NHA Phlebotomy Technician Study Guide 1, Certified Phlebotomy Technician EXAM 2024/2025 With Complete Updated Solutions

NHA Phlebotomy Technician
Study Guide 1, Certified
Phlebotomy Technician EXAM
2024/2025 With Complete
Updated Solutions
OSHA - ANSWERS,Occupational Saftey & Health Administration
What vaccination does OSHA require all health care personnel get? - ANSWERS,OSHA requires that
all health care personnel exposed to blood and other bodily fluids must receive a vaccination against
Hepatitis B
Pulmonary Edema - ANSWERS,Fluid in the lungs
How much blood can a person donate in a session? - ANSWERS,500 mL
Patients have the right to what? - ANSWERS,Under the Patient Bill Of Rights they always have the
option to decline medical treatment and to know what tests are being performed on them.
What can you NOT give a patient? - ANSWERS,Results or a diagnosis. Because you are not medically
qualified to do so.
Negligence is? - ANSWERS,Failure to give appropriate care. DON'T BE NEGLIGENT!
PPE stands for? - ANSWERS,Personal Protective Equipment
One of the most important practices is? - ANSWERS,Hand Washing is one of the most important (and
easiest) practices used to prevent transmission of bloodborne pathogens
Needles should never be - ANSWERS,recapped
Sharps containers must be what? - ANSWERS,puncture-resistent, leak proof on the sides and bottom
and must be labeled or color-coded
Types of Hazards - ANSWERS,Biologic - Infectious agents that can cause bacterial, viral, fungal or
parasitic infections
Sharps - Needles, lancets and broken glass can puncture and cut, causing blood-borne pathogen
exposure
Chemical - Preservatives and chemicals used in the laboratory. Exposure to Toxin, Carcinogenic or
caustic substances
Fire or explosive - bunsen burners, oxygen and chemicals can cause burns or dismemberment
Physical - wet floors, heavy lifting ance cause falls, sprains and strains
* ALLERGIC reaction ** - Latex sensitivity is a PHYSICAL reaction to care worker allergic reation to the
patient
In infection control WHO is the agent? - ANSWERS,Person
In infection control WHAT is portal of exit? - ANSWERS,Needle
In infection control WHAT can we control? - ANSWERS,Mode Of Transmission OR exit of infection
In infection control WHAT is a portal of entry? - ANSWERS,Mucas membrane
In infection control WHO is a susceptible host? - ANSWERS,Person
Mode of Transmission - ANSWERS,Specific ways in which microorganisms travel from the reservoir
to the suseptible host
Five main types or mode of transmission - ANSWERS,contact - direct and indirect (fomite)
Droplet - Cold, Flu and sneezing
Airborne - viral - breath in
common vehicle - person, fomite and not handwashing
vector borne - illness that is transmitted through an invertebrate, such as an insect
Mode of infection - ANSWERS,the point in the infection chain where we aim at preventing the
spread of infectious disease
Standard precautions do what? - ANSWERS,Infection control method designed to prevent direct
contact with blood and other body fluids and tissues by using a barrier of protection and work
control practices.
What do we assume all patients to be? - ANSWERS,Patients are presumed to be infective for bloodborne pathogens
Standard precautions consist of what itmes? - ANSWERS,Gloves - when collecting and handling body
fluids, or tissue specimen
Face shield - when danger of splashing on mucous membranes
Disposal - dispose of all needles and sharp objests in punture-proof containers, WITH OUT
RECAPPING
Disinfectants - clean fluid spills, thus killing pathogenic organisms
Medical Asepsis - ANSWERS,This condition is best defined as "the destruction of pathogenic
microorganisms after they leave the body". It also involves enviromental hygien measures such as
equipment cleaning and disinfection procedures. Methods of medical asepsis are Standard
Precautions and Transmission-based Precautions
What are barrier protections? - ANSWERS,Masks
Gloves
Face Shields