Precautions
When pathogens are transmitted by direct or indirect contact, this type of isolation is used
What is contact precaution?
The laboratory department that tests blood glucose
What is chemistry?
Self-sheathing needles and sharps containers are examples of this
What are Engineering controls?
The single most important way to prevent the spread of infection
What is handwashing?
When this occurs, you must immediately wash the area with soap and water and immediately report the incident to your supervisor to initiate testing and possible prophylactic treatment
What is an accidental needle stick?
This precaution used when there are pathogens that are transmitted on dust particles in air currents
What is airborne precaution?
The most common source of laboratory error
What is administrative?
The quality assurance plan which aims to not only meet minimum standards, but seeks to constantly improve performance
What is continuous quality improvement?
Portal of exit, Portal of entry, Susceptible host, Means of transmission, and Source make up this
What is the chain of infection?
The first and perhaps single most important step in phlebotomy, and often where an error occurs
What is patient identification?
This type of isolation precaution would be used for a patient with shigella
What is contact precautions?
A blood culture would be tested in this laboratory department
What is microbiology?
This organization inspects the laboratory and requires it to meet additional standards of performance by sending proficiency test samples to the lab throughout the year
What is the College of American Pathologists?
The primary purpose of infection control
What is preventing the spread of communicable diseases within healthcare facilities?
This type of testing is done at the patient's bedside
What is point of care?
This precaution is intended to prevent susceptible patients from exposure of outside contamination
What is protective isolation?
A blood type and cross-match is tested in this laboratory department
What is immunohematology (blood bank)?
An unexpected occurrence involving death or physical or psychological injury, or risk thereof, in a health care facility
What is a sentinel event?
This infection is caused by one's own flora
What is autogenous?
What is preexamination?
Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a response to the increase in bloodborne diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis B
What are Standard Precautions?
This laboratory department completes the Pap test
What is cytology?
This act directed OSHA to revise the BBP standard in the modification of engineering control definitions, new record-keeping requirements, and employee input in selecting work practice and engineering controls
What is the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act?
The name given to an infection that a patient acquires 48 hours or more after admission to a hospital or health care facility
What is nosocomial?
A patient with this condition may have therapeutic phlebotomy performed on them as a treatment
What is polycythemia vera?