You Arrive to Work in the Clinical Laboratory with a Small

question 59

Multiple Choice

You arrive to work in the clinical laboratory with a small cut on your hand.Your supervisor pulls you from specimen collection (phlebotomy) duties for the day,citing chain of infection protocols.Why is your supervisor concerned about the cut on your hand?

• A) Because you will not have the mobility in your hand to properly collect blood
• B) Because you are going to have to wear a bandage all day long
• C) Because you have a point of entry that could expose you to infectious agents
• D) Because you are going to be an active transmitter of infection onto general surfaces

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Definitions:

Saccadic Movements

Rapid, jerky movements of the eyes used in scanning a visual scene, as opposed to smooth tracking movements.

Milliseconds

A unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second, commonly used to measure the timing of very quick events.

Characters

The people or beings in a story, play, or other literary work who carry out the action and dialogue, contributing to the work's plot and theme.

Jerky Movements

Rapid, sharp actions or motions that are not smooth, often involuntary and without a steady rhythm.