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Chapter 1: Safety and
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Multiple Choice
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1. An example of a chemical hazard is:
A. Carcinogen exposure n n
B. Strained back n n
C. Viral infection
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D. Shock
ANS: A
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-1
TOP: n Safety hazards
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2. Centrifuging an uncapped tube of urine is most likely to produce a/an:
A. Electrical shock n n
B. Broken tube n n
C. Unbalancing
D. Aerosol
ANS: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-1
TOP: n 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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A. Host
B. Reservoir
C. Point of entry
D. Point of exit
ANS: B
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-2
TOP: n Chain of infection
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,4. The chain of infection includes all of the following n except a:
A. Source
B. Host
C. Disinfectant
D. Transmission method n n
ANS: C
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-2
TOP: n Chain of infection
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5. You arrive to work in the clinical laboratory with a small cut
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nYour supervisor removes you from specimen collection (phlebotomy) duties for the
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nday, citingchain of infectionprotocols. Why is your supervisor concerned about
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nthe cut on your hand? n
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. n
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.
ANS: C
DIF: Level 3
OBJ: 1-2
TOP: Chain of infection
6. Which of the following guidelines states that laboratory personnel
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consider allpatients as possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens?
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A. Urinalysis precautions n
B. Blood-borne pathogen precautions n n n n
C. Standard precautions n n
D. Body fluid precautions n n
ANS: C
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-3
TOP: n Standard precautions
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7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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recommends thatuniversalprecautions be followed when encountering:
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A. Specimens containing visible blood
B. Patients who are infected with blood-borne pathogens
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, C. All body fluid specimens n n
D. Specimens that may produce aerosols n n
ANS: A
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-3
TOP: n Standard precautions
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8. Which of the following CDC guidelines considers all moist body
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A. Universal precautions n n
B. Body fluid precautionsn n n n
C. Standard precautions n n
D. Health-care personnel standards n n
ANS: C
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-4
TOP: n n Blood-borne pathogens n n
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) n
B. Guidelines recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) n n
C. A guideline recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) n
D. A law enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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ANS: D
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-4
TOP: n Blood-borne pathogens
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10. A laboratory worker who observes a red hand rash n after removing gloves should:
A. Avoid wearing gloves for 2 days n
B. Wash the hands with antimicrobial soap
C. Apply cortisone cream to the hands
D. Avoid wearing latex gloves in the future
ANS: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 5