ASCP PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
DISINFECTANTS ARE: - ANSWER CHEMICALS THAT ARE USED TO REMOVE OR KILL PATHOGENIC
MICROORGANISMS
BABIES WHOSE MOTHERS HAVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS MUST BE ISOLATED FROM
OTHER INFANTS? - ANSWER GENITAL HERPES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A VECTOR IN TRANSMITTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES? - ANSWER MITES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDENTIFIED PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM THAT CAUSES
HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED SKIN INFECTIONS? - ANSWER CANDIDA ALBICANS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS OVERSEES THE INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF VARIOUS
DISEASES ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE COMMUNICABLE? - ANSWER CDC
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDENTIFIED PATHOGENIC AGENT THAT AFFECTS THE SKIN?
- ANSWER HERPES VIRUS
REVERSE ISOLATION IS COMMONLY USED FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE: - ANSWER IMMUNODEFICIENCY
DISORDERS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDENTIFIED CAUSATIVE AGENT OF NOSOCOMIAL
INFECTIONS IN THE NURSERY UNIT? - ANSWER ESCHERICHIA COLI
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IS AN ANTISEPTIC FOR SKIN? - ANSWER
HEXYLRESORCINOL
A PHLEBOTOMIST HAD TO AVOID CONTACT WITH PATIENTS FOR 24 HOURS AFTER BEING STARTED ON
AN APPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC AND APPEARING SYMPTOM FREE. WHAT TYPE OF INFECTION COULD HE
,OR SHE HAVE ACQUIRED FOR THE ABOVE WORK LIMITATIONS TO APPLY? - ANSWER STREP THROAT
(GROUP A)
THE HICPAC TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS INCLUDE: - ANSWER AIRBORNE, DROPLET, AND
CONTACT
ABOUT HOW MANY PATIENTS ACQUIRE A NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION ANNUALLY? - ANSWER 1.75 TO 3
MILLION
A HEALTH CARE ACQUIRED INFECTION OCCURS WHEN: - ANSWER THE CHAIN OF INFECTION IS
COMPLETE
IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A TYPICAL FOMITE? - ANSWER PHLEBOTOMY
TRAY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A FACTOR THAT INCREASES A HOST'S SUSCEPTIBILITY IN THE CHAIN OF
INFECTION? - ANSWER DRUG USE
ANTISEPTICS FOR SKIN INCLUDE: - ANSWER IODINE
IF AN ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT OCCURS INVOLVING ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO AN EMPLOYEE OR A PATIENT,
THE FIRST THING THAT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHOULD DO IS: - ANSWER SHUT OFF THE
ELECTRICAL POWER
WHAT THE MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF SELF PROTECTION FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE? - ANSWER TIME,
DISTANCE, AND SHIELDING
THE FIRST STEP IN GIVING MOUTH TO MOUTH RESUSCITATION IS TO: - ANSWER DETERMINE WHETHER
THE VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS BY GENTLY TAPPING THE SHOULDERS OF THE VICTIM AND SPEAKING LOUDLY,
"ARE YOU OKAY?"
IF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAS TO BE USED IN A HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT, THE FIRST STEP TO
PERFORM IS: - ANSWER PULL THE PIN OFF OF THE EXTINGUISHER
, IF A PHLEBOTOMIST IS COLLECTING BLOOD SPECIMENS FROM A PATIENT IN THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT HE OR SHE NEEDS TO BE: - ANSWER WEARING A DOSIMETER BADGE
WHICH ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED A LABELING SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS THAT IS
FREQUENTLY USED IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES? - ANSWER NFPA
THE FIRST STEP IN CONTROLLING SEVERE BLEEDING IS TO: - ANSWER APPLY PRESSURE DIRECTLY OVER
THE WOUND OR VENIPUNCTURE SITE
CHEMICALS THAT ARE DEFINED AS "EXPLOSIVE FLAMMABLES" MUST BE STORED: - ANSWER IN AN
EXPLOSION PROOF OR FIREPROOF ROOM OR CABINET
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD NOT BE DONE FOR A SHOCK VICTIM WHO SEEMS TO BE NOT FULLY
CONSCIOUS? - ANSWER GIVE FLUIDS TO KEEP THE VICTIM FROM BECOMING DEHYDRATED
CLASS C FIRES ARE: - ANSWER ELECTRICAL FIRES
MSDSs MUST BE SUPPLIED TO EMPLOYEES ACCORDING TO THE: - ANSWER HAZARD COMMUNICATION
STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
HOW MANY LOBES DO NORMAL HUMAN LUNGS HAVE? - ANSWER 5
AFTER OXYGEN CROSSES THE RESPIRATORY MEMBRANES (IN THE LUNG) INTO THE BLOOD, ABOUT 97%
OF IT COMBINES WITH? - ANSWER HEMOGLOBIN
THE TERM VENTRAL REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY? - ANSWER FRONT
IF A NORMAL PERSON BREATHES IN, THE OXYGEN TRAVELS THROUGH AIR PASSAGES TO THE LUNGS.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE? - ANSWER OXYGEN (O2) IS EXCHANGED FOR CARBON
DIOXIDE (CO2)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
DISINFECTANTS ARE: - ANSWER CHEMICALS THAT ARE USED TO REMOVE OR KILL PATHOGENIC
MICROORGANISMS
BABIES WHOSE MOTHERS HAVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS MUST BE ISOLATED FROM
OTHER INFANTS? - ANSWER GENITAL HERPES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A VECTOR IN TRANSMITTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES? - ANSWER MITES
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDENTIFIED PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM THAT CAUSES
HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED SKIN INFECTIONS? - ANSWER CANDIDA ALBICANS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS OVERSEES THE INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF VARIOUS
DISEASES ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE COMMUNICABLE? - ANSWER CDC
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDENTIFIED PATHOGENIC AGENT THAT AFFECTS THE SKIN?
