Phlebotomy National Exam Study Guide
2025 With Correct Answers
OSHA - correct answer Occupational Saftey & Health Administration
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What vaccination does OSHA require all health care personnel get? - correct answer OSHA requires that all
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health care personnel exposed to blood and other bodily fluids must receive a vaccination against Hepatitis B
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Pulmonary Edema - correct answer Fluid in the lungs
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How much blood can a person donate in a session? - correct answer 500 mL
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Patients have the right to what? - correct answer Under the Patient Bill Of Rights they always have the option to
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decline medical treatment and to know what tests are being performed on them.
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What can you NOT give a patient? - correct answer Results or a diagnosis. Because you are not medically
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Negligence is? - correct answer Failure to give appropriate care. DON'T BE NEGLIGENT!
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,PPE stands for? - correct answer Personal Protective Equipment
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One of the most important practices is? - correct answer Hand Washing is one of the most important (and
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easiest) practices used to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens
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Needles should never be - correct answer recapped
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Sharps containers must be what? - correct answer puncture-resistent, leak proof on the sides and bottom and
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must be labeled or color-coded
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Types of Hazards - correct answer Biologic - Infectious agents that can cause bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic
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infections
Sharps - Needles, lancets and broken glass can puncture and cut, causing blood-borne pathogen exposure
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Chemical - Preservatives and chemicals used in the laboratory. Exposure to Toxin, Carcinogenic or caustic
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Fire or explosive - bunsen burners, oxygen and chemicals can cause burns or dismemberment
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Physical - wet floors, heavy lifting ance cause falls, sprains and strains
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* ALLERGIC reaction ** - Latex sensitivity is a PHYSICAL reaction to care worker allergic reation to the patient
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In infection control WHO is the agent? - correct answer Person
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In infection control WHAT is portal of exit? - correct answer Needle
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In infection control WHAT can we control? - correct answer Mode Of Transmission OR exit of infection
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, In infection control WHAT is a portal of entry? - correct answer Mucas membrane
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In infection control WHO is a susceptible host? - correct answer Person
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Mode of Transmission - correct answer Specific ways in which microorganisms travel from the reservoir to the
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suseptible host k
Five main types or mode of transmission - correct answer contact - direct and indirect (fomite)
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Droplet - Cold, Flu and sneezing
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common vehicle - person, fomite and not handwashing
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vector borne - illness that is transmitted through an invertebrate, such as an insect
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Mode of infection - correct answer the point in the infection chain where we aim at preventing the spread of
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infectious disease k
Standard precautions do what? - correct answer Infection control method designed to prevent direct contact
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with blood and other body fluids and tissues by using a barrier of protection and work control practices.
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What do we assume all patients to be? - correct answer Patients are presumed to be infective for blood-borne
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pathogens
Standard precautions consist of what itmes? - correct answer Gloves - when collecting and handling body
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fluids, or tissue specimen
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Face shield - when danger of splashing on mucous membranes
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Disposal - dispose of all needles and sharp objests in punture-proof containers, WITH OUT RECAPPING
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Disinfectants - clean fluid spills, thus killing pathogenic organisms k k k k k k k k
Medical Asepsis - correct answer This condition is best defined as "the destruction of pathogenic
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2025 With Correct Answers
OSHA - correct answer Occupational Saftey & Health Administration
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What vaccination does OSHA require all health care personnel get? - correct answer OSHA requires that all
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health care personnel exposed to blood and other bodily fluids must receive a vaccination against Hepatitis B
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Pulmonary Edema - correct answer Fluid in the lungs
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How much blood can a person donate in a session? - correct answer 500 mL
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Patients have the right to what? - correct answer Under the Patient Bill Of Rights they always have the option to
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decline medical treatment and to know what tests are being performed on them.
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What can you NOT give a patient? - correct answer Results or a diagnosis. Because you are not medically
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qualified to do so. k k k
Negligence is? - correct answer Failure to give appropriate care. DON'T BE NEGLIGENT!
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,PPE stands for? - correct answer Personal Protective Equipment
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One of the most important practices is? - correct answer Hand Washing is one of the most important (and
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easiest) practices used to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens
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Needles should never be - correct answer recapped
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Sharps containers must be what? - correct answer puncture-resistent, leak proof on the sides and bottom and
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must be labeled or color-coded
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Types of Hazards - correct answer Biologic - Infectious agents that can cause bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic
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infections
Sharps - Needles, lancets and broken glass can puncture and cut, causing blood-borne pathogen exposure
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Chemical - Preservatives and chemicals used in the laboratory. Exposure to Toxin, Carcinogenic or caustic
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substances
Fire or explosive - bunsen burners, oxygen and chemicals can cause burns or dismemberment
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Physical - wet floors, heavy lifting ance cause falls, sprains and strains
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* ALLERGIC reaction ** - Latex sensitivity is a PHYSICAL reaction to care worker allergic reation to the patient
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In infection control WHO is the agent? - correct answer Person
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In infection control WHAT is portal of exit? - correct answer Needle
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In infection control WHAT can we control? - correct answer Mode Of Transmission OR exit of infection
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, In infection control WHAT is a portal of entry? - correct answer Mucas membrane
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In infection control WHO is a susceptible host? - correct answer Person
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Mode of Transmission - correct answer Specific ways in which microorganisms travel from the reservoir to the
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suseptible host k
Five main types or mode of transmission - correct answer contact - direct and indirect (fomite)
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Droplet - Cold, Flu and sneezing
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Airborne - viral - breath in k k k k k k
common vehicle - person, fomite and not handwashing
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vector borne - illness that is transmitted through an invertebrate, such as an insect
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Mode of infection - correct answer the point in the infection chain where we aim at preventing the spread of
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infectious disease k
Standard precautions do what? - correct answer Infection control method designed to prevent direct contact
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with blood and other body fluids and tissues by using a barrier of protection and work control practices.
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What do we assume all patients to be? - correct answer Patients are presumed to be infective for blood-borne
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pathogens
Standard precautions consist of what itmes? - correct answer Gloves - when collecting and handling body
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fluids, or tissue specimen
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Face shield - when danger of splashing on mucous membranes
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Disposal - dispose of all needles and sharp objests in punture-proof containers, WITH OUT RECAPPING
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Disinfectants - clean fluid spills, thus killing pathogenic organisms k k k k k k k k
Medical Asepsis - correct answer This condition is best defined as "the destruction of pathogenic
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microorganisms after they leave the body". It also involves enviromental hygien measures such as equipment k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
