Safety
What does RACE stand for?
Rescue, Alarm, confine, Evacuate/extinguish
You have entered a patient’s room and explained that you need to draw blood, and the patient repeatedly refuses. What should you do?
Notify the patient’s physician according to the institution’s written policies
Name the 3 transmission based precautions
Airborne Droplet, Contact
Culture and sensitivity tests are performed by which laboratory department?
Microbiology
Which anticoagulant is used most often in collection tubes for hematology studies?
EDTA
What is the first thing you must do after an accidental needle stick?
Flush the area with soap and water for a minimum of 30 seconds
The term informed consent means
A patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risk before the treatment is performed.
The director of a hospital clinical laboratory is usually what type of doctor?
Pathologist
Which department within the laboratory performs complete blood counts (CBCs)?
Hematology
Blood culture bottles/test would be delivered to which department?
Microbiology
A patient on chemo may be put in this type of isolation room?
Protective/reverse isolation
What is the term for when an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular area of practice?
Certification
Name the order of donning PPE?
Gown, Mask, Eyewear, Gloves (GMEG)
Which department of the lab performs a Lipid Panel?
Chemistry
Which tube is used most commonly for the coagulation department?
Light blue
The best treatment for abnormal/profuse bleeding
Direct pressure
Which organization is responsible for workplace safety?
OSHA
What must you do before entering a patients room?
Knock
Which department most commonly uses the pink topped tube?
Blood bank/Immunohematology
Name two tests that you would draw on a chemistry tube?
Lipid, TSH, BMP, CMP (many answers accepted)
What is the last thing you must do after doffing PPE?
Wash your hands
Which organization sets the standards for phlebotomy?
CLSI
OSHA requires surfaces be decontaminated with this? (1:10 mixture with water)
Bleach
Which laboratory department would normally perform a prothrombin time (PT/INR) test?
Coagulation
Which color of tube has EDTA
Lavender (also pink)