Test Bank for Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition by Strasinger

Test Bank for Urinalysis and Body Fluids

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
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 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 pof pthe pfollowing pCDC pguidelines pconsiders pall pmoist pbody psubstances pto pbe
ppotentiallypinfectious pand pstresses phand pwashing?
A. Universal pprecautions
B. Body pfluid pprecautions
C. Standard pprecautions
D. Health-care ppersonnel pstandards

ANS: pC
DIF: pLevel p1
OBJ: p1-4
TOP: pBlood-borne ppathogens



9. The pOccupational pExposure pto pBlood-Borne pPathogens pStandard pis:
A. A pguideline pdeveloped pby pthe pFood pand pDrug pAdministration p(FDA)
B. Guidelines precommended pby pthe pClinical pand pLaboratory pStandards pInstitute p(CLSI)
C. A pguideline precommended pby pthe pCenters pfor pDisease pControl pand pPrevention p(CDC)
D. A plaw penforced pby pthe pOccupational pSafety pand pHealth pAdministration p(OSHA)

ANS: pD
DIF: pLevel p1
OBJ: p1-4
TOP: pBlood-borne ppathogens



10. A plaboratory pworker pwho pobserves pa pred phand prash pafter premoving pgloves pshould:
A. Avoid pwearing pgloves pfor p2 pdays
B. Wash pthe phands pwith pantimicrobial psoap
C. Apply pcortisone pcream pto pthe phands
D. Avoid pwearing platex pgloves pin pthe pfuture

ANS: pD
DIF: pLevel p2
OBJ: p5