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Question 1

What are the hand washing steps

Answer 1

1. remove any jewelry or rings or watches, stand at the sink without letting your clothes touch the sink
2. Dispense a small amount of soap on the hands
3. Rub Hands together vigorously for at least 15 seconds covering all surfaces
4. Rinse in a downward motion, with water and then dry throughly with a clean disposable towel
5. Turn off the faucet with a dry disposable towel.

Question 2

What is the most important way to stop the chain of infection?

Answer 2

Hand-washing

Question 3

What are the components of the chain of the infection.

Answer 3

1. The Pathogen
2. The reservoir
3. The portal of entry
4. The portal of exit
5. The mode of transmission
6. The susceptible Host.

Question 4

Define Phelebotomy and who can preform

Answer 4

This is the incision of a vein for blood letting,

People who can preform Venipunctures
- Medical directors ( Pathologist)= The only one person who requires a Medical Degree
- Medical Technicians
- Phelebotomists
- Medical Assistants
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Question 5

What is the most common allergy That a phlebotomist might encounter?

Answer 5

A latex allergy, Latex is found in gloves and tourniquets

Question 6

What are some lab departments

Answer 6

Chemistry- CMP, electrolytes proteins and enzymes
Microbiology- Cultures, Microorganisms culture and sensitivity testing and blood cultures
Hematology- CBCS, manual differentials

Question 7

More Labs

Answer 7

Urinalysis- tests Urine microscopically, cells and crystals and bacteria
Immunology- studies the Immune response ( HIV, MONO)
ImmunoHematology- (Blood bank) blood typing and compatibility testing

Question 8

Hospital Departments

Answer 8

Anesthesiology- Pain management before during and after surgery
Cardiology- Diagnosis and treatment of conditions relating to the heart and circulatory systems
Dermatology- diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions
Nephrology- studying the kidneys
Pediatrics- Treating illnesses relating to kids

Question 9

What is the MSDS

Answer 9

( The material Safety Data Sheet)

• This is a document that provides chemical characteristics and Handling and storage guide lines It includes General information of a chemical,

Question 10

What does OSHA do?

Answer 10

Mandates Safe working environments

Question 11

CLIA

Answer 11

The government amendment that defines the responsibilities of medical laboratory personnel ( All labs in the United States follow CLIA rules)

Question 12

PASS

Answer 12

p- Pull the pin
A- Aim Nozzle
S- Squeeze handle
S- Sweep side to side.

Question 13

What are the BioHazards?

Answer 13

Blood specimens
Contaminated blood
Contaminated Instruments
Sputum
Used needles

Question 14

Why is PPE important

Answer 14

Because it protects from any form of BioHazard

Question 15

What is Standard Precautions

Answer 15

States That all bodily fluids and blood are infectious, this helps reduce the risk of infections being from being transmitted from health care workers to patients, patients to patients

Question 16

Air Borne Precautions

Answer 16

This helps reduce the spread of air Bourne transmissions of infectious diseases such as rubeola, varicella, and tuberculosis

Question 17

Droplet Precautions

Answer 17

Are used to reduce the transmission of diseases such as pertussis and pneumonia

Question 18

Contact Precautions

Answer 18

Reduce the risk of transmission of herpes

Question 19

isolation

Answer 19

If a patient is in isolation it is important to read the sign posted on the door before entering the room,

Question 20

What is reverse Isolation?

Answer 20

This is when we as healthcare workers do Not enter the room of either a burn patient or a patient that is Immunocompromised

Question 21

Define a Nasocomial Infection

Answer 21

These are infections that are contracted in a health care setting
The most common form of a Nosocomial Infection is a UTI ( Urinary Tract Infection)
Nosocomial Infections happen 72 hours after the patient is admitted to the Hospital

Question 22

Blood

Answer 22

Blood is composed of

Erythrocytes- red blood cells
Leukocytes- white bLood cells
Thrombocytes- Platelets