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ST GERTRUDE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

MID SEMESTER ASSESSMENT FOR CERTIFICATE IN NURSING AND

MIDWIFERY

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

OCCUPATION HEAITH ASSESSMENT TEST FOR OJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Anything discarded by the owner considered to be valueless is known as?

a) Solid waste
b) Gas waste
c) Liquid waste
d) Waster
2. Which one of the following is the term used to mean waste generated from health
facilities?
a) Hospital wastes
b) Biomedical wastes
c) Infectious wastes
d) Highly infectious wastes
3. Which one of the following is considered to be more dangerous to ecosystem?
a) Non infectious wastes
b) Infectious wastes
c) Health care wastes
d) Domestic wastes
4. Which one of the following is an odd man out?
a) Liquid wastes
b) Gas waste
c) Solid wastes
d) Hazardous wastes
5. Which one of the following is an example of liquid waste
a) Storm wastes
b) Sewage sludge
c) Demolition wastes
d) Incinerators
6. Which one of the following s odd man out?
a) Sewage sludge
b) Demolition
c) Mine and quarry tailing
d) Used oil
7. The following are categories of wastes except?
a) Biodegradable wastes
b) Hazardous wastes
c) Hospital wastes
d) Solid wastes
8. Which one of the following is safe to use agriculturally?
a) Pesticides
b) Non hazardous
c) Bio degradable
d) Weed master
9. Which one of the following is odd man out?
a) Vehicles
b) Used oil
c) storm
 d) Bath room water
10. Materials which can physically be broken down after a short period of time are called?
a) Hazardous
b) Non hazardous
c) Non biodegradable
d) Biodegradable
11. Which one of the following is a least percentage in health care waste?
a) Infectious
b) Pathological
c) Pharmaceutical
d) Non infectious
12. Which one of the following is of higher percentage in health care waste?
a) Non infectious
b) Pathological
c) Infectious
d) Broken thermometers
13. Which one of the following is a major source of health care wastes?
a) Nursing home
b) Mortuaries
c) Funeral services
d) Paramedic services
14. Which one of the following is odd man out?
a) Cosmetic tattooing
b) Dental clinics
c) Autopsy centre
d) Physician’s office
15. The following below are minor sources of health care wastes except?
a) Blood bank
b) Home health care
 c) Acupuncturist
d) Institution for disabled people
16. The most favored option of waste management principle is known as?
a) Reuse
b) Recycling
c) Recover
d) Prevention
17. Which one of the following is the least favored option of waste management?
a) Minimization
b) Disposal
c) Recovery
d) Avoidance
18. Which one of the following is the second option of waste management option?
a) Reduction
b) Reuse
c) Recycle
d) Energy
19. Which one of the following involves processing of waste material into a new product?
a) Reduction
b) Recycling
c) Recovering
d) Reusing
20. A waste management principle which involves conversion of wastes into energy is
called?
a) Reuse
b) Minimization
c) Recovery
d) Reduction
21. Which of the following is an example of landfills?
 a) Codification
b) Segregation
c) Handling
d) Sanitary
22. The term used to mean series of events that happens in the health care solid waste
management is?
a) Waste stream
b) Waste transportation
c) Waste treatment
d) Waste disposal
23. The recommended maximum time of storing health care waste before final disposal is ?
a) 12 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 48 hours
d) 72 hours
24. The following are waste disposal options except?
a) Disinfection
b) Incineration
c) Encapsulation
d) Codification
25. Syringes with a reuse prevention feature offer the highest level of injection safety to?
a) An individual
b) Health worker
c) Recipient
d) Community
26. Which one of the following is the best consideration of a safe injection?
a) Safety of family members
b) Safety of the community
c) Safety of an individual
 d) Safety of school children
27. Which one of the following accounts for higher percentage of injection use?
a) Curative care
b) Immunization
c) Transfusion
d) Contraceptives
28. Which one of the following is the most given out reason for the over use of injection
medication?
a) They are prescribed by the doctors only
b) It can only be administered by the nurse
c) Seems to be cheaper than the rest
d) Allow changing of higher free services
