RPT # 9 handout

A chain-of-custody form must be completed correctly in order to ensure

Integrity of the specimen form collection to test reporting

What is indicated when an employee undergoes drug testing "for cause"?

It means that the employee showed signs of being impaired

After a urine sample has been collected for drug testing and the donor gives it to the healthcare worker, what is the first thing the healthcare worker should do

Read the specimens temperature with four minutes

Addiction is defined as

A compulsive use of a substance even when it is harmful

In drug screening, which step should be taken to prevent the individual being tested from diluting his or her specimen with water

Bluing agents must be added to the toilet bowl accessed by the donor

In all 50 states, it is illegal to drive a vehicle while under the influence of

Alcohol and or drugs

Gateway drugs are

Alcohol and tobacco

Which drugs are the most commonly used by young adolescents age 12-13?

Alcohol and tobacco

What type of urine specimen is needed to detect an infection?

Clean-catch

DNA testing is often used in forensics purposes to

Confirm identity

The listed acronyms indicate a federal agency and a document that is important to drug testing for federal employees. Which one of the following are the correct names for DOT and CCF?

Department of transportation and the custody and control form

Qualitative tests are used

For screening tests that give a positive or negative result

Quantative tests are used

For specific measures or concentrations of a substance

For sports drug tests, urine specimens

Have higher concentrations of drug metabolites than blood

Among drug users aged 14 to 15 what is the most commonly used illicit drug?

Marijuana

Which of the following is the organization that performs over 10,000 drug tests annually on its members

NCAA

Illicit drugs include

Opiates, cocaine, and amphetamines

Forensic specimens are best described by which of the following statements

Specimens evaluated for civil or criminal legal cases

Which of the following statements defines toxicology

Study and detection of poisons in the body

What is a slit urine specimen?

The original specimen is divided into tow specimens

Under which of the following circumstances might an employee specimen for drug testing may be rejected?

The seal on the specimen container is missing

After a specimen reaches its destination, the chain-of-custody process requires that

The specimen handler must sign and complete the chain-of-custody form

In drug testing, why would a urine specimen temperature need to be taken after collection?

To check for evidence of tampering

What is blood doping?

Use of blood or blood substitutes to improve endurance

Nasopharyngeal culture collections may be used to diagnose

Whooping cough