TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
Test Bank For Urinalysis and Body Fluids, 7th Edition
by Susan Strasinger
| All Chapters 1 - 17 | -Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+
1|Page
,TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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 infection protocols. 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.
ANSWER: C
2|Page
,TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
DIF: Level 3
OBJ: 1-2
TOP: Chain of infection
6. Which of the following guidelines states that laboratory personnel should consider all patients as possible
carriers of blood-borne pathogens?
A. Urinalysis precautions
B. Blood-borne pathogen precautions
C. Standard precautions
D. Body fluid precautions
ANSWER: 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 specimens
D. Specimens that may produce aerosols
ANSWER: A
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-3
TOP: Standard precautions
8. Which of the following CDC guidelines considers all moist body substances to be potentially infectious
and stresses hand washing?
A. Universal precautions
B. Body fluid precautions
C. Standard precautions
D. Health-care personnel standards
ANSWER: C
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-4
TOP: Blood-borne pathogens
9. The Occupational Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard is:
A. A guideline developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B. Guidelines recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
C. A guideline recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D. A law enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-4
TOP: Blood-borne pathogens
10. A laboratory worker who observes a red hand rash after removing gloves should:
A. Avoid wearing gloves for 2 days
B. Wash the hands with antimicrobial soap
3|Page
, TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
C. Apply cortisone cream to the hands
D. Avoid wearing latex gloves in the future
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 5
TOP: Protective equipment
11. Plexiglas shields are used in the laboratory when urine tube specimens are being:
A. Sorted according to laboratory
B. Uncapped for analysis
C. Centrifuged for analysis
D. Observed for color characteristics
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-5
TOP: Protective equipment
12. A urine specimen received in the laboratory is leaking in a transport bag. What is the next course of
action?
A. It should be relabeled.
B. It should be rejected.
C. It should be processed with no special handling.
D. It should be poured into a clean container.
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-7
TOP: Specimen handling
13. Laboratory coats worn in the urinalysis laboratory should:
A. Be worn loosely over uniforms
B. Have short sleeves
C. Be completely buttoned
D. Be worn at all times in and outside of the laboratory
ANSWER: C
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-5
TOP: Protective equipment
14. Proper hand washing includes all of the following procedures except:
A. Rubbing to create a lather
B. Using warm water
C. Rinsing hands in a downward position
D. Using a paper towel to turn on the water faucet
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-6
TOP: Biological hazards
15. Disinfection of the sink in the urinalysis laboratory should be performed:
A. On a daily basis
4|Page
Test Bank For Urinalysis and Body Fluids, 7th Edition
by Susan Strasinger
| All Chapters 1 - 17 | -Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+
1|Page
,TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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
ANSWER: 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 infection protocols. 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.
ANSWER: C
2|Page
,TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
DIF: Level 3
OBJ: 1-2
TOP: Chain of infection
6. Which of the following guidelines states that laboratory personnel should consider all patients as possible
carriers of blood-borne pathogens?
A. Urinalysis precautions
B. Blood-borne pathogen precautions
C. Standard precautions
D. Body fluid precautions
ANSWER: 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 specimens
D. Specimens that may produce aerosols
ANSWER: A
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-3
TOP: Standard precautions
8. Which of the following CDC guidelines considers all moist body substances to be potentially infectious
and stresses hand washing?
A. Universal precautions
B. Body fluid precautions
C. Standard precautions
D. Health-care personnel standards
ANSWER: C
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-4
TOP: Blood-borne pathogens
9. The Occupational Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard is:
A. A guideline developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B. Guidelines recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
C. A guideline recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D. A law enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 1
OBJ: 1-4
TOP: Blood-borne pathogens
10. A laboratory worker who observes a red hand rash after removing gloves should:
A. Avoid wearing gloves for 2 days
B. Wash the hands with antimicrobial soap
3|Page
, TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
C. Apply cortisone cream to the hands
D. Avoid wearing latex gloves in the future
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 5
TOP: Protective equipment
11. Plexiglas shields are used in the laboratory when urine tube specimens are being:
A. Sorted according to laboratory
B. Uncapped for analysis
C. Centrifuged for analysis
D. Observed for color characteristics
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-5
TOP: Protective equipment
12. A urine specimen received in the laboratory is leaking in a transport bag. What is the next course of
action?
A. It should be relabeled.
B. It should be rejected.
C. It should be processed with no special handling.
D. It should be poured into a clean container.
ANSWER: B
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-7
TOP: Specimen handling
13. Laboratory coats worn in the urinalysis laboratory should:
A. Be worn loosely over uniforms
B. Have short sleeves
C. Be completely buttoned
D. Be worn at all times in and outside of the laboratory
ANSWER: C
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-5
TOP: Protective equipment
14. Proper hand washing includes all of the following procedures except:
A. Rubbing to create a lather
B. Using warm water
C. Rinsing hands in a downward position
D. Using a paper towel to turn on the water faucet
ANSWER: D
DIF: Level 2
OBJ: 1-6
TOP: Biological hazards
15. Disinfection of the sink in the urinalysis laboratory should be performed:
A. On a daily basis
4|Page
