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Multiple Choice
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1. An example of a chemical hazard is:
A. Carcinogen exposure
B. Strained back b
C. Viral infection
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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 b b
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?
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A. Host
B. Reservoir
C. Point of entry
D. Point of exit
ANS: B
DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Chain of infection b
,4. The chain of infection includes all of the following b except a:
A. Source
B. Host
C. Disinfectant
D. Transmission method b b
ANS: C
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-2
TOP: Chain of infection b
5. You arrive to work in the clinical laboratory with a small cut
b b on your hand.
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bYour supervisor removes you from specimen collection (phlebotomy) duties for the
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bday, citingchain of infectionprotocols. Why is your supervisor concerned about b b b b
bthe cut on your hand? b
A. Because you will not have the mobility in your hand to properly collect blood.b b b
B. Because you are going to have to wear a bandage all day long. b
C. Because you have a point of entry that could expose you to infectious agents.
b b b b
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
b should
consider allpatientsas possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens?
b b b b
A. Urinalysis precautions b b
B. Blood-borne pathogen precautions b b b b
C. Standard precautions b
D. Body fluid precautions b b
ANS: C
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-3
TOP: b b Standard precautions b b
7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) b b
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 b b
D. Specimens that may produce aerosols
ANS: A
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-3
TOP: b b Standard precautions b b
8. Which of the following CDC guidelines considers all moist body
b substances to bepotentiallyinfectious and stresses hand washing?
b b b b b
A. Universal precautions b b
B. Body fluid precautions b b
C. Standard precautions b
D. Health-care personnel standards b b
ANS: C
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-4
TOP: b b Blood-borne pathogens b b
9. The Occupational Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard is:
A. A guideline developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) b b b
B. Guidelines recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) b b
C. A guideline recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) b b b
D. A law enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
b b b
ANS: D
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-4
TOP: b b Blood-borne pathogens b b
10. A laboratory worker who observes a red hand rash b b b after removing gloves should:
A. Avoid wearing gloves for 2 days b b b
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