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 dspecimens
D. Specimens dthat dmay dproduce daerosols

ANS: dA
DIF: dLevel d1
OBJ: d1-3
TOP: dStandard dprecautions



8. Which dof dthe dfollowing dCDC dguidelines dconsiders dall dmoist dbody dsubstances dto dbe
dpotentiallydinfectious dand dstresses dhand dwashing?
A. Universal dprecautions
B. Body dfluid dprecautions
C. Standard dprecautions
D. Health-care dpersonnel dstandards

ANS: dC
DIF: dLevel d1
OBJ: d1-4
TOP: dBlood-borne dpathogens



9. The dOccupational dExposure dto dBlood-Borne dPathogens dStandard dis:
A. A dguideline ddeveloped dby dthe dFood dand dDrug dAdministration d(FDA)
B. Guidelines drecommended dby dthe dClinical dand dLaboratory dStandards dInstitute d(CLSI)
C. A dguideline drecommended dby dthe dCenters dfor dDisease dControl dand dPrevention d(CDC)
D. A dlaw denforced dby dthe dOccupational dSafety dand dHealth dAdministration d(OSHA)

ANS: dD
DIF: dLevel d1
OBJ: d1-4
TOP: dBlood-borne dpathogens



10. A dlaboratory dworker dwho dobserves da dred dhand drash dafter dremoving dgloves dshould:
A. Avoid dwearing dgloves dfor d2 ddays
B. Wash dthe dhands dwith dantimicrobial dsoap
C. Apply dcortisone dcream dto dthe dhands
D. Avoid dwearing dlatex dgloves din dthe dfuture

ANS: dD
DIF: dLevel d2
OBJ: d5