MLPAO Professional Practice and Safety Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Under the CMLTO Standards of Practice, what does the term 'professional accountability' require of a registered MLT?

Accepted Answer

Taking responsibility for one's professional decisions, actions, and practice quality

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Reporting only errors that affect patient outcomes

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Deferring all clinical decisions to the laboratory director

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Documenting only patient-related activities

Question 2

What is the standard approach for donning (putting on) personal protective equipment (PPE) in a medical laboratory?

Accepted Answer

Gown → Mask/Respirator → Eye Protection → Gloves

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Gloves → Gown → Mask → Eye Protection

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Eye Protection → Gloves → Gown → Mask

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Mask → Gloves → Gown → Eye Protection

Question 3

A medical laboratory technologist is working alone in the laboratory late at night. Which safety practice is most critical in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Informing a supervisor or following the laboratory's lone-worker safety protocol

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Working twice as fast to finish before others arrive

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Avoiding specimen processing until colleagues arrive

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Disabling the laboratory door alarms for easier access

Question 4

What is the correct immediate response if a medical laboratory technologist receives a needlestick injury during venipuncture?

Accepted Answer

Squeeze the wound to remove blood, wash with soap and water, and report to occupational health

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Apply a tourniquet above the injury site immediately

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Ignore it if the patient appears healthy

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Apply antiseptic ointment and continue working

Question 5

Which of the following is a correct practice when labelling patient specimens in the laboratory?

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Specimens must be labelled at the patient's bedside immediately after collection with two patient identifiers

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Labels may be applied before collection to save time if the patient's name is known

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Labels can be added later by laboratory staff if the collection team forgets

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Electronic labels are not required as long as handwritten labels are present

Question 6

In a medical laboratory, which of the following describes the 'chain of custody' process?

Accepted Answer

Documentation of every person who handled, processed, or analysed a specimen from collection to disposal, used for medico-legal purposes

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The transfer of laboratory specimens from one department to another

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The process of transferring patient results to the physician

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The sequential testing protocol for a diagnostic algorithm