Which organization developed the guidelines for universal precautions?
Select one:
a. CLIA
b. OSHA
c. CDC
d. EPA
e. FDA CORRECT ANSWER c.
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According to OSHA, medical personnel must wear PPE (personal protective equipment) when they have contact with:
Select one:
a. sweat
b. blood
c. hair follicles
d. tears
e. skin CORRECT ANSWER b. blood
To detect pregnancy, either urine or blood serum is tested for the presence of:
Select one:
a. luteinizing hormone
b. HCG hormone
c. potassium oxalate
d. oxytocin
e. febrile agglutinations CORRECT ANSWER b. HCG hormone
A bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen. Which of the following instructions best describe what your patient should do?
Select one:
a. Collect a 24-hour specimen.
b. Void the entire specimen in a sterile cup.
c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup.
d. Void a specimen midstream in a clean cup.
e. Collect a midday specimen in a sterile cup. CORRECT ANSWER c. Void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
If a urine specimen is collected and then left standing for more than 1 hour, bacteria will grow, and the pH of the urine will soon become:
Select one:
a. slightly acidic
b. both acidic and alkaline
c. alkaline
d. neutral
e. highly acidic CORRECT ANSWER c. alkaline
The pH range for normal urine is
Select one:
a. 2.5 to 4.5
b. 4.5 to 8.0
c. 0 to 9.0
d. 7.5 to 9.0
e. 2.5 to 7.0 CORRECT ANSWER b. 4.5 to 8.0
If a patient normally drinks 10 or more 8-oz glasses of water each day; urine would most likely be which color?
Select one:
a. yellow
b. dark yellow
c. brown
d. straw
e. red CORRECT ANSWER d. straw
Urine needs to be collected in which type of container if it is collected for bacterial culture?
Select one:
a. freshly disinfected
b. sterile
c. washed and dried
d. rinsed
e. glass CORRECT ANSWER b. sterile
A routine analysis of urine is made up of which of the following sets of examinations?
Select one:
a. microscopic, chemical, physical
b. reagent, chemical, physical
c. visual, culture, reagent
d. microscopic, reagent, chemical
e. microscopic, analytic, chemical CORRECT ANSWER a. microscopic, chemical, physical
To prevent a urine specimen from becoming an unreliable pH sample, the specimen should be:
Select one:
a. exposed to air for slightly more than 1 hour
b. allowed to rise to room temperature after refrigeration and before testing so that any casts may break down to release protein
c. allowed time for the urea to convert to ammonia in order to decrease the pH
d. tested within 1 hour of collection
e. always refrigerated immediately upon collection CORRECT ANSWER d. tested within 1 hour of collection
When placing a urine specimen tube into the centrifuge for later creating a wet mount, where should you place an identical tube containing water in that same centrifuge?
Select one:
a. a 2nd tube is not required
b. directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
c. to the left of the urine specimen tube
d. right beside the tube containing the specimen
e. at a 90° angle from the urine specimen tube CORRECT ANSWER b. directly opposite the tube containing the urine specimen
The principal reason for bracing the hand holding the needle assembly against the patient's arm during phlebotomy is to:
Select one:
a. decrease the patient's discomfort
b. cause the evaluation tubes to fill more quickly
c. prevent excess needle movement
d. ease vein palpation
e. decrease the possibility of hemolysis CORRECT ANSWER c. prevent excess needle movement
When a reagent strip is used to test a urine specimen and the result is positive for ketones, this may be an indication of which condition?
Select one:
a. liver damage
b. alkalosis
c. diabetes mellitus
d. hypercalcemia
e. poisoning CORRECT ANSWER c. diabetes mellitus
The measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of urine is called:
Select one:
a. supernatant
b. microscopic examination
c. specific gravity
d. pH
e. routine urinalysis CORRECT ANSWER d. pH
All the steps listed are appropriate when performing a capillary puncture EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. gently rubbing the sides of the finger
b. placing a tourniquet around the finger
c. discarding the 1st drop of blood
d. selecting the ring finger of the hand [Show Less]