Deck 8: Safety and Quality Management

Question 1

According to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)regulations,which of the following applies to a test that is easy to perform and interpret?

A) It is considered a moderately complex test.
B) It can be performed by someone who does not have specific training.
C) It is considered a nonwaived test.
D) It can only be performed in a reference laboratory.

Answer 1

It can be performed by someone who does not have specific training.

Question 2

What is the most appropriate laboratory safety wear?

A) Cloth laboratory coat worn unbuttoned
B) Fluid-resistant laboratory gown with wrist cuffs
C) A patient gown worn tied in the back
D) No laboratory coat unless you have to clean up a spill

Answer 2

Fluid-resistant laboratory gown with wrist cuffs

Question 3

Which option is considered the primary goal of a Six Sigma program?

A) To increase laboratory productivity
B) To cut laboratory costs
C) To decrease the amount of reagent used
D) To reduce variables and decrease errors

Answer 3

To reduce variables and decrease errors

Question 4

What are the three variables monitored in a quality control program?

A) Accuracy, precision, and reliability
B) Turnaround time, reliability, and reproducibility
C) Reagent purity, specimen collection, and cost impact
D) Avoiding trends, turnaround time, and cost impact

Question 5

What is the proper concentration of sodium hypochlorite needed to disinfect your bench station?

A) 1:2
B) 1:5
C) 1:10
D) 1:20

Question 6

A coworker says she has an allergy to latex.As her supervisor,what should you advise her to do?

A) Wear latex gloves but wash her hands often to stop the allergy.
B) Wear gloves made of an alternative material.
C) Do not wear gloves.
D) Wash the latex gloves before using.

Question 7

What does the acronym PASS stand for?

A) Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep
B) Pass, activate, sweep, scram
C) Pull, alarm, squeeze, sweep
D) Pass, activate, scram, scream

Question 8

What does the acronym RACE stand for?

A) Run, active, call, escape
B) Rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish
C) Recall, alarm, call, exit
D) Run, alarm, code, extinguish

Question 9

A laboratory technologist receives blood samples via the pneumatic tube system.One of the tubes breaks in the carrier.To break the chain of infection,what should the laboratory technologist do?

A) Wear gloves before handling the broken sample.
B) Open the bag in the tube station without gloves.
C) Pour the blood that spilled out into a new tube.
D) Send the sample back to the sending station as is.

Question 10

Which part of a quality management program involves the use of external controls?

A) Preexamination
B) Examination
C) Postexamination
D) Reexamination

Question 11

What is the best procedure for removing gloves when leaving the laboratory?

A) Take gloves off last and leave.
B) Take gloves off and wash hands.
C) Leave gloves on and remove them outside of the laboratory.
D) Leave gloves on, rinse gloves with water, and then remove them outside of the laboratory.

Question 12

A blood spill occurs in the immunology laboratory.What should you do?

A) Call housekeeping to wash the area.
B) Make a 1:10 solution of bleach and wash the area.
C) Wipe up the spill with paper towels.
D) Wipe the area with concentrated bleach.

Question 13

How should you pack specimens for transport?

A) Place them loosely in a transport cooler on top of dry ice.
B) Place them upright in a rack within a cardboard box.
C) Place them in a metal leak-proof box upright in a sealed internal container or bag.
D) Place them in a plastic zip-top bag and insert the bag into a padded mailing envelope.

Question 14

How should you wash your hands after removing gloves?

A) Rinse only your fingers with water for 20 seconds.
B) Wash your hands without soap for 10 seconds.
C) Wash your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds.
D) Run water over your hands and then apply hand sanitizer.

Question 15

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed standard precautions using the assumption that:

A) outpatients are generally healthy enough, so no precautions need to be taken.
B) all patients are potentially infected or carriers of transmittable organisms, so appropriate precautions need to be followed.
C) only patients with coughs are potentially infected or carriers of transmittable organisms, so appropriate precautions are recommended only for these patients.
D) all hospitalized patients are considered healthy until blood culture results are available; precautions are recommended for those with positive results.

Question 16

A patient under isolation precautions is being transported to the x-ray department.He has no mask on and sneezes in the elevator.This scenario is an example of what type of hazard?

A) Chemical hazard
B) Sharps hazard
C) Chain-of-infection hazard
D) Physical hazard

Question 17

In performing routine quality control on a particular laboratory test,a high-quality control value is obtained that changes the mean.What type of change does this represent?

A) Trend
B) Standard deviation
C) Shift
D) Central tolerance

Question 18

Where should you dispose of blood-soaked gauze pads?

A) Regular garbage
B) Sharps container
C) Red biohazard bag
D) Laundry bag