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Introduction; Healthcare structure, Safety & Infection Control

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What is Phlebotomy?   Practice of drawing blood  
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Phlebo means   Vein  
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~tomy neans   To make an incision  
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A phlebotomist needs skills like:   Technical skills, organization, detail oriented,nterpersonal skills, handling stress, being professional  
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Phlebotomists personal characteristics   Dependability, Honesty & Integrity, Positive attitude, Empathy & Compassion, Professional detachment, Prof appearance, Interpersonal skills, and telephone skills  
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Professional Organizations and Standards   Develop standards and monitor training in the field  
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What are the three aspects Professional Organizations and Standards?   Accreditation, Certification and Continuing Medical Education Units  
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Accreditation   Programs that train phlebotomists receive approval from a professional org by meeting and documenting established requirements called Standards  
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Certification   Evidence that an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular area of practice.  
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Continuing Education Units (CEUs)   Provides updated on new information, Regulations and techniques and help refresh a phlebotomists skills  
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What is informed consent?   That patient must be informed of intended treatment and their risks before they are performed  
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What is confidentiality?   All information regarding a patient's condition including types of tests ordered or results is confidential  
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HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act   Covers the privacy of patient's medical information  
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AIDS   Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome  
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CLIA '88   Clinical Lab Improvement Act of 1988  
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CLSs   Clinical Lab Scientists  
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CLTs   Clinical lab Technicians  
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EDTA   Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid  
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MRI   Magnetic Resonance Imaging  
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SST   Serum Separator Tube  
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Fiscal & Information services   Responsible for adminissions and medical records, billing, accounting and other financial aspects  
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Support services   Includes all aspects of physical plant of the hosp., e.g., cleaning, maintenance, food and security  
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Nursing services   Provides direct care to patients  
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Professional services   Provide services at physicians requests  
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Cardiac Catheterization   Evaluates and treats patients with cardiovascular diseases  
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Clinical Laboratory   Analyses samples from patients at request of physicians or other health care personnel  
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Nuclear Medicine   Uses radioisotopes to perform tests and treat diseases  
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Occupational Therapy   Assess patients and design adaptive aids or compensatory strategies to help with physical or mental impairments  
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Pharmacy   Prepares and dispenses drugs that have been prescribed by physicians  
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Physical Therapy   Assess patients wboth before and after treatment and devise plans of physical treatment  
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Radiation Therapy   Treats cancer using x-rays or other high energy radiation sources to destory the tumor  
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Radiology or Medical Imaging   Interprets a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using various forms of radiant energy  
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Respiratory Therapy   Provide treatment for respiratory discorders. They often perform arterial punctures for the determination of arterial blood gases  
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Blood Bank or Immunohematology   Deals with blood transfusions  
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Blood typing checks for two major antigens groups   ABO Group and Rh Group  
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Autologous donation   When a patient donates their own blood for transfusion  
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SST   Serum Separator Tube  
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What color is Serum   Clear, pale yellow fluid  
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Hemostasis   Refers to the process by which the body stops blood from leaking out of a wound  
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CLINICAL LAB IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1988 (CLIA '88)   Passed by Congress which mandated the regulation of all facilities that perform patient test.  
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CLINICAL AND LAB STANDARDS INSTITUTE   Sets standards guidelines  
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Accreditation is required for   Healthcare facilities to receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement  
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JOINT COMMISSION   Labs must be inspected and accredited every 2 yrs  
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C P R   Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation  
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M S D S   Materials Safety Data Sheet  
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N F P A   National Fire Protection Association  
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Safety Hazards   Biological, Physical, Sharps, Chemical, Radioactive, Electrical, Fire or explosive, Latex sensitivity  
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Physical hazards   Mostly a matter of common sense plus learning important habits  
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Sharp hazards   Mostly needles and lancets  
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Needle Stick Safety and Prevention Act of 2001   Requires all employers switch to safety needle devices to minimize risk of accidental sticks  
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OSHA Hazardous Communication Standard   Requires all manufacturers label hazardous materials  
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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) label   Is a design recofnized by firefighters that warns of the location of hazardous materials in the event of fire  
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NEVER ADD WATER TO   ACID  
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If chemical spills on you   Proceed immediately to a safety shower or eyewash station and flush affected area with water for a minimum of 15min  
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Radioactive hazards   Are used in health care facilities to perform diagnostic tests and deliver treatment  
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Radioactive hazard symbol   should be displayed in areas which radioactivity is in use  
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Electrical hazards   Usually result in shock or fire  
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Emergency Response to Electric shock   Turn off the equipment by unplugging it or switching off the circuit breaker  
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Fire and Explosive Hazards   May occur in labs due to chemical or electrical accidents  
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Acronym RACE:   Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish  
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Acronym PASS   Pull the pin, Aim at base of fire, Squeeze handle and Sweep  
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Classes of fire and extinguishers   There are five classes of fire identified by NFPA  
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Type A   Contain water or dry chemicals - used for wood, paper and cloth  
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Type B   Contain dry chemicals, carbon dioxide, or environmentally safe fluorocarbons - used for grease, oil, and flammable liquids  
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Type C   Are safe for electrical fires  
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Type D   Agents are dry powders - used for flammable metals  
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Type K   Used in kitchens for cooking oils and grease  
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MRI hazards   Uses extremely powerful magnet to creat images of body  
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Emergency First-Aid Procedures   Healthcare works should be training in CPR techniques and refresh their skills biannually  
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Bleeding Aid   Apply direct pressure to bleed; Elevate the limb unless fracture is suspected; Maintain pressure until medical assistance is available  
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CPR procedure   Determine if victim is conscious and call for help; If victim unresponsive, begin chest compressions or use an AED if available (defibrillator); Perform chest compressions by pushing down on chest btwn 1.5-2" Compression shold be at rate of 100 per min  
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Disaster Emergency plan   Usually in place for disaster emergencies such floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, or fire  
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Latex sensitivity   FDA require labeling of medical gloves that contain naturual rubber latex or powder  
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Preventing latex reactions   Individuals with known sensitivity to latex should wear medical alert bracelet  
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A I D S   Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome  
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P P E   Personal Protective Equipment  
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Infection   Is an invasion and growth of a microorganism in the human body that causes disease  
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Pathogens   Infectious organisms - e.g., viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists  
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Nosocomial infections   Infections contracted by patients in hospitals  
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Chain of infection   Requires a continuous link through three primary elements.  
