Test Bank for Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition by Strasinger | Verified Chapter's 1 - 17 | Complete Newest Version

Test Bank for Urinalysis and Body Fluids

7th Edition by Strasinger
| Verified Chapter's 1 - 17 | Complete Newest Version

,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
infectionprotocols. 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
patientsas 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 mCenters mfor mDisease mControl mand mPrevention m(CDC) mrecommends
mthat muniversalmprecautions mbe mfollowed mwhen mencountering:
A. Specimens mcontaining mvisible mblood
B. Patients mwho mare minfected mwith mblood-borne mpathogens

, C. All mbody mfluid mspecimens
D. Specimens mthat mmay mproduce maerosols

ANS: mA
DIF: mLevel m1
OBJ: m1-3
TOP: mStandard mprecautions



8. Which mof mthe mfollowing mCDC mguidelines mconsiders mall mmoist mbody msubstances mto
mbe mpotentiallyminfectious mand mstresses mhand mwashing?
A. Universal mprecautions
B. Body mfluid mprecautions
C. Standard mprecautions
D. Health-care mpersonnel mstandards

ANS: mC
DIF: mLevel m1
OBJ: m1-4
TOP: mBlood-borne mpathogens



9. The mOccupational mExposure mto mBlood-Borne mPathogens mStandard mis:
A. A mguideline mdeveloped mby mthe mFood mand mDrug mAdministration m(FDA)
B. Guidelines mrecommended mby mthe mClinical mand mLaboratory mStandards mInstitute m(CLSI)
C. A mguideline mrecommended mby mthe mCenters mfor mDisease mControl mand mPrevention m(CDC)
D. A mlaw menforced mby mthe mOccupational mSafety mand mHealth mAdministration m(OSHA)

ANS: mD
DIF: mLevel m1
OBJ: m1-4
TOP: mBlood-borne mpathogens



10. A mlaboratory mworker mwho mobserves ma mred mhand mrash mafter mremoving mgloves mshould:
A. Avoid mwearing mgloves mfor m2 mdays
B. Wash mthe mhands mwith mantimicrobial msoap
C. Apply mcortisone mcream mto mthe mhands
D. Avoid mwearing mlatex mgloves min mthe mfuture

ANS: mD
DIF: mLevel m2
OBJ: m5