Chapter 1 Flashcards
If a red rash is observed after removing gloves, the
employee:
A. May be washing her hands too often
B. May have developed a latex allergy
C. Should apply cortisone cream
D. Should not rub the hands so vigorously
B. May have developed a latex allergy
All of the following should be discarded in the biohazardous waste containers except:
a. Towels used for decontamination
b. Blood collection tubes
c. Urine specimen containers
d. disposable lab coats
c. Urine specimen containers
A possible physical hazard in the hospital is:
A. Wearing closed-toed shoes
B. Not wearing jewelry
C. Having short hair
D. Running to answer the telephone
D. Running to answer the telephone
The NPFA classification symbol contains information
on all of the following except:
A. Fire hazards
B. Biohazards
C. Reactivity
D. Health hazards
B. Biohazards
YouWereBornRight (Yellow-White-Blue-Red)
Y-Reactivity
W-Specific Hazard
B-Health Hazard
R-Fire Hazard
An employer who failed to provide sufficient gloves for the employees may be fined by what organization?
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Quality assessment refers to: A. Analysis of testing controls B. Increased productivity C. Precise control results D. Quality of specimens and patient care
D. Quality of specimens and patient care
The current routine infection control policy developed by CDC and followed in all health-care settings is
Standard Precautions
During laboratory accreditation inspections, procedure
manuals are examined for the presence of:
A. Critical values
B. Procedure references
C. Procedures for specimen preservation
D. All of the above
- Critical values
- Procedure references
- Procedures for specimen preservation
D. All of the above
Employees should not work with radioisotopes if
they are:
A. Wearing contact lenses
B. Allergic to iodine
C. Sensitive to latex
D. Pregnant
D. Pregnant
As supervisor of the urinalysis laboratory, you have just
adopted a new procedure. You should:
A. Put the package insert in the procedure manual
B. Put a complete, referenced procedure in the manual
C. Notify the microbiology department
D. Put a cost analysis study in the procedure manual
B. Put a complete, referenced procedure in the manual
Proper handwashing includes all of the following except:
a. Rinsing hands in a downward position
b. Turning on the water with a paper towel
c. Using warm water in handwashing
d. Rubbing to create a lather
Turning on the water with paper towel
Pipetting by mouth is:
A. Acceptable for urine but not serum
B. Not acceptable without proper training
C. Acceptable for reagents but not specimens
D. Not acceptable in the laboratory
D. Not acceptable in the laboratory
An employee can learn the carcinogenic potential of
potassium chloride by consulting the:
A. Chemical hygiene plan
B. Material safety data sheets
C. OSHA standards
D. Urinalysis procedure manual
B. Material safety data sheets
The system used by firefighters when a fire occurs
in the laboratory is:
A. MSDS
B. RACE
C. NFPA
D. PASS
C. NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
When a new bottle of QC material is opened, what
information is placed on the label?
A. The supervisor’s initials
B. The lot number
C. The date and the laboratory worker’s initials
D. The time the bottle was opened
C. The date and the laboratory worker’s initials
An employee who is accidentally exposed to a possible blood-borne pathogen should immediately:
Report to a supervisor
A color change that indicates that a sufficient amount of patient’s specimen or reagent is added correctly to the test system would be an example of:
A. External QC
B. Equivalent QC
C. Internal QC
D. Proficiency testing
C. Internal QC
Centrifuging an uncapped specimen may produce a biologic hazard in the form of:
Aerosols
The first thing to do when a fire is discovered is to:
A. Close doors to other areas
B. Activate the alarm system
C. Rescue persons in danger
D. Extinguish the fire if possible
C. Rescue persons in danger
Remember the acronym RACE
What steps are taken when the results of reagent strip
QC are outside of the stated confidence limits?
A. Check the expiration date of the reagent strip
B. Run a new control
C. Open a new reagent strips container
D. All of the above
- Check the expiration date of the reagent strip
- Run a new control
- Open a new reagent strips container
D. All of the above
The best way to break the chain of infection is
hand sanitizing
When a control is run, what information is
documented?
A. The lot number
B. Expiration date of the control
C. The test results
D. All of the above
- The lot number
- Expiration date of the control
- The test results
D. All of the above
All of the following are safe to do when removing the
source of an electric shock except:
A. Pulling the person away from the instrument
B. Turning off the circuit breaker
C. Using a glass container to move the instrument
D. Unplugging the instrument
A. Pulling the person away from the instrument
The classification of a fire that can be extinguished
with water is:
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class D
A. Class A
An employee who accidentally spills acid on his arm should immediately:
a. Wrap the arm in gauze and go to the emergency department
b. Neutralize the acid with base
c. Consult the MSDS
d. Hold the arm for 15 minutes under running water
d. Hold the arm for 15 minutes under running water
A class ABC fire extinguisher contains:
A. Sand
B. Water
C. Dry chemicals
D. Acid
C. Dry chemicals
The testing of sample from an outside agency and the comparison of results with participating laboratories is called:
A. External QC
B. Electronic QC
C. Internal QC
D. Proficiency testing
D. Proficiency testing
In the urinalysis laboratory the primary source in the chain of infection would be:
Specimens
Indicate whether each of the following would be considered a 1) pre-examination, 2) examination, or 3) post-examination factor by placing the appropriate number in the blank: \_\_\_\_\_ Reagent expiration date \_\_\_\_\_ Rejecting a contaminated specimen \_\_\_\_\_ Constructing a Levy-Jennings chart \_\_\_\_\_ Telephoning a positive Clinitest result on a newborn \_\_\_\_\_ Calibrating the centrifuge \_\_\_\_\_ Collecting a timed urine specimen
pre-examination
- Rejecting a contaminated specimen
- Collecting a timed urine specimen
examination
- Reagent expiration date
- Constructing a Levy-Jennings chart
post-examination
-Telephoning a positive Clinitest result on a
newborn
Employers are required to provide free immunization
for:
A. HIV
B. HTLV-1
C. HBV
D. HCV
C. HBV
An acceptable disinfectant for blood and body fluid decontamination is:
Sodium hypochlorite
The acronym PASS refers to:
A. Presence of vital chemicals
B. Operation of a fire extinguisher
C. Labeling of hazardous material
D. Presence of radioactive substances
B. Operation of a fire extinguisher
Personnel in the urinalysis laboratory should wear lab coats that:
are fluid-resistant
When combining acid and water, ensure that:
A. Acid is added to water
B. Water is added to acid
C. They are added simultaneously
D. Water is slowly added to acid
A. Acid is added to water
