UCLA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 1 (ACTUAL 2025)
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Certification
Issuance of an official body of a certificate to a person
indicating that he/she has met certain requirements.
Licensure
Legal permission granted by the state to engage in an
occupation or activity.
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
- Enacted by congress to regulate all labs
- Includes: Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Record
Keeping, Personnel Qualifications
- Regulations improve quality and accuracy of lab testing
Bloodborne Pathogen
Pathogenic organisms in blood that cause disease
,Chain of Infection
Infectious Agent
Reservoir
Exit Pathway
Means of Transmission
Entry Pathway
Susceptible Host
Breaking the chain, breaks the chain of infection
Nosocomial Infection
Infection acquired after a person has entered a hospital, clinic,
nursing home, or rehab facility
- caused by spread of an infection from one person to another
- acquired by 5% of all hospital patients
- causes 88,000 deaths a year
Number one Nosocomial Infection
UTI 40% from patient catheters
,Strict Isolation
- For highly contagious diseases
ex. pneumonia, smallpox, diphtheria
Enteric Isolation
- For patients with intestinal infections
ex. salmonella, shigella, hep A, hep B
Contact Isolation
- For patients with diseases that can be spread through direct
contact
ex. MRSA, Neisseria meningitides
Protective/Reverse/Neutropenic Isolation
- For patients who may be susceptible to infection
, Airborne Isolation
- For patients with diseases spread by droplets that are smaller
than 5 micrometers
- negative pressure room
Droplet Isolation
- For patients with diseases spread by droplets that are larger
than 5 micrometers
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Mandates and enforces safe working conditions
Microbiology
- microorganisms only visible with microscope
- small, living organisms capable of causing disease
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Certification
Issuance of an official body of a certificate to a person
indicating that he/she has met certain requirements.
Licensure
Legal permission granted by the state to engage in an
occupation or activity.
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
- Enacted by congress to regulate all labs
- Includes: Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Record
Keeping, Personnel Qualifications
- Regulations improve quality and accuracy of lab testing
Bloodborne Pathogen
Pathogenic organisms in blood that cause disease
,Chain of Infection
Infectious Agent
Reservoir
Exit Pathway
Means of Transmission
Entry Pathway
Susceptible Host
Breaking the chain, breaks the chain of infection
Nosocomial Infection
Infection acquired after a person has entered a hospital, clinic,
nursing home, or rehab facility
- caused by spread of an infection from one person to another
- acquired by 5% of all hospital patients
- causes 88,000 deaths a year
Number one Nosocomial Infection
UTI 40% from patient catheters
,Strict Isolation
- For highly contagious diseases
ex. pneumonia, smallpox, diphtheria
Enteric Isolation
- For patients with intestinal infections
ex. salmonella, shigella, hep A, hep B
Contact Isolation
- For patients with diseases that can be spread through direct
contact
ex. MRSA, Neisseria meningitides
Protective/Reverse/Neutropenic Isolation
- For patients who may be susceptible to infection
, Airborne Isolation
- For patients with diseases spread by droplets that are smaller
than 5 micrometers
- negative pressure room
Droplet Isolation
- For patients with diseases spread by droplets that are larger
than 5 micrometers
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Mandates and enforces safe working conditions
Microbiology
- microorganisms only visible with microscope
- small, living organisms capable of causing disease
