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 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 fspecimens
D. Specimens fthat fmay fproduce faerosols

ANS: fA
DIF: fLevel f1
OBJ: f1-3
TOP: fStandard fprecautions



8. Which fof fthe ffollowing fCDC fguidelines fconsiders fall fmoist fbody fsubstances fto fbe
fpotentiallyfinfectious fand fstresses fhand fwashing?
A. Universal fprecautions
B. Body ffluid fprecautions
C. Standard fprecautions
D. Health-care fpersonnel fstandards

ANS: fC
DIF: fLevel f1
OBJ: f1-4
TOP: fBlood-borne fpathogens



9. The fOccupational fExposure fto fBlood-Borne fPathogens fStandard fis:
A. A fguideline fdeveloped fby fthe fFood fand fDrug fAdministration f(FDA)
B. Guidelines frecommended fby fthe fClinical fand fLaboratory fStandards fInstitute f(CLSI)
C. A fguideline frecommended fby fthe fCenters ffor fDisease fControl fand fPrevention f(CDC)
D. A flaw fenforced fby fthe fOccupational fSafety fand fHealth fAdministration f(OSHA)

ANS: fD
DIF: fLevel f1
OBJ: f1-4
TOP: fBlood-borne fpathogens



10. A flaboratory fworker fwho fobserves fa fred fhand frash fafter fremoving fgloves fshould:
A. Avoid fwearing fgloves ffor f2 fdays
B. Wash fthe fhands fwith fantimicrobial fsoap
C. Apply fcortisone fcream fto fthe fhands
D. Avoid fwearing flatex fgloves fin fthe ffuture

ANS: fD
DIF: fLevel f2
OBJ: f5