Question 1

The majority of healthcare-associated infections are caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personnel not following established infection control procedures 
B)  Blood transfusions carrying hepatitis 
C)  Contaminated surgical instruments 
D)  Radiation from radiology procedures

Question 2

The needle holder that is part of the evacuated tube collection system is:

Accepted Answer

A)  disposed of in the general trash after removing the collection needle. 
B)  disposed of as a unit with the collection needle into a red bag. 
C)  disposed of as a unit with the collection needle into a sharps container. 
D)  made of a grade of plastic that does not require disposal in a sharps container.

Question 3

Blood collectors are involved in which of the following phases of the testing process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preexamination and postexamination phases 
B)  Preexamination phase only 
C)  Preexamination and examination phases 
D)  Postexamination only

Question 4

Postexposure prophylaxis should be initiated within 24 hours for maximum benefit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers may be used as a substitute for handwashing:

Accepted Answer

A)  only in a blood donation center. 
B)  only in certain patient care areas such as oncology or obstetrics and gynecology. 
C)  at any time. 
D)  when the hands are not visibly contaminated with blood or other body fluids.

Question 6

The agency that provides proficiency testing for the laboratory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). 
B)  Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). 
C)  College of American Pathologists (CAP). 
D)  Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG).

Question 7

Chain of custody refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  method of infection control. 
B)  patient identification procedures. 
C)  documentation of handling for legal samples. 
D)  collection of samples for employment physicals.

Question 8

For purposes of accreditation,clinical laboratories may be inspected by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  College of American Pathologists (CAP) 
B)  The Joint Commission (TJ
C)  
C)  Commission on Laboratory Assessment (COL
A)  
D)  All of the above

Question 9

The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act requires employers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  allow blood collectors to work flexible schedules. 
B)  involve blood collectors in the selection of safety devices. 
C)  provide blood collectors with glass capillary tubes. 
D)  test blood collectors annually for hepatitis B and HIV.

Question 10

Which of the following are required to complete the chain of infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Source 
B)  Host 
C)  Mode of transmission 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),written consent by the patient is required to:

Accepted Answer

A)  perform point-of-care testing (POCT). 
B)  report test results to health-care providers. 
C)  generate electronic requisitions. 
D)  send samples to a reference laboratory.

Question 12

An infection contracted by a patient while in the hospital is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  antibiotic-resistant. 
B)  staphylococcal. 
C)  healthcare-associated infection. 
D)  unfortunate.

Question 13

An agency that assures quality care by hospitals is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Joint Commission (TJ
C) . 
B)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C) . 
C)  Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSH
A) . 
D)  College of American Pathologists (CAP).

Exam 1: Introduction to Blood Collection