Chapter 25 & 26 Final Exam Blood Bank

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1.
Employee training takes place:
A) before procedures are validated
B) after competence assessments
C) before flowcharting the process
D) after hiring and after implementing new procedures

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d) after hiring and after implementing new procedures

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What department evaluates and certifies employee credentials and determines the literacy of the employee?
A) human resources
B) laboratory
C) administration
D) education

Back 2

a. human resources

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3.
When a new assay is implemented what measure is taken to determine equivalency?
A) lot to lot testing of new and old lot numbers of reagent
B) work-flow reorientation
C) daily quality control
D) calibration

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a) lot to lot testing of new and old lot numbers of reagents

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4.
Which of the following is not regarded as an instrument?
A) automated analyzer
B) pipettor
C) washer
D) cuvette

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d) cuvette

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Which of the following might lead to unacceptable quality control results?
A) a technician who has not worked in the area for several months
B) a deteriorated "Anti-A"
C) an uncalibrated serofuge
D) all of the above

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d) all of the above

Front 6

Blood collected in a red-top tube and a lavender tube was sent through a tube system to the stat lab. The blood specimens were not labeled with any type of identification of the patient. The medical technologist called the emergency room (ER) to notify them of the problem. The ER nurse stated she wanted the tubes sent back to the ER and that she would label them. The stat lab technologist stated the lab's policy on unlabeled specimens and that they would be discarded. At that point a disgruntled nurse stated she would write up a(n) _______________ for the lab's refusal to analyze blood on an emergency patient.
A) employee evaluation
B) incident report
C) patient report
D) flow chart

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b) incident report

Front 7

A standard operating procedure (SOP) is:
A) a statement of intent, or course of action
B) a description of resources and activities that transform inputs into outputs
C) a set of directions for how to perform a particular task
D) a form on which to record results

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C) a set of directions for how to perform a particular task

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Which of the following is used to determine if reagents and equipment are functioning prior to testing?
A) critical control points
B) control charts
C) quality assurance
D) quality control

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d) quality control

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All of the following are transfusion service quality assurance indicators used to monitor patient care except:
A) labeling errors on specimens sent to the blood bank
B) reason for return of blood products
C) number of therapeutic units drawn
D) turnaround time on antibody identification

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c) number of therapeutic units drawn

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Which of the following is an example of an external customer?
A) a night-shift medical technologist
B) a blood donor
C) an intravenous nurse
D) housekeeping employee

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b) a blood donor

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Which of the following could be considererd a final diposition of a unit?
a. Issue
b. transfused
c. available
d. reserved

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b) transfused

Front 12

What are the two components of computer terminals?
a) central recieving terminal keyboard
b) monitor keyboard
c) cathode ray tube/disk
d) central processing unit/keyboard

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b) monitor/keyboard

Front 13

Which of the following assist in the restoration of lost or corrupted data?
a) printing a log of all daily specimens
b) unscheduled downtime due to a power outage
c) making copies of software and databases to serve as a backup for system data
d) mone of the above

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c) making copies of software and databases to serve as a backup for system data

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What information mgiht be found in a blood bank computer system?
a) inventory of blood components
b) antibodies identified in a patient
c) the last date of donation for a blood donor
d) all of the above

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d) all of the above

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What hardware device control the interpretation and execution of the software instructors?
a) modem
b) CPU
c) central ray tube
d) filserver

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b) CPU

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A transfusion employee proceeds to issue blood to O positive patient. She enters the untit number via the keyboard. The unit is type A positive. What should appear on the CRT screeb at this point?
a)a promot message asking what printer to print the compatibility tags to
b) a message that the issue process is complete
d) none of the above

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c) a message that the issue process is complete

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What information is accessed from a component barcode sticker?
a. blood type
b. unit number
c. expiration date
d. all of the above

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d. all of the above

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Through what mechanism is security of computer applications maintained?
a. user name
b. user combinations
c. user keys
d. user password

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d. user password

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a 17 cc aliquot of CMV negative RBCs is requested for a newbord. The mothers antibody screen was positve and anti Fya was identified. a sample from the aliquot was tested with anti Fya and found to be negative fr the antigenb. This information should be documented on which of the following.
a) aliquot unit
b) orginal unit
c) donor file
d) all of the above

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d) all of the above

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Bood bank information systems should perform all of the following except:
a) verify donor testing results to ensure units are suitable for transfusion.
b) identify the location of all units at one give time
c) recognize usits that are outdated
d) verify the accuracy of input demographic data

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d) verify the accuracy of input demographic data

Front 21

A transfusion employee proceeds to issue blood to O positive patient. She enters the untit number via the keyboard. The unit is type A positive. What should appear on the CRT screeb at this point?
a)a promot message asking what printer to print the compatibility tags to
b) a message that the issue process is complete
d) none of the above

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c) a message that the issue process is complete

Front 22

What information is accessed from a component barcode sticker?
a. blood type
b. unit number
c. expiration date
d. all of the above

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d. all of the above

Front 23

Through what mechanism is security of computer applications maintained?
a. user name
b. user combinations
c. user keys
d. user password

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d. user password

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a 17 cc aliquot of CMV negative RBCs is requested for a newbord. The mothers antibody screen was positve and anti Fya was identified. a sample from the aliquot was tested with anti Fya and found to be negative fr the antigenb. This information should be documented on which of the following.
a) aliquot unit
b) orginal unit
c) donor file
d) all of the above

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d) all of the above

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Bood bank information systems should perform all of the following except:
a) verify donor testing results to ensure units are suitable for transfusion.
b) identify the location of all units at one give time
c) recognize usits that are outdated
d) verify the accuracy of input demographic data

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d) verify the accuracy of input demographic data

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The final label verification step performed at the donation facility will prevent:
a) the release of blood that tests positive for hepatits markers.
b) transfusion reactions
c) the realease of ABO incompatible blood

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a) the release of blood that tests positive for hepatits markers.

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Data from donor history cards would be store in what type of file?
a) static file
b) antibody file
c) dynamic file
d) review file

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c) dynamic file