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NCCT Practice Test

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Which is the following is the single most common source of HIV or HVB in the workplace?   Blood  
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The heart, lymphatic organs, and blood vessels are in the   cardiovascular systems  
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The venipuncture site should be cleansed in a circular motion from the center to the   periphery  
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Within the capillaries, blood cells   give away oxygen, pick up carbon dioxide, pick up waste products  
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Which is not an infection control method   sphygmomanometers  
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Safe working conditions for employees are regulated by   OSHA  
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Which of the following types of tourniquets are used in specimen collection   Velcro, Blood pressure cuff, pliable strap  
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The color of normal serum is usually   straw to yellow  
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Which of the following conditions would stop a phlebotomist from drawing blood in a patients vein   Same side as a mastectomy  
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Chemicals that prevent blood from clotting are called   anticagulants  
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Red and white blood cell counts are examples of the____ tests   hematology  
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Treating all specimens as if they are hazardous and infectious is the basis for   Universal precautions  
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Drugs used to destroy or kill bacteria that causes disease, are called   antibotics  
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When the heart is contracting, the pressure is the highest. This pressure is called   systolic pressure  
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The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is known as   contamination  
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The health worker is protected by Law, if it can be determined that he or she acted as expected when compared with fellow workers. This is called   reasonable care  
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Which is the following is NOT known to transmit HIV?   Sweat  
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Consent to treatment based upon full understanding of all possible rishs or unpreventable results of the treatment is called   assumption of risk  
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Infections that can spread from person to person are called   communicable  
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A tube adapter that has been visibly contaminated with blood should be disposed of in   a biohazardous waste container  
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A violation of a person's right to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs made public without giving consent is called   invasion of privacy  
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OSHA requires training and educational information on bloodborne pathogens to be given to employees   at not cost  
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Characteristics of capillaries include   being thin-walled in structure, forming microscopic pathways, connecting arterioles with venules  
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Arterioles, the smallest arteries, subdivide into   capillaires  
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The branch of study of normal issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in the biomedical research is called   bioethics  
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If a test requires serum, rather than plasma, a tube of what color top should be drawn?   Red  
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When using evacuated tubes for blood collection, it is crucial to remember to   never under fill tubes that contain anticoagulants, never use tubes past their expiration dates, immediately invert any tubes that contain additives  
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The rubber sleeve (at the end opposite the needle tip) on evacuated tube needle makes it possible for use with   multiple tubes  
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Because bacteria and other microogranisms can be found anywhere, all health care personnel should maintain sterility when handling   IV supplies, catheters and instruments  
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When entering a room marked with isolation signs   read isolation signs to determine what PPE is appropriate  
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What information must be included if the phlebotomist must manually label a blood collection tube from an outpatient   Patients full name and phlebotomist initials, date of birth and/or social security number, date and time of draw  
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The study of blood is called   hematology  
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The term ASEPSIS literally means   without bacteria  
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The use of a chemical procedure to destroy all microbial life, including highly resistant bacterial endospores, is called   sterilization  
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Capilliary blood sampling may be used if the laboratory tests required   very little blood  
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The tube to collect whole blood with EDTA additive in it, has a   lavender top  
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Diastolic pressure is   the bottom number of blood pressure reading  
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Do not draw blood_____and intravenous infusion.   above  
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Which of the following legally enforces the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard   OSHA  
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Common symptoms of shock include all of the following except   temperature  
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Which of the following causes AIDS   HIV  
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Eating and drinking are permissible in a laboratory setting   only in designated clean areas  
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In health care, when all evaluated services and results compare with acceptable standards, principles of   quality assurance  
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The tissue that covers and protects the body is   epithelial  
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Possible cause of tube breakage during centrifugation might be   unbalanced centrifuge  
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A tube containing sodium citrate as an additive is the   blue top tube  
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The lack of physical or mental fitness is   incomptence  
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