ASCP PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION
EXAM
DISINFECTANTS66ARE:66-66answer--
CHEMICALS66THAT66ARE66USED66TO66REMOVE66OR66KILL66PATHOGENIC66MICR
OORGANISMS
BABIES66WHOSE66MOTHERS66HAVE66WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66PROBLEM
S66MUST66BE66ISOLATED66FROM66OTHER66INFANTS?66-66answer--
GENITAL66HERPES
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66VECTOR66IN66TRANSMITTING66INFECTIO
US66DISEASES?66-66answer--MITES
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66COMMONLY66IDENTIFIED66PATHOGENIC6
6MICROORGANISM66THAT66CAUSES66HEALTH66CARE66ASSOCIATED66SKIN66INFE
CTIONS?66-66answer--CANDIDA66ALBICANS
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66ORGANIZATIONS66OVERSEES66THE66INVESTIG
ATION66AND66CONTROL66OF66VARIOUS66DISEASES66ESPECIALLY66THOSE66THA
T66ARE66COMMUNICABLE?66-66answer--CDC
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66COMMONLY66IDENTIFIED66PATHOGENIC6
6AGENT66THAT66AFFECTS66THE66SKIN?66-66answer--HERPES66VIRUS
REVERSE66ISOLATION66IS66COMMONLY66USED66FOR66PATIENTS66WHO66HAVE:66
-66answer--IMMUNODEFICIENCY66DISORDERS
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66COMMONLY66IDENTIFIED66CAUSATIVE66A
GENT66OF66NOSOCOMIAL66INFECTIONS66IN66THE66NURSERY66UNIT?66-66answer--
ESCHERICHIA66COLI
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66CHEMICAL66COMPOUNDS66IS66AN66ANTISEPTIC
66FOR66SKIN?66-66answer--HEXYLRESORCINOL
A66PHLEBOTOMIST66HAD66TO66AVOID66CONTACT66WITH66PATIENTS66FOR662466H
OURS66AFTER66BEING66STARTED66ON66AN66APPROPRIATE66ANTIBIOTIC66AND66
APPEARING66SYMPTOM66FREE.66WHAT66TYPE66OF66INFECTION66COULD66HE66O
, R66SHE66HAVE66ACQUIRED66FOR66THE66ABOVE66WORK66LIMITATIONS66TO66APP
LY?66-66answer--STREP66THROAT66(GROUP66A)
THE66HICPAC66TRANSMISSION66BASED66PRECAUTIONS66INCLUDE:66-66answer--
AIRBORNE,66DROPLET,66AND66CONTACT
ABOUT66HOW66MANY66PATIENTS66ACQUIRE66A66NOSOCOMIAL66INFECTION66AN
NUALLY?66-66answer--1.7566TO66366MILLION
A66HEALTH66CARE66ACQUIRED66INFECTION66OCCURS66WHEN:66-66answer--
THE66CHAIN66OF66INFECTION66IS66COMPLETE
IN66HEALTH66CARE66FACILITIES,66WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66TYPICA
L66FOMITE?66-66answer--PHLEBOTOMY66TRAY
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66FACTOR66THAT66INCREASES66A66HOST'S6
6SUSCEPTIBILITY 66IN66THE66CHAIN66OF66INFECTION?66-66answer--DRUG66USE
ANTISEPTICS66FOR66SKIN66INCLUDE:66-66answer--IODINE
IF66AN66ELECTRICAL66ACCIDENT66OCCURS66INVOLVING66ELECTRICAL66SHOCK66
TO66AN66EMPLOYEE66OR66A66PATIENT,66THE66FIRST66THING66THAT66THE66HEALT
H66CARE66PROVIDER66SHOULD66DO66IS:66-66answer--
SHUT66OFF66THE66ELECTRICAL66POWER
WHAT66THE66MAJOR66PRINCIPLES66OF66SELF66PROTECTION66FROM66RADIATIO
N66EXPOSURE?66-66answer--TIME,66DISTANCE,66AND66SHIELDING
THE66FIRST66STEP66IN66GIVING66MOUTH66TO66MOUTH66RESUSCITATION66IS66TO:
66-66answer--
DETERMINE66WHETHER66THE66VICTIM66IS66CONSCIOUS66BY66GENTLY66TAPPING
66THE66SHOULDERS66OF66THE66VICTIM66AND66SPEAKING66LOUDLY,66"ARE66YOU6
6OKAY?"
