectants sold by manufacturers and used by Salons and spas nationwide. For which of the following federal agencies does Wilma work for?

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Richard saw 16 clients on a busy Friday. Every single client appeared to be in perfect health, showing no signs of any disease. Although Richard is always careful, he is much more so when clients obviously appear to be sick. On Monday, Richard came down with a bad cold. If it is TRUE that he caught this cold from one the clients he saw on Friday, what else must also be true?

The client from whom Richard acquired his cold was asymptomatic

Which of the following would OSHA most likely be involved in regulating?

The disposal of chemical products in the workplace

Jenna and Teresa are beauty professionals at a local establishment. The are discussing how clean their implements are. Their boss, Harvey, has taught them about piper infection control. Jenna feels strongly that the implements have been sterilized. Teresa, however, insists that they have only been cleaned. Which of the following would prove Teresa is RIGHT?

The implements are completely free of any visible dust, dirt, or debris.

Which of the following BEST defines transmission

The process by which pathogens move between individuals

Which of the following is NOT true of ventilation and air circulation systems inside of the salon and spa?

The vents for these systems can be located anywhere?

Which of the following will not necessarily be on the label of an EPA registered disinfectant?

The word CONCENTRATE

Daniel is talking with his coworker Horation about his busy morning. He tells Horacio it was especially hectic because three of his appts were high risk clients, for which extra care must be taken. Which of the following, if true, would mean that Daniel is INCORRECT in the belief that his clients were high risk?

They all had children with them

Which of the following is NOT true of disinfectants?

They destroy all bacteria

Joaquin, a business owner, is trying to calm down his employee, Greta, because she has received information from her doctor following some bloodwork that she has tested positive for a virus. Greta is frantic because the message her doctor left was unclear, and she's not sure if she tested positive for HIV or HPV. Although neither would be good news, she knows HPV Is more likely to be cured than HIV. Which of the following, if TRUE, would give Greta peace of mind that indeed, she acquired HPV?

Ursula acquired the virus through indirect transmission

Which of the following is NOT one of the cautionary tips to consider when handling disinfectants

Use disinfectants directly on dirty, soft, porous surface

You are watching your fellow student Victora working with a client. In the 10 mins you watch her for, she removes her gloves only once, to quickly turn on the faucet and rinse her hands. After rinsing her hands, she immediately puts another pair of gloves on. If it is TRUE that Victoria's client is asymptomatic with a sickness that is not airborne, and it is also TRUE that victora acquired a coke during those 10 min you watches her, then what else must also be true?

Victoria caught the cold through indirect transmission

Walter is your coworker, and is a bit confused as to what type and level of infection control he must employ in cleaning tools, as he has been asked to do by your manager, Carlos. Walter tells you. " I have no idea what to do. Carlos told me to clean these tools and then make sure I use the highest level of infection control so that I completely destroy EVERYTHING." As Walters coworker? What level of infection control should you recommend that he use, and why?

Walter should sterilize the tools, because that will destroy all microbial life.

Prevention of the spread of infections begins and ends with

YOU

Harlan, your good friend, lost his father when he was just a boy. His father was a factory worker who spent long days in an overcrowded and unsafe work environment and tragically died in an accident on the job. Harlan wishes to work for the federal government, with the hope of making a real difference in workers lives. He would specifically like to help others avoid his fathers fate. Harlan asks you if you think he should work for OSHA. Do you think he should? If yes, why?

Yes, Harlan should work for OSHA bc it's a federal agency that regulates and enforces safety and health standards in the workplace.