BASIC AND APPLIED CONCEPTS OF BLOOD
BANKING AND TRANSFUSION PRACTICES
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 BLOOD
BANKING PRINCIPLES AND SAFETY
◉ are used solely for the purpose of identifying "troublemakers,,
Answer: What statement does not apply to the performance of
internal audits?
◉ employees must be trained
employees must report errors without fear of reprisal
employees are a key part of problem solving. Answer: Employees are
the core of an organization. What item reinforces this statement
◉ FDA Code of Federal Regulations. Answer: Where can cGMPs
applicable to the blood industry be located?
◉ FDA. Answer: Which is a government agency that regulates blood
banks?
◉ AABB. Answer: Which is a voluntary peer review organization?
,◉ OSHA. Answer: Which is an agency responsible for safety?
◉ the employer or laboratory director. Answer: Who is ultimately
responsible for a safety program in the laboratory?
◉ written laboratory safety program. Answer: Which of the
following items is mandated by law for all blood banks?
◉ personal protective equipment. Answer: What designation is
given to goggles, face shields, and splash barriers?
◉ universal precautions. Answer: What is the name of the policy of
treating all body substances as potentially harmful, regardless of the
patient diagnosis?
◉ hand washing. Answer: In addition to wearing gloves, what is the
most effective defense for infection control and safety?
◉ 1:10 fresh solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach). Answer:
Select the most economical disinfectant to use for decontamination.
◉ at the time the accident or injury occurs. Answer: When should an
accident or injury be reported?
,◉ safety education. Answer: Select one of the best ways to protect
employees and keep a safe laboratory environment.
◉ Enforce the Code of Federal Regulations. Answer: What is the
FDA's primary responsibility in blood banks?
◉ Drawing a single line through the error, correcting and dating the
error, and initialing the correction. Answer: Donor records are legal
documents and permanent medical records. How are errors
properly corrected?
◉ All laboratory testing. Answer: What area does the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulate?
◉ Regulations that itemize what needs to be done without
specifying how. Answer: Select the statement that BEST describes
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
◉ Yes, she had excessive jewelry that could be a problem.. Answer: A
new technologist reported to work in her regulation scrubs with her
long hair neatly tied back. She was wearing her new large hoop
earrings and gold bangles. Her shoes were new leather sneakers for
comfort. Did she violate any safety rules for personal attire
, ◉ Lab coat, gloves, safety glasses. Answer: What is the minimum
personal protective equipment needed when splashes are likely to
occur in the laboratory?
◉ Leakproof solid plastic container ("sharps"). Answer: Where
should biohazardous needles and glass materials be disposed?
◉ No. Answer: A technologist in training noticed that the person
training her had some food and water stored in her reagent
refrigerator. Is this an acceptable practice?
◉ True. Answer: The Food and Drug Administration classifies blood
as a drug.
◉ False. Answer: Proper glove techniques require that gloves are
washed with soap after handling blood samples so they can be used
again.
◉ The original entry is neither obliterated nor deleted
The person making the correction dates and initals the change
The item to be corrected is crossed off with a single line. Answer:
What criteria apply to the correction of manual records?
BANKING AND TRANSFUSION PRACTICES
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 BLOOD
BANKING PRINCIPLES AND SAFETY
◉ are used solely for the purpose of identifying "troublemakers,,
Answer: What statement does not apply to the performance of
internal audits?
◉ employees must be trained
employees must report errors without fear of reprisal
employees are a key part of problem solving. Answer: Employees are
the core of an organization. What item reinforces this statement
◉ FDA Code of Federal Regulations. Answer: Where can cGMPs
applicable to the blood industry be located?
◉ FDA. Answer: Which is a government agency that regulates blood
banks?
◉ AABB. Answer: Which is a voluntary peer review organization?
,◉ OSHA. Answer: Which is an agency responsible for safety?
◉ the employer or laboratory director. Answer: Who is ultimately
responsible for a safety program in the laboratory?
◉ written laboratory safety program. Answer: Which of the
following items is mandated by law for all blood banks?
◉ personal protective equipment. Answer: What designation is
given to goggles, face shields, and splash barriers?
◉ universal precautions. Answer: What is the name of the policy of
treating all body substances as potentially harmful, regardless of the
patient diagnosis?
◉ hand washing. Answer: In addition to wearing gloves, what is the
most effective defense for infection control and safety?
◉ 1:10 fresh solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach). Answer:
Select the most economical disinfectant to use for decontamination.
◉ at the time the accident or injury occurs. Answer: When should an
accident or injury be reported?
,◉ safety education. Answer: Select one of the best ways to protect
employees and keep a safe laboratory environment.
◉ Enforce the Code of Federal Regulations. Answer: What is the
FDA's primary responsibility in blood banks?
◉ Drawing a single line through the error, correcting and dating the
error, and initialing the correction. Answer: Donor records are legal
documents and permanent medical records. How are errors
properly corrected?
◉ All laboratory testing. Answer: What area does the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulate?
◉ Regulations that itemize what needs to be done without
specifying how. Answer: Select the statement that BEST describes
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
◉ Yes, she had excessive jewelry that could be a problem.. Answer: A
new technologist reported to work in her regulation scrubs with her
long hair neatly tied back. She was wearing her new large hoop
earrings and gold bangles. Her shoes were new leather sneakers for
comfort. Did she violate any safety rules for personal attire
, ◉ Lab coat, gloves, safety glasses. Answer: What is the minimum
personal protective equipment needed when splashes are likely to
occur in the laboratory?
◉ Leakproof solid plastic container ("sharps"). Answer: Where
should biohazardous needles and glass materials be disposed?
◉ No. Answer: A technologist in training noticed that the person
training her had some food and water stored in her reagent
refrigerator. Is this an acceptable practice?
◉ True. Answer: The Food and Drug Administration classifies blood
as a drug.
◉ False. Answer: Proper glove techniques require that gloves are
washed with soap after handling blood samples so they can be used
again.
◉ The original entry is neither obliterated nor deleted
The person making the correction dates and initals the change
The item to be corrected is crossed off with a single line. Answer:
What criteria apply to the correction of manual records?
