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Med 158 3&4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What word means "hardening of the artery?" | Arteriosclerosis |
| What would the prefix "poly" in polyuria mean? | Many |
| Federal law requires that hepatitis B vaccination be made available to employees assigned to duties with occupational exposure risk | Within 10 working days of initial assignment |
| What is the series in the vaccination against HBV involve | A dose of vaccine, another 1 month later, and a final dose 6 months later |
| What would be the prefix in the word "arrhythmia?" | ar |
| Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens can occur if which of the following happens while the healthcare worker is performing his or her duties? | A human bite breaks the skin, Blood comes in contact with a cut or scratch, Body fluids splash into the mouth or eyes |
| The purpose of "protective" isolation is to | Protect susceptible patients from outside contamination |
| Clean, non-sterile gloves are worn when collecting or handling blood and other body fluids, handling contaminated items, and touching non-intact skin or mucous membranes. What are reasons for wearing gloves? | To prevent contamination of hands, To prevent cross contamination to patients, To prevent transmitting organisms from personnel to patients |
| In what instance might a person be placed in protective isolation? | The patient has severe burns |
| What federal agency mandates Safe working conditions? | OSHA |
| What is the first thing the phlebotomist should do in the event of an accidental needle stick? | Decontaminate the site and fill out an incident report |
| Which of the following terms means muscle pain? | Myalgia |
| What is the pathogenic microbe (bacteria, fungus, protozoan, rickettsia, or virus) responsible for causing an infection? | Infectious agent |
| What is the subject of a medical term and the foundation upon which the term is built? Typically indicates a tissue, organ, body system, color, condition, substance, or structure. | word root |
| Which of the following is an example of work practice control that reduces risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens? | Hand washing following glove removal |
| A class C fire | Involves electrical equipment |
| What word means "condition of clotting?" | Thrombosis |
| What is the plural form of appendix? | Appendices |
| A prefix | Adds information about a term, Modifies the meaning of a term, Precedes the word root |
| The term "polycythemia" means | Many-cell blood condition |
| What type of infections are able to spread from person to person? | Nosocomial infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Communicable infections |
| What is a condition that results when a microorganism is able to invade the body, multiply, and cause injury or disease? Microbes include bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses. | Infection |
| What is the proper order for putting on protective clothing? | Gown first, then mask, gloves last |
| The JC "Do Not Use" list applies to all of the following except | Electronic laboratory reports |
| What is it called when blood and certain body fluids of all individuals were considered potentially infectious? Takes the focus from patient to patient infection to patient-personnel infections. | Universal Precautions |
| The medical term for white blood cell is | Leukocyte |
| What is the word root in the word "electrocardiogram?" | cardi |
| All of the following are included on the JC "Do Not Use" list except | CBC |
| Which of the following word parts is a prefix? | dys |
| What is a word ending that follows a word root and either changes or adds to the meaning of the word root? | suffix |
| What percentage of workplace injuries and illnesses are attributed to back injuries? | 20% |
| What is the vowel that is added between two word roots or a word root and a suffix to make pronunciation easier? | combining vowel |
| What part of the term "osteochondritis" is the suffix? | itis |
| Which of the following is an example of a nosocomial infection? | When a catheter site of a patient in ICU becomes infected |
| The singular form of alveoli is | Alveolus |
| What type of transmission would be were the infectious agent is carried by an insect, arthropod, or animal? | Vector |
| Which of the following terms means kidney inflammation? | Nephritis |
| JC issued the "Do Not Use" list | To reduce medical errors, To eliminate dangerous abbreviations, To prevent incorrect interpretations of terminology |
| The following could be places that a microbe can survive and grow or multiply. The source of an infectious agent is called? | Reservoir |
| The NFPA system for fire response does not involve | Post-exposure testing |
| The OSHA HAZCOM Standard is also commonly called the | "Right-to-Know" law |
| What does the prefix "tachy" in tachycardia mean? | rapid |
| What form contains general information as well as precautionary and emergency information for the given product? All employees are required to obtain this form for all hazardous chemicals present and make the form accessible to all employees. | Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) |
| The main principles involved in radiation exposure are | Exposure time, distance and shielding |
| The abbreviation "ESR" means | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| The following are example/s of ways to break the chain of infection? | Effective hand hygiene procedures, Isolation procedures, Use of needle safety devices during blood collection |
| According to standard first aid procedures, severe external bleeding is best controlled by | Applying direct pressure and elevating the extremity |
| Which type of contact infection transmission involves transfer of an infective microbe to the mucous membranes of a susceptible individual by means of a cough or sneeze? | Droplet |
| Which of the following is not an example of possible "parenteral" means of transmission? | Rubbing the eye with a contaminated finger |
| Which of the following abbreviations is on the current Joint Commission (JC) "Do Not Use" list? | IU |
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