While transferring serum into an isolator tube, some blood splashes into your eyes. What must you do?
Rinse your eyes with water for 15
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You are conducting a streptococcal pharyngitis test on a pa-tient. What transmission-based precaution should you take?
Droplet
You observe a glucometer reading of 250 mL/dL. You get a reading in the average range when you do a second test. What may have caused the first result?
You used too much blood
You are to perform a glucometer reading for a young adult while the patient's parent is in the room. The parent asks what the patient's glucose level is. What should you do?
Ask the patient for permission to provide the results to the parent
You are about to collect a blood sample when you find a cracked glass collection tube. What must you do?
Dispose of the tube in a sharps container
What information must be included when filling out a glucose monitor quality control record?
The date that battery is changed
Other than gloves, what PPE should you wear when performing venipuncture for a patient with pneumonia?
Face mask
After completing a venipunc-ture in an isolation room, what personal protective equipment should you remove first?
Gloves
If you receive a needlestick injury, for what bloodborne pathogen are you at most significant risk?
Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
What of the following actions must you do when collecting a blood culture?
Rub the site with isopropyl alcohol for 30 seconds
What solution should be used to clean a spill of cerebral spinal fluid?
Chlorine-bleach
After receiving a needlestick in-jury, what information must you input in the online sharps injury log?
The department where the injury happened
What antiseptic should you use during a blood alcohol test?
Chlorhexidine gluconate
At a minimum, what personal protective equipment do you need to prepare to aliquot a blood specimen?
Face shield and gloves
A centrifuge catches on fire. In what class of fire should this situation be identified?
Class C
When collecting a sample for cholesterol, troponin, and HDL blood results, in which department should these tests be pro-cessed?
Chemistry
You collect a blood collection in a micro collection container after two failed venipuncture at-tempts. Why should you write on the medical requisition form that you collected the
To alert the lab of the presence of capillary blood
What is the correct way to perform CPR on an infant as a medical professional?
30 compressions, 5.08 cm
(2 in) deep
A patient has a wound infected with MRSA (methicillin-resist-ant Staphylococcus aureus). You are tasked with performing venipuncture for this patient.
What must you do once you complete the procedure?
Dispose of gloves upon leaving the room
You are about to perform the third set of blood draws for a glucose tolerance test (GTT)
when the patient starts to cry and does not want to extend her arm. What is the best thing to say?
"May I come back in an hour to perform the draw?" [Show Less]