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,Chapter 1: Safety and Quality Management
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Multiple Choice IItI
1. An example of a chemical hazard is:
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A. Carcinogen exposure IItI
B. Strained back IItI
C. Viral infection IItI
D. Shock
ANS: A IItI
DIF: Level 1
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OBJ: 1-1
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TOP: Safety hazards
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2. Centrifuging an uncapped tube of urine is most likely to produce a/an:
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A. Electrical shock IItI
B. Broken tube IItI
C. Unbalancing
D. Aerosol
ANS: D IItI
DIF: Level 2
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OBJ: 1-1
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TOP: Safety hazards
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3. Laboratory equipment and other inanimate objects serve as what in the chain of infection?
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A. Host
B. Reservoir
C. Point of entry IItI IItI
D. Point of exit IItI IItI
ANS: B IItI
DIF: Level 1
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OBJ: 1-2
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TOP: Chain of infection
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,4. The chain of infection includes all of the following except a:
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A. Source
B. Host
C. Disinfectant
D. Transmission method IItI
ANS: C IItI
DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Chain of infection
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5. You arrive to work in the clinical laboratory with a small cut on your hand. Your
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supervisor removes you from specimen collection (phlebotomy) duties for the day, citing
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chain of infectionprotocols. Why is your supervisor concerned about the cut on your hand?
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A. Because you will not have the mobility in your hand to properly collect blood.
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B. Because you are going to have to wear a bandage all day long.
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C. Because you have a point of entry that could expose you to infectious agents.
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D. Because you are going to be an active transmitter of infection onto general surfaces.
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ANS: C IItI
DIF: Level 3
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TOP: Chain of infection
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6. Which of the following guidelines states that laboratory personnel should consider all
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patientsas possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens?
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A. Urinalysis precautions IItI
B. Blood-borne pathogen precautions IItI IItI
C. Standard precautions IItI
D. Body fluid precautions IItI IItI
ANS: C IItI
DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Standard precautions
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7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that
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universalprecautions be followed when encountering:
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A. Specimens containing visible blood IItI IItI IItI
B. Patients who are infected with blood-borne pathogens
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, C. All body fluid specimens
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D. Specimens that may produce aerosols IItI IItI IItI IItI
ANS: A IItI
DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Standard precautions
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8. Which of the following CDC guidelines considers all moist body substances to be
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potentiallyinfectious and stresses hand washing?
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A. Universal precautions IItI
B. Body fluid precautions IItI IItI
C. Standard precautions IItI
D. Health-care personnel standards IItI IItI
ANS: C IItI
DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Blood-borne pathogens
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9. The Occupational Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard is:
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A. A guideline developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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B. Guidelines recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
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C. A guideline recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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D. A law enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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ANS: D IItI
DIF: Level 1
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TOP: Blood-borne pathogens
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10. A laboratory worker who observes a red hand rash after removing gloves should:
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A. Avoid wearing gloves for 2 days IItI IItI IItI IItI IItI
B. Wash the hands with antimicrobial soap IItI IItI IItI IItI IItI
C. Apply cortisone cream to the hands IItI IItI IItI IItI IItI
D. Avoid wearing latex gloves in the futureIItI IItI IItI IItI IItI IItI
ANS: D IItI
DIF: Level 2
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