Test Bank for Urinalysis and Body Fluids 7th Edition by Strasinger | Verified Chapter's 1 - 17 | Complete Newest Versio

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 schain sof sinfection sincludes sall sof sthe sfollowing sexcept sa:
A. Source
B. Host
C. Disinfectant
D. Transmission smethod

ANS: sC
DIF: sLevel s1
OBJ: s1-2
TOP: sChain sof sinfection



5. You sarrive sto swork sin sthe sclinical slaboratory swith sa ssmall scut son syour shand. sYour
ssupervisor sremoves syou sfrom sspecimen scollection s(phlebotomy) sduties sfor sthe sday, sciting
schain sof sinfectionsprotocols. sWhy sis syour ssupervisor sconcerned sabout sthe scut son syour shand?
A. Because syou swill snot shave sthe smobility sin syour shand sto sproperly scollect sblood.
B. Because syou sare sgoing sto shave sto swear sa sbandage sall sday slong.
C. Because syou shave sa spoint sof sentry sthat scould sexpose syou sto sinfectious sagents.
D. Because syou sare sgoing sto sbe san sactive stransmitter sof sinfection sonto sgeneral ssurfaces.

ANS: sC
DIF: sLevel s3
OBJ: s1-2
TOP: sChain sof sinfection



6. Which sof sthe sfollowing sguidelines sstates sthat slaboratory spersonnel sshould sconsider sall
spatientssas spossible scarriers sof sblood-borne spathogens?
A. Urinalysis sprecautions
B. Blood-borne spathogen sprecautions
C. Standard sprecautions
D. Body sfluid sprecautions

ANS: sC
DIF: sLevel s1
OBJ: s1-3
TOP: sStandard sprecautions



7. The sCenters sfor sDisease sControl sand sPrevention s(CDC) srecommends sthat
suniversalsprecautions sbe sfollowed swhen sencountering:
A. Specimens scontaining svisible sblood
B. Patients swho sare sinfected swith sblood-borne spathogens

, C. All sbody sfluid sspecimens
D. Specimens sthat smay sproduce saerosols

ANS: sA
DIF: sLevel s1
OBJ: s1-3
TOP: sStandard sprecautions



8. Which sof sthe sfollowing sCDC sguidelines sconsiders sall smoist sbody ssubstances sto sbe
spotentiallysinfectious sand sstresses shand swashing?
A. Universal sprecautions
B. Body sfluid sprecautions
C. Standard sprecautions
D. Health-care spersonnel sstandards

ANS: sC
DIF: sLevel s1
OBJ: s1-4
TOP: sBlood-borne spathogens



9. The sOccupational sExposure sto sBlood-Borne sPathogens sStandard sis:
A. A sguideline sdeveloped sby sthe sFood sand sDrug sAdministration s(FDA)
B. Guidelines srecommended sby sthe sClinical sand sLaboratory sStandards sInstitute s(CLSI)
C. A sguideline srecommended sby sthe sCenters sfor sDisease sControl sand sPrevention s(CDC)
D. A slaw senforced sby sthe sOccupational sSafety sand sHealth sAdministration s(OSHA)

ANS: sD
DIF: sLevel s1
OBJ: s1-4
TOP: sBlood-borne spathogens



10. A slaboratory sworker swho sobserves sa sred shand srash safter sremoving sgloves sshould:
A. Avoid swearing sgloves sfor s2 sdays
B. Wash sthe shands swith santimicrobial ssoap
C. Apply scortisone scream sto sthe shands
D. Avoid swearing slatex sgloves sin sthe sfuture

ANS: sD
DIF: sLevel s2
OBJ: s5