NHA CPT Practice Test/Study Guide 2024 with Complete Solutions

NHA CPT Practice Test/Study Guide 2024 with Complete Solutions 1st vein of choice - Answer- Median Cubital 2nd vein of choice/1st vein of choice for obese patients - Answer- Cephalic 3rd vein of choice - Answer- Basilic 1st choice area to stick for a venipuncture - Answer- Antecubital area. Point Of Care - Answer- In a patient's home/bedside What does NAACLS stand for? - Answer- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. What does PPE stand for? - Answer- Personal Protective Equipment Verbal Communication - Answer- The actual words spoken, the pace and tone of voice. What does STAT mean? - Answer- Short Turn Around Time What is quality control? - Answer- Daily controls that are used in analytical testing to determine acceptable ranges of test results. Iatrogenic Anemia - Answer- Too much blood loss from a blood draw. Negligence - Answer- Failure to act or perform duties according to the standards of the profession. Assault - Answer- The threat of carrying out bodily harm. Battery - Answer- Actually touching or hurting someone. Fomites - Answer- Germs/doorknobs. Standard of Care - Answer- Is typically defined as the level and type of care that a reasonably competent and skilled health care professional, with a similar background and in the same medical community, would have provided under the circumstances that led to the alleged malpractice; measuring stick. Informed Consent - Answer- Voluntary permission by a patient to allow touching after given information. Implied Consent - Answer- Sticking arm out. How long should you wash your hands? - Answer- 15 seconds How long should patient's wait if they are dizzy? - Answer- 20 minutes What does HIPAA stand for? - Answer- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. What's HIPAA? - Answer- Protects security, privacy and confidentiality of personal health information. What does CLIA stand for? - Answer- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments. What's CLIA? - Answer- Federal guidelines that regulate all clinical laboratories across the U.S. Nosocomial - Answer- Hospital acquired infections. What does BBP stand for? - Answer- Blood Born Pathogens. Universal Precautions - Answer- Treat all blood as if it was infected. Chain of Infection - Answer- The process by which infections are transmitted; source - mode - host. Standard Precautions - Answer- A set of safe guards designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms. PPE ON - Answer- Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves PPE OFF - Answer- Goggles, Mask, Gown& gloves What does PASS stand for? - Answer- Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep. When chemicals get in your eyes, how long do you wash your eyes for? - Answer- 15 minutes Osteomyletis - Answer- Inflammation of the bone caused by bacterial infection. Osteochondritis - Answer- Inflammation of the bone and cartlidge. Order of Collection - Capillary Draw - Answer- Blood gases - EDTA - Tubes with Additives - Serum Tubes Hemolysis - Answer- Destruction of blood cells. Preanalytical Phase - Answer- Before the actual testing and analysis are performed, labeling, transporting, evaluating, processing. Analytical Phase - Answer- Examination process-quality control, troubleshooting, erroneous results. Postanalytical Phase - Answer- Reporting final test results, storing specimens, obtain info for follow-up. Critical Values - Answer- Ranges EPA - Answer- Regulates chemical disinfectants. True or False: You can't use fingersticks for coagulation test. - Answer- True. Within what time frame should you transport blood to the lab? - Answer- 45 minutes. How long can you prewarm a site for? - Answer- 3-5 minutes What degrees should warm towels be? - Answer- 42 degrees C Why do we wipe away the 1st drop of blood? - Answer- Interstitial Flui