Test Bank for Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition by Strasinger | Verified Chapter's 1 - 17 | Complete Newest Version

Test Bank for Urinalysis and Body Fluids
7th Edition by Strasinger
| Verified Chapter's 1 - 17 | Complete Newest Version

,Chapter 1: Safety and Quality Management



Multiple Choice


1. An example of a chemical hazard is:
A. Carcinogen exposure
B. Strained back
C. Viral infection
D. Shock

ANS: A
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-1
TOP: Safety hazards



2. Centrifuging an uncapped tube of urine is most likely to produce a/an:
A. Electrical shock
B. Broken tube
C. Unbalancing
D. Aerosol

ANS: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-1
TOP: Safety hazards



3. Laboratory equipment and other inanimate objects serve as what in the chain of infection?
A. Host
B. Reservoir
C. Point of entry
D. Point of exit

ANS: B
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-2
TOP: Chain of infection

,4. The achain aof ainfection aincludes aall aof athe afollowing aexcept aa:
A. Source
B. Host
C. Disinfectant
D. Transmission amethod

ANS: aC
DIF: aLevel a1
OBJ: a1-2
TOP: aChain aof ainfection



5. You aarrive ato awork ain athe aclinical alaboratory awith aa asmall acut aon ayour ahand. aYour
asupervisor aremoves ayou afrom aspecimen acollection a(phlebotomy) aduties afor athe aday, aciting
achain aof ainfectionaprotocols. aWhy ais ayour asupervisor aconcerned aabout athe acut aon ayour
ahand?
A. Because ayou awill anot ahave athe amobility ain ayour ahand ato aproperly acollect ablood.
B. Because ayou aare agoing ato ahave ato awear aa abandage aall aday along.
C. Because ayou ahave aa apoint aof aentry athat acould aexpose ayou ato ainfectious aagents.
D. Because ayou aare agoing ato abe aan aactive atransmitter aof ainfection aonto ageneral asurfaces.

ANS: aC
DIF: aLevel a3
OBJ: a1-2
TOP: aChain aof ainfection



6. Which aof athe afollowing aguidelines astates athat alaboratory apersonnel ashould aconsider aall
apatientsaas apossible acarriers aof ablood-borne apathogens?
A. Urinalysis aprecautions
B. Blood-borne apathogen aprecautions
C. Standard aprecautions
D. Body afluid aprecautions

ANS: aC
DIF: aLevel a1
OBJ: a1-3
TOP: aStandard aprecautions



7. The aCenters afor aDisease aControl aand aPrevention a(CDC) arecommends athat
auniversalaprecautions abe afollowed awhen aencountering:
A. Specimens acontaining avisible ablood
B. Patients awho aare ainfected awith ablood-borne apathogens

, C. All abody afluid aspecimens
D. Specimens athat amay aproduce aaerosols

ANS: aA
DIF: aLevel a1
OBJ: a1-3
TOP: aStandard aprecautions



8. Which aof athe afollowing aCDC aguidelines aconsiders aall amoist abody asubstances ato abe
apotentiallyainfectious aand astresses ahand awashing?
A. Universal aprecautions
B. Body afluid aprecautions
C. Standard aprecautions
D. Health-care apersonnel astandards

ANS: aC
DIF: aLevel a1
OBJ: a1-4
TOP: aBlood-borne apathogens



9. The aOccupational aExposure ato aBlood-Borne aPathogens aStandard ais:
A. A aguideline adeveloped aby athe aFood aand aDrug aAdministration a(FDA)
B. Guidelines arecommended aby athe aClinical aand aLaboratory aStandards aInstitute a(CLSI)
C. A aguideline arecommended aby athe aCenters afor aDisease aControl aand aPrevention a(CDC)
D. A alaw aenforced aby athe aOccupational aSafety aand aHealth aAdministration a(OSHA)

ANS: aD
DIF: aLevel a1
OBJ: a1-4
TOP: aBlood-borne apathogens



10. A alaboratory aworker awho aobserves aa ared ahand arash aafter aremoving agloves ashould:
A. Avoid awearing agloves afor a2 adays
B. Wash athe ahands awith aantimicrobial asoap
C. Apply acortisone acream ato athe ahands
D. Avoid awearing alatex agloves ain athe afuture

ANS: aD
DIF: aLevel a2
OBJ: a5