Agents are infectious microorganisms classified into four groups: - ANS
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Parasites
Airborne Transmission - ANS occurs when the infectious agent is so small that
it can suspend in air and travel across vast space
As a phlebotomist, you should never give patients results or explain what the tests
check for.
True or false - ANS True, as you are not medically qualified
Can a phlebotomist put a band found laying around on a patient if the patient states
that its theirs? - ANS NO, phlebotomists should never band a patient.
Can you identify an in-patient patient using a band found on their bedrail, headboard,
or in their pocket? - ANS NO NEVER, the band must be on the patients wrist
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) - ANS Nonprofit
organization that publishes standards and guidelines for clinical laboratory
procedures
Define Expressed Consent - ANS Permission is given by the patient verbally
or in writing for a procedure
Define Implied Consent - ANS The patients actions permit the procedure
without verbal or written consent. This includes a patient going to the emergency
room or holding out their arm when told they need their blood drawn.
Define Informed Consent - ANS A competent person gives voluntary
permission for a medical procedure after receiving adequate information about the
risk of the procedure's methods and consequences
Direct Contact - ANS Occurs when a pathogen is transmitted directly from an
infected individual to another person or creature
Droplet Transmission - ANS Occurs when an infectious agent is traveling in
saliva or mucous as it leaves the reservoir
, Employees opting to receive the vaccine can choose to do so unless one of the
following circumstances exist: - ANS They have previously received the
vaccine series
Antibody testing has reveal they are immune
They are contraindicated for medical reasons
Something (symptom or condition makes a particular treatment or procedure
inadvisable
Employees that experience routine exposure to bloodborne pathogens shall be
offered the Hep B vaccine series at no cost.
True or False - ANS True
Equipment Check Forms - ANS ensure the machines are inspected for
performance and operation compliance at time intervals specific to the equipment
and clinical application
Even if a phlebotomy procedure has begun, the patient can still choose to terminate
the procedure.
True or false - ANS True
Examples of illegal and unethical behaviors - ANS negligence,
assault
battery
slander
libel
duty of care
breach of duty
malpractice
Failure tow stop a phlebotomy procedure, after the patient wishes to stop, can result
in what? - ANS Assault or battery charges
Follow the rules when bloodborne pathogens exposure is plausible: - ANS
Remove the first glove by pulling it inside out. Use that glove to remove the second
glove.
Remove any PPE that is torn., punctured, or has lost its ability to function as a
barrier.
Remove all PPE before leaving the work area.
HBV and HIV can be transmitted through contact with infected human blood or other
infected bodily fluids transmitted the following ways: - ANS Sexual contact
Sharing of hypodermic needles
From mothers to babies at or before birth
Accidental puncture from contaminated needles