Phlebotomy Chapter 3
What is the most common solution to clean with?
10% bleach
How long should you wash your hands?
20 seconds
What does communicable mean?
Able to spread from person to person
How often should a phlebotomist change gloves?
After each patient
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, rubella virus and varicella are example of?
Airborne Transmission
CDC recommends the use of hand cleansers in place of hand washing as long as hands are not visibly soiled
Alcohol Based
During a phlebotomy procedure it is mandated to?
Always Wear Gloves
What does BBP stand for?
Blood-Borne Pathogens
What does CDC stand for?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Most common means of transmitting infection is?
Contact Transmission
What are 3 things you shouldn't do in the lab?
Drink, Eat, Put Pen in Mouth
How often should the bleach solution be made up?
Everyday
Which PPE should you remove before leaving the lab?
Gloves, Face Shield, Lab Coat
How should you take PPE off?
Gloves, Gown, Mask
What is the proper order to put PPE on?
Gown, Mask, Gloves
#1 cause of exposure to disease in healthcare workers is?
Improper Hand Washing
Implementing procedures to prevent the spread of infection must be taken in the course of all patients is?
Infection Control
Biohazard Symbol
It is red (look in book page 79)
What does OPIM stand for?
Other Potentially Infectious Material
PPE stands for?
Personal Protective Equipment
The more effective way to prevent infection?
Proper Hand-Hygiene
What does PASS stand for?
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What does RACE mean?
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish
What does SDS stand for?
Safety Data Sheet
To treat everyone as if they were infected?
Universal Precautions
According to CDC the most common infection in the USA is?
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
When washing hands how should you rinse?
Wrist to Fingers
A carrier is?
a person with no symptoms who transmits the disease to another person
Define viable
able to survive
What does pathogenic mean?
disease producing
