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Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which federal agency is responsible for regulating safe workplace environments, including compliance with blood borne pathogen standards?
A. DEA
B. CLIA
C. FDA
D. OSHA
You are an employee in a healthcare setting and you have noticed a couple phlebotomists are not using proper hand washing technique. What standards are being violated?
A. CLIA
B. OSHA
C. JC
D. NAACLS
Sterilized instruments should be stored
A. for a maximum of 90 days.
B. with the tape side down to avoid susceptibility to contamination.
C. for a maximum of 10 days.
D. in a temperature controlled environment to prevent moisture accumulation.
When performing routine quality control for an autoclave, how frequently should the safety valve be checked to ensure it is functioning properly?
A. after each use
B. daily
C. monthly
D. weekly
Keeping contaminated equipment and supplies away from the medical assistant’s clothing to prevent pathogen transmission to the next patient is an example of which of the following?
A. medical asepsis
B. surgical asepsis
C. sanitization
D. disinfection
Handling exudate from a patient is an example of which of the following modes of disease transmission?
A. indirect
B. direct
C. airborne
D. vector
A patient notices the symbol above on the door and asks what it means. The medical assistant should tell the patient the symbol means
A. isolation precautions required.
B. radiation in use.
C. emergency eye wash station.
D. biohazard material present.
Which of the following chemicals is most commonly used to disinfect work surfaces?
A. benzalkonium chloride
B. chlorhexidine gluconate
C. isopropanol
D. sodium hypochlorite
Which of the following is the minimum PPE requirement when drawing ordered lab work on a patient with suspected HIV?
A. gown, gloves, and mask
B. gloves only
C. mask only
D. gloves and mask only
As the medical assistant, you are assisting the primary provider with suture placement. What is the most important personal protective equipment you are going to gather for yourself and the provider?
A. Sterile Gloves
B. Face Mask
C. Body Gown
D. Shoe covers
The medical assistant has received a requisition to collect a blood specimen on a patient infected with multidrug-resistant TB. When leaving the patient’s room the medical assistant should be sure to
A. Remove her gloves, then the gown, then the mask.
B. Remove her gown, then the mask, then the gloves.
C. Remove her mask, then the gloves, then the gown.
D. Remove her mask, then the gown, then the gloves.
Which of the following is the most common means of transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)?
A. direct contact with the skin of infected persons
B. direct contact with contaminated blood
C. inhaling contaminated respiratory droplets of infected persons
D. direct contact with contaminated feces
When a phlebotomist enters an airborne isolation room, the appropriate PPE would be
A. gloves, N95 respirator
B. gown, gloves, N95 respirator
C. gown, gloves, mask
D. gown, mask
Which of the diseases listed below require contact precautions?
A. Rubella, mumps, and pertussis
B. Parovirus B19, streptococcal, and mycoplasma
C. Neisseria meningitis, sepsis, and epiglottitis
D. Clostridium difficile, escherichia coli, and pediculosis
Which of the following personal protective equipment must be used when working with a patient suspected of having pertussis?
A. surgical mask
B. fluid resistant gown
C. N95 respirator
D. sterile gloves
When working with a patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the ECG technician should
A. take the precautions for a contact pathogen.
B. use a special mask as it is an airborne pathogen.
C. use the procedures for reverse isolation.
D. use gloves and a mask if the patient is being treated.
Which precautions would be used for a patient with Pulmonary TB?
A. airborne
B. droplet
C. contact
D. percutaneous
In addition to usual PPE what would you add or replace before entering a patient's room with airborne precautions.
A. Surgical mask
B. N95 respirator
C. Mask with face shield
D. Full face/head mask
