Test Bank For Urinalysis and Body Fluids, 7th Edition By Susan Strasinger|9780803675827| All Chapters 1-17| LATEST

,Chapter 1: Safety and Quality Management
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DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Safety hazards
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DIF: Level 2
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TOP: Safety hazards
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3. Laboratory equipment and other inanimate objects serve as what in the chain of infection?
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DIF: Level 1
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DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Chain of infection
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5. You arrive to work in the clinical laboratory with a small cut on your hand. Your supervisor remo
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ves you from specimen collection (phlebotomy) duties for the day, citing chain of infectionprotocols.
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t yWhy is Kyour supervisor concerned about the cut on your hand?
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A. Because you will not have the mobility in your hand to properly collect blood.
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B. Because you are going to have to wear a bandage all day long.
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C. Because you have a point of entry that could expose you to infectious agents.
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D. Because you are going to be an active transmitter of infection onto general surfaces.
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DIF: Level 3
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TOP: Chain of infection
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6. Which of the following guidelines Kstates that laboratory personnel should consider all
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patients K as possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens?
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DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Standard precautions
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7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendsKthat
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universalpre cautions be followed when encountering:
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DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Standard precautions
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8. Which of the following CDC guidelines considers all moist body substances to be
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potentiallyinfe ctious and stresses hand washing?
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DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Blood-borne pathogens
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9. The Occupational Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard is:
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A. A guideline developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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B. Guidelines recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
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C. AK guideline recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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D. A law enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Blood-borne pathogens
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10. AKlaboratory worker who observes a red hand rash after removing gloves should:
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A. Avoid wearing gloves for 2 days
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B. Wash the hands with antimicrobial soap
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C. Apply cortisone cream to the hands
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D. Avoid wearing latex gloves in the future
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DIF: Level 2
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