STRASINGER: Study Questions with
Complete Solutions
21. Pipetting by mouth is:
A. Acceptable for urine but not serum
B. Not acceptable without proper training
C. Acceptable for reagents but not specimens
D. Not acceptable in the laboratory D. Not acceptable in the laboratory
22. The NPFA classification symbol contains information on all of the following except:
A. Fire hazards
B. Biohazards
C. Reactivity
D. Health hazards B. Biohazards
23. The classification of a fire that can be extinguished with water is:
A. Class A
B. Class B
,C. Class C
D. Class D A. Class A
24. Employers are required to provide free immunization for:
A. HIV
B. HTLV-1
C. HBV
D. HCV C. HBV
25. A possible physical hazard in the hospital is:
A. Wearing closed-toed shoes
B. Not wearing jewelry
C. Having short hair
D. Running to answer the telephone D. Running to answer the telephone
26. Quality assessment refers to:
A. Analysis of testing controls
B. Increased productivity
,C. Precise control results
D. Quality of specimens and patient care D. Quality of specimens and patient care
27. During laboratory accreditation inspections, procedure manuals are examined for the
presence of:
A. Critical values
B. Procedure references
C. Procedures for specimen preservation
D. All of the above D. All of the above
28. As supervisor of the urinalysis laboratory, you have just adopted a new procedure. You
should:
A. Put the package insert in the procedure manual
B. Put a complete, referenced procedure in the manual
C. Notify the microbiology department
D. Put a cost analysis study in the procedure manual B. Put a complete, referenced
procedure in the manual
29. Indicate whether each of the following would be considered a
, 1) preexamination,
2) examination, or
3) postexamination factor by placing the appropriate number in the blank:
_____ Reagent expiration date 2) examination
_____ Rejecting a contaminated specimen 1) preexamination
_____ Constructing a Levy-Jennings chart 2) examination
_____ Telephoning a positive Clinitest result on a newborn 3) postexamination
_____ Calibrating the centrifuge 2) examination
_____ Collecting a timed urine specimen 1) preexamination
30. The testing of sample from an outside agency and the comparison of results with
participating laboratories is called:
Complete Solutions
21. Pipetting by mouth is:
A. Acceptable for urine but not serum
B. Not acceptable without proper training
C. Acceptable for reagents but not specimens
D. Not acceptable in the laboratory D. Not acceptable in the laboratory
22. The NPFA classification symbol contains information on all of the following except:
A. Fire hazards
B. Biohazards
C. Reactivity
D. Health hazards B. Biohazards
23. The classification of a fire that can be extinguished with water is:
A. Class A
B. Class B
,C. Class C
D. Class D A. Class A
24. Employers are required to provide free immunization for:
A. HIV
B. HTLV-1
C. HBV
D. HCV C. HBV
25. A possible physical hazard in the hospital is:
A. Wearing closed-toed shoes
B. Not wearing jewelry
C. Having short hair
D. Running to answer the telephone D. Running to answer the telephone
26. Quality assessment refers to:
A. Analysis of testing controls
B. Increased productivity
,C. Precise control results
D. Quality of specimens and patient care D. Quality of specimens and patient care
27. During laboratory accreditation inspections, procedure manuals are examined for the
presence of:
A. Critical values
B. Procedure references
C. Procedures for specimen preservation
D. All of the above D. All of the above
28. As supervisor of the urinalysis laboratory, you have just adopted a new procedure. You
should:
A. Put the package insert in the procedure manual
B. Put a complete, referenced procedure in the manual
C. Notify the microbiology department
D. Put a cost analysis study in the procedure manual B. Put a complete, referenced
procedure in the manual
29. Indicate whether each of the following would be considered a
, 1) preexamination,
2) examination, or
3) postexamination factor by placing the appropriate number in the blank:
_____ Reagent expiration date 2) examination
_____ Rejecting a contaminated specimen 1) preexamination
_____ Constructing a Levy-Jennings chart 2) examination
_____ Telephoning a positive Clinitest result on a newborn 3) postexamination
_____ Calibrating the centrifuge 2) examination
_____ Collecting a timed urine specimen 1) preexamination
30. The testing of sample from an outside agency and the comparison of results with
participating laboratories is called:
