Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
TEST BANK
Urinalysis and Body Fluids
Susan King Strasinger, Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo
7th Edition
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
Table of Contents
Part One: Basic Principles
Chapter 1: Safety and Quality Management
Chapter 2: Urine and Body Fluid Analysis Automation
Chapter 3: Introduction to Urinalysis
Chapter 4: Renal Function
Part Two: Urinalysis
Chapter 5: Physical Examination of Urine
Chapter 6: Chemical Examination of Urine
Chapter 7: Microscopic Examination of Urine
Chapter 8: Renal Disease
Chapter 9: Urine Screening for Metabolic Disorders
Part Three: Other Body Fluids
Chapter 10: Cerebrospinal Fluid
Chapter 11: Semen 277
Chapter 12: Synovial Fluid
Chapter 13: Serous Fluid
Chapter 14: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Chapter 15: Amniotic Fluid
Chapter 16: Fecal Analysis
Chapter 17: Vaginal Secretions
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
Chapter J: 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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
B. Reservoir
C. Point of entry
D. Point of exit
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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.
ANSWER: C
DIF: Level 3
OBJ: 1-2
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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?
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
A. Universal precautions
B. Body fluid precautions
C. Standard precautions
D. Health-care personnel standards
ANSWER: 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)
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 5
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
TOP: Protective equipment
11. Plexiglas shields are used in the laboratory when urine tube specimens are being:
A. Sorted according to laboratory
B. Uncapped for analysis
C. Centrifuged for analysis
D. Observed for color characteristics
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-5
TOP: Protective equipment
12. A urine specimen received in the laboratory is leaking in a transport bag. What is the
next course of action?
A. It should be relabeled.
B. It should be rejected.
C. It should be processed with no special handling.
D. It should be poured into a clean container.
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-7
TOP: Specimen handling
13. Laboratory coats worn in the urinalysis laboratory should:
A. Be worn loosely over uniforms
B. Have short sleeves
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
C. Be completely buttoned
D. Be worn at all times in and outside of the laboratory
ANSWER: C
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-5
TOP: Protective equipment
14. Proper hand washing includes all of the following procedures except:
A. Rubbing to create a lather
B. Using warm water
C. Rinsing hands in a downward position
D. Using a paper towel to turn on the water faucet
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-6
TOP: Biological hazards
15. The acceptable method for disposing of urine specimens is:
A. Autoclaving the entire urine specimen
B. Pouring the urine specimen down the sink followed by copious amounts of water
C. Placing the urine specimen in a biohazard bag
D. Diluting urine with sodium hypochlorite
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-7
TOP: Specimen handling
TEST BANK
Urinalysis and Body Fluids
Susan King Strasinger, Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo
7th Edition
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
Table of Contents
Part One: Basic Principles
Chapter 1: Safety and Quality Management
Chapter 2: Urine and Body Fluid Analysis Automation
Chapter 3: Introduction to Urinalysis
Chapter 4: Renal Function
Part Two: Urinalysis
Chapter 5: Physical Examination of Urine
Chapter 6: Chemical Examination of Urine
Chapter 7: Microscopic Examination of Urine
Chapter 8: Renal Disease
Chapter 9: Urine Screening for Metabolic Disorders
Part Three: Other Body Fluids
Chapter 10: Cerebrospinal Fluid
Chapter 11: Semen 277
Chapter 12: Synovial Fluid
Chapter 13: Serous Fluid
Chapter 14: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Chapter 15: Amniotic Fluid
Chapter 16: Fecal Analysis
Chapter 17: Vaginal Secretions
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
Chapter J: 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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
B. Reservoir
C. Point of entry
D. Point of exit
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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.
ANSWER: C
DIF: Level 3
OBJ: 1-2
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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?
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
A. Universal precautions
B. Body fluid precautions
C. Standard precautions
D. Health-care personnel standards
ANSWER: 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)
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 5
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
TOP: Protective equipment
11. Plexiglas shields are used in the laboratory when urine tube specimens are being:
A. Sorted according to laboratory
B. Uncapped for analysis
C. Centrifuged for analysis
D. Observed for color characteristics
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-5
TOP: Protective equipment
12. A urine specimen received in the laboratory is leaking in a transport bag. What is the
next course of action?
A. It should be relabeled.
B. It should be rejected.
C. It should be processed with no special handling.
D. It should be poured into a clean container.
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-7
TOP: Specimen handling
13. Laboratory coats worn in the urinalysis laboratory should:
A. Be worn loosely over uniforms
B. Have short sleeves
, Test Bank - Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition (Strasinger, 2021)
C. Be completely buttoned
D. Be worn at all times in and outside of the laboratory
ANSWER: C
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-5
TOP: Protective equipment
14. Proper hand washing includes all of the following procedures except:
A. Rubbing to create a lather
B. Using warm water
C. Rinsing hands in a downward position
D. Using a paper towel to turn on the water faucet
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-6
TOP: Biological hazards
15. The acceptable method for disposing of urine specimens is:
A. Autoclaving the entire urine specimen
B. Pouring the urine specimen down the sink followed by copious amounts of water
C. Placing the urine specimen in a biohazard bag
D. Diluting urine with sodium hypochlorite
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-7
TOP: Specimen handling