IF66A66FIRE66EXTINGUISHER66HAS66TO66BE66USED66IN66A66HEALTH66CARE66ENVI
RONMENT,66THE66FIRST66STEP66TO66PERFORM66IS:66-66answer--
PULL66THE66PIN66OFF66OF66THE66EXTINGUISHER
IF66A66PHLEBOTOMIST66IS66COLLECTING66BLOOD66SPECIMENS66FROM66A66PATI
ENT66IN66THE66NUCLEAR66MEDICINE66DEPARTMENT66HE66OR66SHE66NEEDS66TO
66BE:66-66answer--WEARING66A66DOSIMETER66BADGE
WHICH66ORGANIZATION66DEVELOPED66A66LABELING66SYSTEM66FOR66HAZARDO
US66CHEMICALS66THAT66IS66FREQUENTLY66USED66IN66HEALTH66CARE66FACILITI
ES?66-66answer--NFPA
EXAM
DISINFECTANTS66ARE:66-66answer--
CHEMICALS66THAT66ARE66USED66TO66REMOVE66OR66KILL66PATHOGENIC66MICR
OORGANISMS
BABIES66WHOSE66MOTHERS66HAVE66WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66PROBLEM
S66MUST66BE66ISOLATED66FROM66OTHER66INFANTS?66-66answer--
GENITAL66HERPES
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66VECTOR66IN66TRANSMITTING66INFECTIO
US66DISEASES?66-66answer--MITES
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66COMMONLY66IDENTIFIED66PATHOGENIC6
6MICROORGANISM66THAT66CAUSES66HEALTH66CARE66ASSOCIATED66SKIN66INFE
CTIONS?66-66answer--CANDIDA66ALBICANS
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66ORGANIZATIONS66OVERSEES66THE66INVESTIG
ATION66AND66CONTROL66OF66VARIOUS66DISEASES66ESPECIALLY66THOSE66THA
T66ARE66COMMUNICABLE?66-66answer--CDC
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66COMMONLY66IDENTIFIED66PATHOGENIC6
6AGENT66THAT66AFFECTS66THE66SKIN?66-66answer--HERPES66VIRUS
REVERSE66ISOLATION66IS66COMMONLY66USED66FOR66PATIENTS66WHO66HAVE:66
-66answer--IMMUNODEFICIENCY66DISORDERS
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66COMMONLY66IDENTIFIED66CAUSATIVE66A
GENT66OF66NOSOCOMIAL66INFECTIONS66IN66THE66NURSERY66UNIT?66-66answer--
ESCHERICHIA66COLI
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66CHEMICAL66COMPOUNDS66IS66AN66ANTISEPTIC
66FOR66SKIN?66-66answer--HEXYLRESORCINOL
A66PHLEBOTOMIST66HAD66TO66AVOID66CONTACT66WITH66PATIENTS66FOR662466H
OURS66AFTER66BEING66STARTED66ON66AN66APPROPRIATE66ANTIBIOTIC66AND66
APPEARING66SYMPTOM66FREE.66WHAT66TYPE66OF66INFECTION66COULD66HE66O
, R66SHE66HAVE66ACQUIRED66FOR66THE66ABOVE66WORK66LIMITATIONS66TO66APP
LY?66-66answer--STREP66THROAT66(GROUP66A)
THE66HICPAC66TRANSMISSION66BASED66PRECAUTIONS66INCLUDE:66-66answer--
AIRBORNE,66DROPLET,66AND66CONTACT
ABOUT66HOW66MANY66PATIENTS66ACQUIRE66A66NOSOCOMIAL66INFECTION66AN
NUALLY?66-66answer--1.7566TO66366MILLION
A66HEALTH66CARE66ACQUIRED66INFECTION66OCCURS66WHEN:66-66answer--
THE66CHAIN66OF66INFECTION66IS66COMPLETE
IN66HEALTH66CARE66FACILITIES,66WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66TYPICA
L66FOMITE?66-66answer--PHLEBOTOMY66TRAY
WHICH66OF66THE66FOLLOWING66IS66A66FACTOR66THAT66INCREASES66A66HOST'S6
6SUSCEPTIBILITY 66IN66THE66CHAIN66OF66INFECTION?66-66answer--DRUG66USE
ANTISEPTICS66FOR66SKIN66INCLUDE:66-66answer--IODINE
IF66AN66ELECTRICAL66ACCIDENT66OCCURS66INVOLVING66ELECTRICAL66SHOCK66
TO66AN66EMPLOYEE66OR66A66PATIENT,66THE66FIRST66THING66THAT66THE66HEALT
H66CARE66PROVIDER66SHOULD66DO66IS:66-66answer--
SHUT66OFF66THE66ELECTRICAL66POWER
WHAT66THE66MAJOR66PRINCIPLES66OF66SELF66PROTECTION66FROM66RADIATIO
N66EXPOSURE?66-66answer--TIME,66DISTANCE,66AND66SHIELDING
THE66FIRST66STEP66IN66GIVING66MOUTH66TO66MOUTH66RESUSCITATION66IS66TO:
66-66answer--
DETERMINE66WHETHER66THE66VICTIM66IS66CONSCIOUS66BY66GENTLY66TAPPING
66THE66SHOULDERS66OF66THE66VICTIM66AND66SPEAKING66LOUDLY,66"ARE66YOU6
6OKAY?"
IF66A66FIRE66EXTINGUISHER66HAS66TO66BE66USED66IN66A66HEALTH66CARE66ENVI
RONMENT,66THE66FIRST66STEP66TO66PERFORM66IS:66-66answer--
PULL66THE66PIN66OFF66OF66THE66EXTINGUISHER
IF66A66PHLEBOTOMIST66IS66COLLECTING66BLOOD66SPECIMENS66FROM66A66PATI
ENT66IN66THE66NUCLEAR66MEDICINE66DEPARTMENT66HE66OR66SHE66NEEDS66TO
66BE:66-66answer--WEARING66A66DOSIMETER66BADGE
WHICH66ORGANIZATION66DEVELOPED66A66LABELING66SYSTEM66FOR66HAZARDO
US66CHEMICALS66THAT66IS66FREQUENTLY66USED66IN66HEALTH66CARE66FACILITI
ES?66-66answer--NFPA