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Infection links   Reservoir, means of transmission and host  
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Other links include   portal of exit, portal of entry  
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The Reservoir   The source of infection  
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Fomite   A source - e.g., a contaminated object  
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Host   Susceptible patientm profesional worker, visitor  
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Microorganisms can be transmitted by   Droplet or airborne routes (direct or indirect)  
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Disease transmission can be spread by five means:   Contact, Droplet, Airborne, Common vehicle, Vector  
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Breaking chain of infection   Practicing appropriate hand hygiene, using PPE and Standard Precaution practices and also Isolation  
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Antiseptic   Agent used to clean living tissue, preventing sepsis or infection  
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PPE   Consists of barriers and respirators used alone or in combination to protect skin, mucous membrane and clothing  
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Standard Precautions refers to   Infection control measures that use barrier protection  
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Order of putting on PPE   1) Gown 2) mask, respirator, googles or face shield 3)Gloves  
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Order of removing PPE   1) Gown and gloves 2)hand hygiene 3) googles/shield 4) mask/respirator 5) hand hygiene after removing all PPE  
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Occupational Safety & Health Administration's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (OSHABPS)   Clarifies issues regarding sharps safety  
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Isolation Control Measures   Is used to protect the patient from infectious agents in the environment or carried by staff or visitors or can be used to protect staff, visitors and other patients  
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Protective Environment (PE)   Units for minimizing risk of acquiring environmental fungal infections. Immunocompromised patients may have their own isolation unit  
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Isolation precaution are based on two-tiered systems   1) Includes precautions used for all patients in the hospital, without regard to their diagnosis or infection status; 2) Uses expanded precautions (EPs) - for pts known be or suspected of being infected with a highly transmissible pathogen  
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Airborne Precautions   Used for patients known to have or suspected of having a disease transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei - e.g., meeasles, varicella and tb  
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Droplet Precautions   Used for pts known to have or suspected of having a disease transmitted y large infectious droplets that can be deposited on the conjunctivae or mucous membranes of a susceptible host  
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Contact Precautions   Used for patients known to have or suspected of having diseases or conditions transmitted by direct patient contact or by contact with items in the patient's environment  
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Bloodborne pathogens   Infectious agents carried in the blood, certain body fluids, and unfixed tissues as defined in OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Stds  
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Principal accidental risk for a phlebotomist   Is contracting a BBP from a needle stick  
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Viral survival   Practice risk minimizing procedures by disinfecting your environment- equipment, control spills, clean up.  
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10% bleach solution   should be made every day to be used as a disinfectant  
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Examples of Blood pathogens   Babesiosis, Colorado tick fever, Hep B, C & D, HIV, Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) types I & II, Malaria and syphilis  
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Phlebotomy means   Incision of a vein  
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First step in routine blood collection?   Correctly and positively identifying patient  
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Which acronym is not a certification agency for phlebotomists   NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Lab Sciences  
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Which term is evidence that an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular area of practice   Certification  
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A phlebotomist must ensure that patient understands and agrees to have blood drawn by which process?   Informed Consent  
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The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of '96 regulates   Privacy of Health information  
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What should you do if a pt refuses to have their blood drawn?   Notify pts physician  
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The term informed consent means?   A patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risks before the treatment is performed  
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True statement   Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at least 3500 yrs  
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Which state has led the way in state regulation of phlebotomy?   California  
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What is an additive?   A substance added in blood tests to prevent blood from clotting  
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What is an antiseptic   A solution or agent for eliminating bacteria  
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What is a bevel?   The opening of a needle  
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What is a centrifuge?   Machine used to separate blood  
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What is hematology?   Study of blood  
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What is plasma?   A blood component  
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What is hemoglobin?   RBCs that circulate in body carrying oxygen  
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What is a vein?   A blood vessel (carries blood towards the heart)  
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What is hematoma?   Blood clot under the skin  
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What is a tourniquet?   A rubber strip used to constrict or slow blood flow  
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Anticoagulant   An additive that thins out blood to prevent clotting  
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Aorta   Largest artery in the body originating from the left ventricle and supplies blood to the whole body (systemic)  
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Basophils   WBCs - fights infection  
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RBCs   Erythrocytes - carry oxygen all over the body  
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Platelets (thrombocytes)   Are RBCs that form clots  
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Capillaries   The smallest of body's blood vessels; very fragile. Carry bright red or darker red depending on gas exchange  
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Coagulation   Clotting  
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Dermapuncture   Piercing of skin  
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Hemoglobin   A protein molecule in RBCs that carries Oxygen thru' out the body  
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Palpate   Feel of the skin/part of body  
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Plasma   A yellow liquid component of blood  
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