Safety in the Clinical Laboratory Quizzes (25 questions)

In the urinalysis laboratory the primary source in the chain of infection would be:

Patients

Needlesticks

Specimens

Biohazardous waste

Correct! Wrong!

The best way to break the chain of infection is:

Handwashing

Personal protective equipment

Aerosol prevention

Decontamination

Correct! Wrong!

Standard Precautions differ from Universal Precautions and body substance isolation by requiring:

Wearing face shields and gloves whenever blood may be encountered

Wearing gloves when encountering any moist body fluid

Washing hands after removing gloves if visual contamination is present

Wearing gloves when exposed to moist body fluids and washing hands after glove removal

Correct! Wrong!

An employee who is accidentally exposed to a possible blood-borne pathogen should immediately:

Report to a supervisor

Flush the area with water

Clean the area with disinfectant

Receive HIV propylaxis

Correct! Wrong!

Personnel in the urinalysis laboratory should wear lab coats that:

Do not have buttons

Are fluid-resistant

Have short sleeves

Have full-length zippers

Correct! Wrong!

All of the following should be discarded in biohazardous waste containers except:

Urine specimen containers

Towels used for decontamination

Disposable lab coats

Blood collection tubes

Correct! Wrong!

An employer who fails to provide sufficient gloves for the employees may be fined by the:

CDC

NFPA

OSHA

FDA

Correct! Wrong!

An acceptable disinfectant for blood and body fluid decontamination is:

Sodium hydroxide

Antimicrobial soap

Hydrogen peroxide

Sodium hypochlorite

Correct! Wrong!

Proper handwashing includes all of the following except:

Using warm water

Rubbing to create a lather

Rinsing hands in a downward position

Turning on the water with a paper towel

Correct! Wrong!

Centrifuging an uncapped specimen may produce a biological hazard in the form of:

Vectors

Sharps contamination

Aerosols

Specimen contamination

Correct! Wrong!

An employee who accidently spills acid on his arm should immediately:

Neutralize the acid with a base

Hold the arm under running water for 15 minutes

Consult the MSDSs

Wrap the arm in gauze and go to the emergency room

Correct! Wrong!

When combining acid and water, ensure that:

Acid is added to water

Water is added to acid

They are added simultaneously

Water is slowly added to acid

Correct! Wrong!

An employee can learn the carcinogenic potential of potassium chloride by consulting the:

Chemical hygiene plan

Material safety data sheets

OSHA standards

Urinalysis procedure manual

Correct! Wrong!

Employees should not work with radioisotopes if they are:

Wearing contact lenses

Allergic to iodine

Sensitive to latex

Pregnant

Correct! Wrong!

All of the following are safe to do when removing the source of an electric shock except:

Pulling the person away from the instrument

Turning off the circuit breaker

Using a glass container to move the instrument

Unplugging the instrument

Correct! Wrong!

The acronym PASS refers to:

Presence of vital chemicals

Operation of a fire extinguisher

Labeling of hazardous material

Presence of radioactive substances

Correct! Wrong!

The system used by firefighters when a fire occurs in the laboratory is:

MSDS

RACE

NFPA

PASS

Correct! Wrong!

A class ABC fire extinguisher contains:

Sand

Water

Dry chemicals

Acid

Correct! Wrong!

The first thing to do when a fire is discovered is to:

Rescue persons in danger

Activate the alarm system

Close doors to other areas

Extinguish the fire if possible

Correct! Wrong!

If a red rash is observed after removing gloves, the employee:

May be washing her hands too often

May have developed a latex allergy

Should apply cortisone cream

Should not rub the hands so vigorously

Correct! Wrong!

Pipetting by mouth is:

Acceptable for urine but not serum

Not acceptable without proper training

Acceptable for reagents but not specimens

Not acceptable in the laboratory

Correct! Wrong!

The NPFA classification symbol contains information on all of the following except:

Fire hazards

Biohazards

Reactivity

Health hazards

Correct! Wrong!

The classification of a fire that can be extinguished with water is:

Class A

Class B

Class C

Class D

Correct! Wrong!

Employers are required to provide free immunizaton for:

HIV

HTLV-1

HBV

HCV

Correct! Wrong!

A possible physical hazard in the hospital is:

Wearing closed-toed shoes

Not wearing jewelry

Having short hair

Running to answer the telephone

Correct! Wrong!

Safety in the Clinical Laboratory Quizzes (25 questions)

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Safety in the Clinical Laboratory Quizzes (25 questions)

In the urinalysis laboratory the primary source in the chain of infection would be:

The best way to break the chain of infection is:

Standard Precautions differ from Universal Precautions and body substance isolation by requiring:

An employee who is accidentally exposed to a possible blood-borne pathogen should immediately:

Personnel in the urinalysis laboratory should wear lab coats that:

All of the following should be discarded in biohazardous waste containers except:

An employer who fails to provide sufficient gloves for the employees may be fined by the:

An acceptable disinfectant for blood and body fluid decontamination is:

Proper handwashing includes all of the following except:

Centrifuging an uncapped specimen may produce a biological hazard in the form of:

An employee who accidently spills acid on his arm should immediately:

When combining acid and water, ensure that:

An employee can learn the carcinogenic potential of potassium chloride by consulting the:

Employees should not work with radioisotopes if they are:

All of the following are safe to do when removing the source of an electric shock except:

The acronym PASS refers to:

The system used by firefighters when a fire occurs in the laboratory is:

A class ABC fire extinguisher contains:

The first thing to do when a fire is discovered is to:

If a red rash is observed after removing gloves, the employee:

Pipetting by mouth is:

The NPFA classification symbol contains information on all of the following except:

The classification of a fire that can be extinguished with water is:

Employers are required to provide free immunizaton for:

A possible physical hazard in the hospital is:

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