CSMLS MLA Certification Exam Practice Tests: Prepare for Success!
Taking the CSMLS MLA exam? If so, this unofficial practice book is a great way to prepare. This book contains 180 multiple-choice practice questions for the CSMLS MLA exam, along with answers and explanations, to help you prepare for the real exam.
ABOUT THE SERIESThis is the first book of five books in this series of CSMLS MLA practice test books. For the additional books in the series, visit amazon.ca/dp/B093TG1FDR.
WHY THIS BOOK?With 180 multiple-choice questions, this book covers all major topics you'll encounter on the CSMLS MLA exam, including:
- Safe Work Practices
- Analytical Procedures
- Quality Management
- Critical Thinking
- And more!
Challenging questions come with detailed explanations, helping you fully understand both the answers and the reasoning behind them.
KEY FEATURESOur questions are modeled after the real CSMLS MLA exam, encompassing eight core competency areas:
- Safe Work Practices
- Data and Specimen Collection and Handling
- Pre-analytical Procedures
- Reagent Preparation
- Communication and Interaction
- Quality Management
- Professional Practice
- Critical Thinking
This book is designed to mirror the actual CSMLS MLA certification exam, making it an ideal tool for thorough preparation.
SAMPLE QUESTIONSTo give you a preview, here are five sample questions from the book:
1) SAFE WORK PRACTICESThe TLV-C is the concentration of a substance that:
a. a worker can be exposed to over a working lifetime without adverse effects
b. a worker can be exposed to up to 4 times per day
c. makes half of human test subjects sick
d. should never be exceeded
2) DATA AND SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND HANDLINGA phlebotomist needs to draw an urgent blood sample from a patient who is asleep. What should the phlebotomist do?
a. Come back later when the patient is awake
b. Draw the sample while the patient is asleep
c. Take a capillary sample instead
d. Wake up the patient
3) PRE-ANALYTICAL PROCEDURESWhich vacutainer tube is used for trace metal analysis?
a. Light blue
b. Orange
c. Red
d. Royal blue
4) REAGENT PREPARATIONWhich of these is a 1/8 dilution of urine?
a. 1 part urine and 7 parts water
b. 1 part urine and 8 parts water
c. 1 part water and 7 parts urine
d. 1 part water and 8 parts urine
5) COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTIONYou think a patient's name is John Smith but you are unsure. Which of these is the best question to confirm the patient's name?
a. "Can you confirm that you are John Smith please?"
b. "I have to confirm your name. Can you confirm that your name is John Smith?"
c. "Is your name the same as the name written here on this form?"
d. "What is your name?"
Answers 1) d. Should never be exceededTLV-C stands for Threshold Limit Value Ceiling Limit. It is the exposure limit that should not be exceeded at any time.
2) d. Wake up the patientThe blood sample is urgent and needs to be collected. The patient should be woken up.
3) d. Royal blueRoyal blue top tubes are used for analyzing trace metals, such as lead, arsenic, and cadmium.
4) a. 1 part urine and 7 parts waterA 1/8 dilution factor means the final volume of the solution is 8 times the volume of the solute.
5) d. "What is your name?"Asking the patient to state their name ensures accurate identification, as opposed to a simple yes or no question.
