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Exam 2025
1. Which is not an example of proper lab safety?
A. Washing hands between patients.
B. wearing personal protective equipment.
C. Reusing gloves.
D. Properly disposing of sharps. - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Reusing Gloves
2. All of the following are ways and infection can spread between patients
except:
A. Airborne
B. Isolation
C. Droplets
D. Direct contact - CORRECT ANSWER- B. Isolation
3. A phlebotomist is required to wear which of the following personal
protective equipment when performing a routine venipuncture:
A. A mask
B. A gown
C. Gloves
D. Eye protection - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Gloves
4. Which of the following personnel may be found in a clinical laboratory?
A. Pathologist
B. Medical technologist
C. Phlebotomist
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER- D. All of the above
, 5. Improper cleaning of a venipuncture site could cause:
A. UTI
B. Petechiae
C. Septicemia
D. Hematoma - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Septicemia
6. What is the term for blood donated by a patient to be used for a planned
future surgical operation?
A. Autologous donation
B. Blood typing
C. Compatibility testing
D. Directed donation - CORRECT ANSWER- A. Autologous donation
7. Microorganisms that cause disease are considered:
A. normal flora
B. Bacterial
C. Fungal
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER- D. All of the above
8. When handling samples obtained from a patient with a transmittable blood
borne disease, which additional precaution should be taken?
A. Strict isolation
B. Standardized isolation
C. Blood and body fluid precautions
D. Reverse isolation - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Blood and body fluid
precautions
9. The first thing a phlebotomist should do when performing in adult standard
venipuncture is:
A. apply a tourniquet