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7th Edition by Strasinger
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,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 |chain |of |infection |includes |all |of |the |following |except |a:
A. Source
B. Host
C. Disinfectant
D. Transmission |method
ANS: |C
DIF: |Level |1
OBJ: |1-2
TOP: |Chain |of |infection
5. You |arrive |to |work |in |the |clinical |laboratory |with |a |small |cut |on |your |hand. |Your
|supervisor |removes |you |from |specimen |collection |(phlebotomy) |duties |for |the |day, |citing
|chain |of |infection|protocols. |Why |is |your |supervisor |concerned |about |the |cut |on |your |hand?
A. Because |you |will |not |have |the |mobility |in |your |hand |to |properly |collect |blood.
B. Because |you |are |going |to |have |to |wear |a |bandage |all |day |long.
C. Because |you |have |a |point |of |entry |that |could |expose |you |to |infectious |agents.
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 |should |consider |all
|patients|as |possible |carriers |of |blood-borne |pathogens?
A. Urinalysis |precautions
B. Blood-borne |pathogen |precautions
C. Standard |precautions
D. Body |fluid |precautions
ANS: |C
DIF: |Level |1
OBJ: |1-3
TOP: |Standard |precautions
7. The |Centers |for |Disease |Control |and |Prevention |(CDC) |recommends |that
|universal|precautions |be |followed |when |encountering:
A. Specimens |containing |visible |blood
B. Patients |who |are |infected |with |blood-borne |pathogens
, C. All |body |fluid |specimens
D. Specimens |that |may |produce |aerosols
ANS: |A
DIF: |Level |1
OBJ: |1-3
TOP: |Standard |precautions
8. Which |of |the |following |CDC |guidelines |considers |all |moist |body |substances |to |be
|potentially|infectious |and |stresses |hand |washing?
A. Universal |precautions
B. Body |fluid |precautions
C. Standard |precautions
D. Health-care |personnel |standards
ANS: |C
DIF: |Level |1
OBJ: |1-4
TOP: |Blood-borne |pathogens
9. The |Occupational |Exposure |to |Blood-Borne |Pathogens |Standard |is:
A. A |guideline |developed |by |the |Food |and |Drug |Administration |(FDA)
B. Guidelines |recommended |by |the |Clinical |and |Laboratory |Standards |Institute |(CLSI)
C. A |guideline |recommended |by |the |Centers |for |Disease |Control |and |Prevention |(CDC)
D. A |law |enforced |by |the |Occupational |Safety |and |Health |Administration |(OSHA)
ANS: |D
DIF: |Level |1
OBJ: |1-4
TOP: |Blood-borne |pathogens
10. A |laboratory |worker |who |observes |a |red |hand |rash |after |removing |gloves |should:
A. Avoid |wearing |gloves |for |2 |days
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