Safety in Phlebotomy

While working in a hospital, you accidentally stick yourself with a contaminated needle. What should you do?

• 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.

• If the patient was not in isolation, do nothing.

• Clean the area with alcohol and continue working.

• Quit your job.

Handwashing in a medical setting:

• is the best way to prevent the spread of infection

• is not important in health care

• is a waste of time

• dries out your skin

A patient is admitted to the hospital with a suspected infectious disease. Which disease would require the implementation of respiratory (airborne) precautions?

• salmonella

• tuberculosis

• staphylococcal skin abscess

• hepatitis B

The primary purpose of infection control in a hospital is to:

• prevent the spread of communicable diseases within health care facilities

• determine the source of a communicable disease

• isolate patients from other patients and visitors

• protect the patient from outside contamination

A doctor is treating a patient and wants to recommend a vaccine for a disease. All of the following diseases can be prevented by vaccines EXCEPT:

• polio

• AIDS

• hepatitis B

• mumps

During a medical procedure, gloves should be worn:

• only in cases of isolation

• for HIV-positive patients only

• during all venipunctures and capillary punctures

• only when in the laboratory

In a medical clinic, the single most important way to prevent the spread of infection among patients and staff is:

• gowning and gloving

• wearing gloves

• handwashing

• avoiding breathing on patients

A patient is diagnosed with an infection 48 hours after being admitted to a hospital for a surgery. This type of infection is known as:

• HBV vaccine

• hospital acquired (nosocomial)

• antibiotic resistant

• communicable

A nurse is preparing for her shift at the hospital. Which of the following is NOT classified as personal protective equipment (PPE) she would need?

• lab coat

• HBV vaccine

• gloves

• goggles

A surgeon is preparing for a surgery. All of the following are components in the chain of infection EXCEPT:

• sterile gloves

• HBV vaccine

• protective goggles

• sterile lab coat