Test Bank For Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices 5th Edition – By Paula Howard ISBN: 9780323697392

Which of the following agencies administers the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments? a. AABB b. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services c. OSHA d. Food and Drug Administration ANS: B The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administers CLIA, Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA. DIF: Level 1 REF: p. 3 2. A laboratory technologist decided she would like to bring her lab coat home for laundering because it had too many wrinkles when returned by the laboratory’s laundry service. Is this practice acceptable? a. Yes, if she uses 10% bleach b. Yes, if she clears it with her supervisor c. Yes, as long as she removes the coat and does not wear it home d. No, because the laboratory is a biosafety level 2, and lab coats may not be removed ANS: D Methods of transporting the lab coat and the risk of contamination do not permit health care workers to bring lab coats home for cleaning. DIF: Level 2 REF: p. 14 3. Personal protective equipment includes: a. safety glasses. b. splash barriers. c. masks. d. All of the above ANS: D Safety glasses, splash barriers, and masks are types of personal protective devices. DIF: Level 1 REF: p. 14 4. At what point in the employment process should safety training take place? a. During orientation and training b. Following lab training when employees are more familiar with their responsibilities c. Following the employees’ first evaluation d. Before independent work is permitted and annually thereafter ANS: D The Occupation Safety and Health Administration requires safety training before independent work is permitted and annually thereafter. DIF: Level 1 REF: p. 17 5. In safety training, employees must become familiar with all of the following except: a. tasks that have an infectious risk. b. limits of protective clothing and equipment. c. the appropriate action to take if exposure occurs. d. how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a donor or other employee. ANS: D The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements include all of those listed except cardiopulmonary resuscitation. DIF: Level 1 REF: p. 13 6. Blood irradiators require all of the following