Chapter 1-3 Flashcards
In a hospital, what is the most important means of preventing the spread of infection?
Handwashing
What is the most prevalent nosocomial infection?
Urinary tract infection
What should a phlebotomist do before entering a patient’s room?
Check for requirements or isolation signs
What is the most common color tube used in hematology?
Lavender top
What is the order to follow when taking off PPEs before leaving isolation room?
Gloves, mask, gown
Drug used for killing or destroying bacteria
Antibiotic
Professional characteristic that require a person to do what is right regardless of the circumstances.
Integrity
The single most important source of HIV and HBV is?
Blood
Department in the laboratory that analyzes body fluids and tissues for the presence of micro organism
Microbiology
The recommended length of time to be an effective handwashing is
60 seconds
The abbreviation for the routine hematology test that includes hemoglobin, hemotocrit, RBC and wbc determination is called?
CBC
What is the proper way of turning off the faucet after washing your hands?
Use a paper towel
Which type of isolation with a highly contagious patient be admitted you?
Strict isolation
OSHA stands for:
Occupational safety and health administration
Reverse isolation may be used for what?
A pediatric patient with measles
When a tube filled with blood falls to the floor and breaks, you clean this with?
Spill kit provided by the lab
What is the most common color tube used in coagulation study?
Light blue top
What book describes the necessary steps to follow in patient preparation?
Collection manual
Blood in the urine is called what?
Hematuria
The federal government requires that all specimen should be transported or shipped in?
Watertight containers
When a person is not sick, no fever, not bleeding, he is said to be in what?
Homeostasis
When I micro organism invades the body and cause a disease this is called what?
Infection
Type of transmission were an infectious agent is carried by an insect, arthropod, or animal.
Vector transmission
What is the screening test for HIV?
ELISA
In compliance with quality assurance and quality control, blood collection tubes must be checked for what?
Expiration date
What department in the hospital does specimen processing and analysis?
Pathology
After fasting and sleeping overnight for 8 to 10 hours, this person is said to be in?
Basal state
Type of bacteria that can cause a disease in the body
Pathogenic
White blood cells are also called what?
Leukocytes
To ensure quality control, all specimens collected and sent for analysis should be entered in what?
A logbook
Activated partial thromboplastin time monitors:
Heparin therapy
Who implements the HIPAA?
OSHA
Who regulates the use of bleach (1:10) solution as a disinfectant?
EPA
What is the colored-top tube used in blood bank department?
Red or pink
What is the most common tube used in serology department?
Red
What is the most frequently occurring laboratory infection?
Hepatitis B virus
What department in the lab does blood typing and cross matching?
Blood bank
What is the scope of practice of a phlebotomist?
Venipuncture and fingerstick procedure
What is the purpose of friction rub when using your hands?
To create heat and cause hyperemia in the area to open up the crevices and release the bacteria
Occult blood is performed on what?
Stool
Before using a phlebotomy workstation the phlebotomist should?
Wipe the counters and chair with 1: 10 bleach disinfectant.
Phlebotomy is also known as?
Venipuncture
Informed consent means:
Patients must be informed of intended treatments and their risks before they are performed.
What is the average amount of blood in a 160 pounds man?
1 1/2 gallon
When patients donate their blood for use during their own surgery, this is known as what?
Autologous donation
An MSDS provides information on what?
Chemicals
What is universal precaution?
An approach to infection control
