Preventing transmission of microorganisms from infected sources is accomplished by proper handwashing and the use of.........
What is Personal protective equipment (PPE)
100
These are board-certified physicians who have specialized training in disease and laboratory interpretation and also serve as laboratory director.
What are pathologists.
100
This term is used to describe the process of protecting health care workers and the patients they serve from infectious agents in healthcare facilities.
What is Infection Control
100
This includes all policies and procedures necessary to provide excellent quality in laboratory testing.
What is QA, Quality Assurance (p. 64)
100
This is the place where specimens from the human body are collected, processed, examined and/or analyzed.
What is a clinical laboratory (p. 6)
200
Used for the protection of the patient and yourself. Used especially before touching bodily fluids or blood.
What are gloves
200
This regulation establishes quality standards for all aspects of human medical laboratory testing and was designed to ensure lab tests would produce accurate reliable results in a timely manner,
What is CLIA 88 (Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendment of 1988) (p. 29)
200
This is a round shape bacteria that appears in pairs when viewed under the microscope is known as
What is Cocci
200
When a requisition is appropriately filled out, what phase of testing does this QA process occur.
What is PreAnalytical Phase
200
This lab department is where incoming specimens are sorted, accessioned into the computer system, labeled and prepared for testing.
What is Specimen Processing (p. 8)
300
Used to prevent the spread of infectious respiratory droplets
What is a mask
300
This agency has the overall responsibility for laboratory quality assurance as designated by CLIA 88.
What is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (p. 31-32)
300
This helps to protect the employee from bloodborne pathogens and pathogens in the environment.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (p. 46)
300
To assure quality, this term involves the focus specifically on the testing process, or analytical phase of the testing process.
What is Quality Control
300
This type of testing is known as this type of CLIA tests that are lab examinations and procedures that use SIMPLE and accurate methods requiring very little interpretation to report correct results (examples: Pregnancy tests, Flu tests)
What is CLIA Waived tests (p. 7)
400
Used to prevent splashing incidents in the eyes
What are goggles
400
This is used to verify that the results reported on certain tests are accurate (also called surveys sent to facilities that perform lab tests)
What is Proficiency Testing (p. 29)
400
This figure is a representation of the way pathogens are transmitted from person to person.
What is Chain of Infection (p. 40)
400
This method is used to evaluate the personnel who perform the laboratory test by direct observation, or by introducing mock specimens with known values to evaluate the personnel's method of evaluating results and documentation.
What is the Competency Testing (p. 76)
400
This 5 digit procedure code appears on the lab requisition that is necessary for reimbursement.
What is CPT code (p. 12)
500
Used to protect the healthcare workers clothes from getting wet or soiled
What is a cover gown
500
This professional a Bachelor's degree and is credentialed by ASCP
What is Medical Laboratory Scientist.
500
This is a document provided by the manufacturer that provides details about the chemical printed on the label and must be available for every hazardous chemical in use.
What is MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) (p. 49)
500
These are a range of expected values for a healthy individual for a specific test.
What is Reference Ranges
500
These are three components of the laboratory testing process, also known as phases.
What are Preanalytical, Analytical, and PostAnalytical (p. 21-22)