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1. Post-exposure prophylaxis, when medically indicated, must be offered to the exposed nurse according to the current recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service for all of the following, except:

2. Any workers who have reasonably anticipated contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials during performance of their jobs are considered to have occupational exposure and to be at risk of being infected.

3. The hepatitis B vaccination is a non-infectious vaccine prepared from recombinant yeast cultures, rather than human blood or plasma, and presents no risk of developing HBV from the vaccine.

4. Nurses must decontaminate working surfaces and equipment with an appropriate disinfectant:

5. Should glassware that may be potentially contaminated break, nurses need to use mechanical means such as a brush and dustpan or tongs or forceps to pick up the broken glass if not wearing gloves, and only by hand when wearing gloves.

6. In general, OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard requires employers to:

7. If it can be reasonably expected that a nurse could have hand contact with blood, OPIM, or contaminated surfaces or items, the nurse must wear gloves.

8. A nurse may choose, temporarily and briefly, under rare and extraordinary circumstances, to forego use of personal protective equipment.

9. If recapping of a sharp is necessary, the cap must be held in one hand while guiding the sharp into it or placing it over the sharp with the other hand.

10. Nurses who insert and suture in place medical catheters such as vascular devices and chest tubes face needlestick risks.