This person duties are primarily to collect venous blood samples
Who is the Phlebotomist?
100
This dz requires the use of respiratory (airborne) precautions.
What is tuberculosis?
100
A person who has a build up of fluids in their entire body is known to be this.
what is Edematous?
100
Pathogens are transmitted on dust particles in air currents.
What is an airborne precaution?
100
Administrative errors
What is the most common source of laboratory error?
200
This laboratory employee has the most education and is usually a consultant to other physicians?
Who is the pathologist?
200
The name given to an infection that a patient acquires 48 hours or more after admission to a hospital.
What is an nosocomial infection?
200
This fluid surrounds the abdominal area.
What is peritoneal fluid?
200
Pathogens are transmitted in droplets when a person coughs, sneezes, or talks.
What are droplet precautions?
200
The laboratory department that tests a type and cross-match.
What is Immunohematology?
300
This person is the most important link in the chain of healthcare team?
Who is the Phlebotomist?
300
This is the best way to prevent the spread of infection?
What is Hand-washing?
300
This fluid surrounds the joints.
What is synovial fluid?
300
Pathogens are transmitted by direct or indirect contact.
What are contact precautions?
300
The laboratory department that does the Pap Test.
What is Cytology?
400
The type of phlebotomy where the phlebotomist is part of the laboratory team and is dispatched to the nursing units from the laboratory?
What is centralized phlebotomy?
400
During all venipuncture and capillary punctures, gloves should be used as a part of this:
What is your PPE?
400
This fluid surrounds the heart.
What is pericardial fluid?
400
Developed by the (CDC) Centers fro Disease Control and Prevention to reduce the transmission of pathogens from both known and unknown sources in a health care setting.
What are Standard Precautions?
400
This treatment is provided for patients with polycythemia vera.
What is Therapeutic Phlebotomy?
500
these employees represent the lab and institution, are in direct contact with the pt, and perform tasks that are critical to the pt's dx.
Who are the Phlebotomists?
500
When you wash your hands and clean and bandage the puncture site. Record the patient's name and ID number, report the incident to your supervisor and fill out an incident report.
What should you do if you accidentally stick yourself with a contaminated needle?
500
This fluid surrounds the unborn child.
What is amniotic fluid?
500
The way pathogens get into the body, nose, or skin breaks.