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 aspecimens
D. Specimens athat amay aproduce aaerosols
ANS: aA
DIF: aLevel a1
OBJ: a1-3
TOP: aStandard aprecautions
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apotentiallyainfectious aand astresses ahand awashing?
A. Universal aprecautions
B. Body afluid aprecautions
C. Standard aprecautions
D. Health-care apersonnel astandards
ANS: aC
DIF: aLevel a1
OBJ: a1-4
TOP: aBlood-borne apathogens
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A. A aguideline adeveloped aby athe aFood aand aDrug aAdministration a(FDA)
B. Guidelines arecommended aby athe aClinical aand aLaboratory aStandards aInstitute a(CLSI)
C. A aguideline arecommended aby athe aCenters afor aDisease aControl aand aPrevention a(CDC)
D. A alaw aenforced aby athe aOccupational aSafety aand aHealth aAdministration a(OSHA)
ANS: aD
DIF: aLevel a1
OBJ: a1-4
TOP: aBlood-borne apathogens
10. A alaboratory aworker awho aobserves aa ared ahand arash aafter aremoving agloves ashould:
A. Avoid awearing agloves afor a2 adays
B. Wash athe ahands awith aantimicrobial asoap
C. Apply acortisone acream ato athe ahands
D. Avoid awearing alatex agloves ain athe afuture
ANS: aD
DIF: aLevel a2
OBJ: a5