Routine inspections by which of the following agencies ensure that hospital and reference
laboratories are following standards of performance for laboratory testing and phlebotomy
procedures? - CORRECT ANSWER: CAP
Which agency is responsible for hospital accreditation? - CORRECT ANSWER: TJC
Blood and blood products that are used in treatment of patients must be labeled according to the
standards set forth by which agency? - CORRECT ANSWER: FDA
Neonatologists diagnose and treat disorders associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER: Newborn
infants
The assessment and treatment of hormone disorders is the function of which medical specialty? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Diagnostic imaging Endocrinology
While working in the specimen processing area, you are asked to deliver specimens for trace
element testing. To which of the following laboratory sections will you deliver these specimens?
- CORRECT ANSWER: Chemistry
While working in the specimen processing area, you are asked to deliver specimens for blood
typing and cross-match. To which of the following laboratory sections will you deliver these
specimens? - CORRECT ANSWER: Immunohematology
As the phlebotomist assigned to STAT blood collections, you are asked to collect a specimen
from a patient who is in the oncology unit. - CORRECT ANSWER: This patient is being treated
for cancer with chemotherapy
The term phlebotomy comes from Greek words that translate to mean: - CORRECT ANSWER:
Cut a vein
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that are acquired from - CORRECT
ANSWER: healthcare settings
A medical laboratory technician (MLT) is about to prepare some chemical solutions. She
suspects that there might be some health risks. She should check which quadrant of the NFPA
label on the chemicals? - CORRECT ANSWER: blue
A medical laboratory technician (MLT) is about to prepare some chemical solutions. He suspects
that there might be a risk of fire. He should check which quadrant of the NFPA label on the
chemicals? - CORRECT ANSWER: red
A phlebotomist is about to prepare a container for patient specimen collection. He notices that
one of the chemicals on the shelf in the storage room displays W on its label. In which NFPA
label quadrant did he see this symbol? - CORRECT ANSWER: White