Vascular Access Exam Prep - Question List

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26. Blood-borne pathogens are:
  1. Disease-producing organisms.
  2. Often found in blood and body fluids of infected patients.
  3. Organisms that can be spread by sharps injuries.
  4. All of the above
27. In hypothesis testing, the area of the curve in which it is unlikely a researcher will obtain means is called the rejection region (or region of unlikely values). What conclusions are drawn when obtained values fall in the rejection region?
  1. The experiment was unsuccessful and needs to be redesigned
  2. Null hypothesis is rejected; there are differences between groups
  3. Null hypothesis is rejected; there are no statistically significant differences between groups
  4. Null hypothesis is accepted; there are no statistically significant differences between groups
28. The disintegration or destruction of red blood cells along with subsequent rupture of the cell membrane and release of the cell contents, is the definition of which of the following terms?
  1. Homeostasis.
  2. Hemolysis.
  3. Hemostasis.
29. A variable that affects the data collected but is not accounted for or demonstrated in the statistical measure of the data is a:
  1. Stealth variable
  2. Lurking variable
  3. Independent variable
  4. Dependent variable
30. A nurse is using a butterfly syringe, tube adaptor, and pediatric tubes to collect blood from an adult patient with very fragile veins. Has the nurse made a mistake by doing this?
  1. Yes
  2. No

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