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Variables that are included in a quality management program include all of the following except:
Preexamination
Clinical
Examination
Postexamination Clinical
The Occupational Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard is:
A guideline developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Guidelines recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
A guideline recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A law enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) A law
enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
, Urinalysis and Body Fluids Exam 1
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The highest acceptable range for confidence limits in the clinical laboratory is:
±1 SD
±2 SD
±3 SD
±4 SD ±3 SD
A urine specimen received in the laboratory is leaking in a transport bag. What is the next course
of action?
It should be relabeled.
It should be rejected.
It should be processed with no special handling.
It should be poured into a clean container. It should be rejected.
The source, method of transmission, and host are all deemed:
, Urinalysis and Body Fluids Exam 1
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Steps of standard precautions
Components of the chain of infection
Components of the chemical hygiene plan
Considerations in urine specimen transport Components of the chain of infection
When a critical value is obtained in the laboratory:
The test should be repeated
The pathologist should be notified
A new specimen must be requested
The result must be reported to the health-care provider The result must be reported to the
health-care provider
Proficiency testing should be performed:
When control results exceed the confidence limits
By personnel performing the tests routinely
By the laboratory supervisor only
, Urinalysis and Body Fluids Exam 1
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During an accreditation site inspection By personnel performing the tests routinely
Immediate information concerning the health hazards, flammability, and reactivity of a chemical
can be obtained from the:
SDS
NFPA symbol
CDC
OSHA NFPA symbol
OSHA requires employers to provide free immunization for hepatitis B virus (HBV) to workers
in urinalysis.
True
False True
Personnel in the urinalysis laboratory are best protected from blood-borne pathogen exposure
when following standard precautions.