Deck 2: Safety in the Clinical Laboratory

Question 1

The newest Patient Safety Goals with application to the laboratory includes:

A) improve accuracy of patient identification.
B) identify analytical errors by using quality control before releasing results.
C) decrease the laboratory turn-around time.
D) establish an exact protocol for testing outpatient specimens.

Answer 1

improve accuracy of patient identification.

Question 2

Contact lenses can be manipulated with gloved hands.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Perhaps the simplest and most important step in the proper handling of any hazardous substance is proper:

A) disposal of a chemical.
B) labeling of a substance.
C) storage of a substance.
D) wearing of heavy rubber gloves.

Answer 3

labeling of a substance.

Question 4

A carcinogen:

A) is any substance that can cause the development of cancerous growth in living tissue.
B) is related to the spread of viral diseases.
C) cannot be used in the laboratory.
D) is both a and b.

Question 5

Infectious disease safety practices include:

A) educating and training all health workers in standard precautions.
B) providing disposable gloves.
C) monitoring compliance with protective biosafety policies.
D) all of the above.

Question 6

Safety in the clinical laboratory includes:

A) a formal safety program.
B) chemical hygiene plan.
C) bloodborne pathogen plan.
D) all of the above.

Question 7

Preemployment health profiles of students and laboratory staff should include immune status evaluation for ____ at a minimum.

A) hepatitis B
B) rubella
C) measles
D) all of the above

Question 8

An important change in the newly revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)is:

A) labels on chemicals must be in different colors.
B) new safety data sheets can be abbreviated documents.
C) a single set of harmonized criteria for classifying chemicals is used.
D) the chemical mixtures must be stated on the container label.

Question 9

Information related to hazards associated with chemicals in the workplace must be provided in:

A) Laboratory Policy Manual.
B) material safety data sheets (MSDSs).
C) Bloodborne Pathogen Standards information.
D) Standard Operating Procedures Manual.

Question 10

Rubber-stoppered test tubes should be opened slowly with a gauze square over the stopper.

Question 11

Which of the following legislative documents ensures that workers have safe and healthful working conditions?

A) Occupational Safety and Health Act
B) Hazard Communication Standard
C) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)
D) Both a and b

Question 12

A Class A fire is:

A) ordinary combustibles.
B) flammable liquids and gases.
C) electrical equipment.
D) powdered metal.

Question 13

Lipstick or makeup should not be applied in the clinical work area.

Question 14

Treatment for alkali or acid burns of the skin is to:

A) rinse thoroughly with large amounts of running tap water.
B) apply ice.
C) wash thoroughly with soap and water.
D) apply direct pressure.

Question 15

The definition of a biohazard is:

A) chemicals that can burn the skin severely.
B) flammable substances.
C) potentially infectious materials or agents.
D) explosive liquids.

Question 16

Infectious waste includes:

A) blood and blood products.
B) contaminated sharps.
C) microbiological waste.
D) all of the above.

Question 17

Standard Precautions is:

A) a term that has replaced the term Universal Precautions.
B) the process of treating all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious.
C) a safety precaution concerned with the handling of all patient specimens.
D) all of the above.