- ANSWER HERPES VIRUS
REVERSE ISOLATION IS COMMONLY USED FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE: - ANSWER IMMUNODEFICIENCY
DISORDERS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMONLY IDENTIFIED CAUSATIVE AGENT OF NOSOCOMIAL
INFECTIONS IN THE NURSERY UNIT? - ANSWER ESCHERICHIA COLI
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IS AN ANTISEPTIC FOR SKIN? - ANSWER
HEXYLRESORCINOL
A PHLEBOTOMIST HAD TO AVOID CONTACT WITH PATIENTS FOR 24 HOURS AFTER BEING STARTED ON
AN APPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTIC AND APPEARING SYMPTOM FREE. WHAT TYPE OF INFECTION COULD HE
,OR SHE HAVE ACQUIRED FOR THE ABOVE WORK LIMITATIONS TO APPLY? - ANSWER STREP THROAT
(GROUP A)
THE HICPAC TRANSMISSION BASED PRECAUTIONS INCLUDE: - ANSWER AIRBORNE, DROPLET, AND
CONTACT
ABOUT HOW MANY PATIENTS ACQUIRE A NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION ANNUALLY? - ANSWER 1.75 TO 3
MILLION
A HEALTH CARE ACQUIRED INFECTION OCCURS WHEN: - ANSWER THE CHAIN OF INFECTION IS
COMPLETE
IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A TYPICAL FOMITE? - ANSWER PHLEBOTOMY
TRAY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A FACTOR THAT INCREASES A HOST'S SUSCEPTIBILITY IN THE CHAIN OF
INFECTION? - ANSWER DRUG USE
ANTISEPTICS FOR SKIN INCLUDE: - ANSWER IODINE
IF AN ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT OCCURS INVOLVING ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO AN EMPLOYEE OR A PATIENT,
THE FIRST THING THAT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER SHOULD DO IS: - ANSWER SHUT OFF THE
ELECTRICAL POWER
WHAT THE MAJOR PRINCIPLES OF SELF PROTECTION FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE? - ANSWER TIME,
DISTANCE, AND SHIELDING
THE FIRST STEP IN GIVING MOUTH TO MOUTH RESUSCITATION IS TO: - ANSWER DETERMINE WHETHER
THE VICTIM IS CONSCIOUS BY GENTLY TAPPING THE SHOULDERS OF THE VICTIM AND SPEAKING LOUDLY,
"ARE YOU OKAY?"
IF A FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAS TO BE USED IN A HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT, THE FIRST STEP TO
PERFORM IS: - ANSWER PULL THE PIN OFF OF THE EXTINGUISHER
, IF A PHLEBOTOMIST IS COLLECTING BLOOD SPECIMENS FROM A PATIENT IN THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT HE OR SHE NEEDS TO BE: - ANSWER WEARING A DOSIMETER BADGE
WHICH ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED A LABELING SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS THAT IS
FREQUENTLY USED IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES? - ANSWER NFPA
THE FIRST STEP IN CONTROLLING SEVERE BLEEDING IS TO: - ANSWER APPLY PRESSURE DIRECTLY OVER
THE WOUND OR VENIPUNCTURE SITE
CHEMICALS THAT ARE DEFINED AS "EXPLOSIVE FLAMMABLES" MUST BE STORED: - ANSWER IN AN
EXPLOSION PROOF OR FIREPROOF ROOM OR CABINET
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD NOT BE DONE FOR A SHOCK VICTIM WHO SEEMS TO BE NOT FULLY
CONSCIOUS? - ANSWER GIVE FLUIDS TO KEEP THE VICTIM FROM BECOMING DEHYDRATED
CLASS C FIRES ARE: - ANSWER ELECTRICAL FIRES
MSDSs MUST BE SUPPLIED TO EMPLOYEES ACCORDING TO THE: - ANSWER HAZARD COMMUNICATION
STANDARD (29 CFR 1910.1200)
HOW MANY LOBES DO NORMAL HUMAN LUNGS HAVE? - ANSWER 5
AFTER OXYGEN CROSSES THE RESPIRATORY MEMBRANES (IN THE LUNG) INTO THE BLOOD, ABOUT 97%
OF IT COMBINES WITH? - ANSWER HEMOGLOBIN
THE TERM VENTRAL REFERS TO WHICH PART OF THE BODY? - ANSWER FRONT
IF A NORMAL PERSON BREATHES IN, THE OXYGEN TRAVELS THROUGH AIR PASSAGES TO THE LUNGS.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE? - ANSWER OXYGEN (O2) IS EXCHANGED FOR CARBON
DIOXIDE (CO2)
