GUIDE TO PHLEBOTOMY Question and answers correctly solved
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ASPT
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ASPT
GUIDE TO PHLEBOTOMY Question and answers correctly solved GUIDE TO PHLEBOTOMY (STUDY FOR ASPT)
phleb/o - correct answer vein
otomy - correct answer cut into
Bloodletting - correct answer The practice of draining blood; believed to release illness
barber pole - correct answer Sy...
GUIDE TO PHLEBOTOMY (STUDY FOR
ASPT)
phleb/o - correct answer ✔vein
otomy - correct answer ✔cut into
Bloodletting - correct answer ✔The practice of draining blood; believed to
release illness
barber pole - correct answer ✔Symbol of barbering that evolved from the
technical procedures of bloodletting performed by barber-surgeons
infection control - correct answer ✔practices and procedures that prevent the
spread of infection
Standard Precautions - correct answer ✔A strict form of infection control that
is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious,
created by OSHA
,aseptic technique - correct answer ✔A procedure performed under sterile
conditions.
factors of aseptic technique - correct answer ✔handwashing, PPE, waste
management, proper cleaning solutions, standard precautions
Medical waste - correct answer ✔biohazard waste is treated in an autoclave
and rendered harmless
How can single use tourniquets be cleaned? - correct answer ✔1:10 bleach
solution
gloves - correct answer ✔prevent transmission of disease and protect from
accidental needle sticks. Change between each patient
sharps containers - correct answer ✔Medical waste containers to dispose of
sharp objects
How many times can you use the same needle? - correct answer ✔once
If an accidental needle stick occurs, the phlebotomist should: - correct answer
✔decontaminate site with isopropyl alcohol and apply bandage, flush exposed
mucus membranes, report to supervisor, fill out an incident report, then follow
facility guidelines
chain of infection - correct answer ✔infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit,
mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
reservoir of infection - correct answer ✔living or nonliving continuous source
of infectious disease
Portal of exit from reservoir - correct answer ✔pathogen must leave one host
to another, through the nose, mouth, saliva, etc
mode of transmission - correct answer ✔a way that the causative agent can
be transmitted to another reservoir or host where it can live, by direct or
indirect contact, airborne, droplet, fomites, vectors, medical instruments,
common vehicle
Fomites - correct answer ✔inanimate objects that carry pathogens
Vectors - correct answer ✔Animals that carry pathogens from person to
person
portal of entry - correct answer ✔any body opening on an uninfected person
that allows pathogens to enter
Susecptible Host - correct answer ✔a person likely to get an infection or
disease
single most effective infection prevention - correct answer ✔handwashing
transmission-based precautions - correct answer ✔special precautions
implemented on the basis of how the disease spreads
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