Test Bank for Urinalysis and Body Fluids Seventh Edition by Susan King Strasinger |ISBN: 9780803675827| Guide A+

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Test Bank Urinalysis and Body Fluids
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,Susan King Strasinger: Urinalysis and Body Fluids Seventh Edition

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
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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
B. Broken tube
C. Unbalancing
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D. Aerosol

ANS: D
DIF: Level 2
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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
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,4. The chain of infection includes all of the following except a:
A. Source
B. Host
C. Disinfectant
D. Transmission method

ANS: C
DIF: Level 1
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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.
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D. Because you are going to be an active transmitter of infection onto general surfaces.

ANS: C
DIF: Level 3
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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

ANS: C
DIF: Level 1
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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

ANS: A
DIF: Level 1
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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

ANS: C
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:
A. A guideline developed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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)
D. A law enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

ANS: D
DIF: Level 1
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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
C. Apply cortisone cream to the hands
D. Avoid wearing latex gloves in the future

ANS: D
DIF: Level 2
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