29. Which one of the following is a strategy for injection safety?
a) Using sterile syringe
b) Develop an injection safety plan
c) Using a disposable syringe
d) Monitor disposal on regular basis
30. The following are principles of injection safety except?
a) Sealing safety boxes for transportation
b) Do not leave a needle in the stopper
c) Ensure vaccine safety
d) Prevention of contamination of injection
31. Science of designing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive health and safety
programs is called?
a) Legal frame work of OSH
b) Worker’s compensation
c) Environmental law
d) Occupational health
32. The main aim of occupational health is?
 a) Controlling risks
b) Effects of health hazards
c) inspection of work place
d) carrying out research
33. Which one the following is the main function of an occupational health service?
a) Advising
b) Provision of medical care
c) Introduction of chemicals
d) Paying off compensations to workers
34. The discipline which is aiming at preventing people from getting diseases as results of the work
they do is?
a) Worker’s compensation act
b) National policy for occupational safety
c) Occupational safety and health
d) Occupational health
35. The estimated HIV/AIDS cases as a result of needle stick injuries in health facilities is?
a) 35%
b) 40%
c) 30%
d) 5%
36. The following below are components of safe work place except?
a) Noise control
b) Adequate ventilation
c) Infection control
d) Proper signage
37. The following are safety legal concerns at work place except?
a) Separation of facilities
b) Worker’s protection
c) Worker’s compensation
d) Worker’s rights
38. Which one of the following is a safety moral concern at work place?
a) Environmental law
 b) Psychological protection
c) Ethical concerns
d) Legal laws
39. The mechanism of paying workers for damages incurred in the course of an employment is
known as?
a) Arbitration and resettlement act
b) Trade union act
c) Compensation act
d) Employment act
40. Compensation act applies to all kinds of worker’s except?
a) Government workers
b) Army workers
c) Private workers
d) Teachers
41. Under which circumstance may the injured worker not be compensated over the damages as a
result of work he does?
a) Notice to the employer as soon as possible
b) Notice to the employer after few months
c) Notice to the fell employee immediately
d) Notice to the fell workers immediately
42. A form filled after an accident of any employee indicating the details and particulars is called?
a) Form 5
b) Form 3
c) Form 1
d) Form 4
43. The form filled by a medical practitioner indicating the percentage of incapacity is called?
a) Form 5
b) Form 2
c) Form 6
d) Form 1
44. A situation where a worker is UN able to undertake obligations he used to do before an accident
is called?
 a) Temporary incapacity
b) Total permanent partial incapacity
c) Permanent partial incapacity
d) Permanent total incapacity
45. Computation which involves daily earnings multiplied by numbers of days times percentage of
incapacity is?
a) Temporary incapacity
b) Permanent total incapacity
c) Total permanent partial incapacity
d) Temporary partial incapacity
46. In case of death of an employee due to damages of the work he dose, settlements of
compensation are done through?
a) Magistrate court’s office
b) Administrator general’s office
c) Labor force’s office
d) Police station
What is the percentage a warded to an employee who has lost the arm at the elbow and
wrist level?
a) 4%
b) 35%
c) 60%
d) 70%
47. The term given to injuries that arise from the type of work one does are called?
a) Occupational health hazards
b) Occupational safety and health
c) Risks
d) Hazards
48. The term given to a situation at work place capable of causing harm is known as?
a) Hazard identification
b) Hazard control
c) Risk
d) Hazard
49. The following are physical hazards except?
a) Light
b) Noise
c) Ergonomics
d) Heat stroke
50. Which one of the following is a biological hazard?
a) Air borne pathogens
b) Aggressive patients
c) Needle stick injuries
d) Local action
51. The following are chemical hazards except?
a) Asbestosis
b) Ultraviolet
c) Tobaccos is
d) Silicosis
52. Which one of the following is psychological hazard?
a) Detergents
b) Pool ventilation
c) Psychosomatic
d) Latex allergy
53. The following are psychosomatic changes except?
a) Absenteeism
b) Fatigue
c) Headache
d) Peptic ulcers