exam questions
and answers
Indicate whether the item or practice is an
Engineering Control (E), or Work Practice Control
(W).
sharps container - answer engineering control
Indicate whether the item or practice is an
Engineering Control (E), or Work Practice Control
(W).
self sheathing needles - answer engineering
control
Indicate whether the item or practice is an
Engineering Control (E), or Work Practice Control
(W).
Use of alcohol-based hand cleaners - answer work
practice control
,Indicate whether the item or practice is an
Engineering Control (E), or Work Practice Control
(W).
not eating or drinking in contaminated areas -
answer work practice control
A document stipulating the kind of life-prolonging
medical care permitted for a patient is called a/an
______________. - answer advance directive
All processes that are done to perform the test on
the specimen to achieve a result are called
____________________. - answer examination
The outward behavior of an individual is called
______________________. - answer demeanor
Act or practice of bloodletting as a therapeutic or
diagnostic measure is called ______________ - answer
phlebotomy
Process in which the results of the testing are
communicated to the physician is called
________________. - answer postexamination
You walk into a patient's room to draw blood and
notice a fire in the patient's wastebasket. What
,would you do first? - answer rescue the patient by
removing them from the room
After drawing blood from a patient, you puncture
yourself in the left thumb. What action should you
immediately take? - answer wash your left hand
with soap and water
What personal protective equipment should
someone performing a venipuncture wear? -
answer gloves
An instrument for sterilizing that uses steam under
pressure is called - answer an autoclave
The term for anything that is potentially hazardous
to humans, living organisms, or the environment is
- answer biohazard
A pathogen that is spread by blood and body fluids
containing blood is called a - answer blood born
pathogen
Isolation based on the category (strict, respiratory,
etc) of isolation is called - answer category specific
isolation
, The term for a disease that is spread from person
to person is - answer communicable disease
An infection affecting the entire body is called a/an
- answer systemic disease
An allergy to natural rubber latex is called a/an -
answer latex allergy
An infection as a result of a hospital or health
facility stay is called a/an - answer nosocomial
infection
Equipment that is used to protect the health care
associate from exposure to blood and/or body
fluids is called - answer personal protective
equipment (ppe)
Specially labeled puncture-resistant containers for
the disposal of sharp items such as needles,
scalpels and syringes are called - answer sharps
containers
Droplets that transfer on air currents, such as
tuberculosis are an example of - answer airborne
transmission