A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has
pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment
should the technician wear? Face mask
while collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician notices the glass collec...
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A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has
pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment
should the technician wear? ✔✔Face mask
while collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician notices the glass collection tube is
cracked. Which of the following actions should the technician use? ✔✔Dispose of the tube in a
sharps container
A phlebotomy technician is performing a glucometer reading for a young adult patient. The
patients parent id in the room and asks about the patients glucose level. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? ✔✔Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with
the parent present
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third set of blood draws for a glucose
tolerance test, The patient starts to cry and refuses to extend her arm for the draw. Which of the
following statements should the technician make? ✔✔"May I please perform the draw?"
,phlebotomy Technician is preparing to complete the glucose monitor quality control record.
Which information should the technician record in the quality control record? ✔✔Date of battery
change
A technician observes a glucometer reading of 250 mg/dL. A second test is performed and
returns a reading within the expected reference range. What could have been the cause of the
first test to be inaccurate? ✔✔Too much blood was used
What solution should a technician used to clean a cerebral spinal specimen spill? ✔✔Chlorine
bleach
A technician experiences a needlestick injury while performing a venipuncture. What should the
technician include in the online sharps injury log? ✔✔The department where the injury
happened
When testing a p.t for streptococcal pharyngitis, a phlebotomist should implement what type of
transmission-based precaution? ✔✔Droplet
what actions should a phlebotomist take when performing a blood culture collection? ✔✔scrub
the site with isopropyl alcohol for 1 minute in outward, concentric circles.
, Which of the following what is the current procedure for medical professionals performing CPR
on an infant? ✔✔30 compressions, 3.8 cm (1.5in) deep
A technician collects a specimen in a microcollection container after two failed veni. attempts.
What reason should the technician write on the requisition form why the blood was collected in
this manner? ✔✔To alert the Lab of the presence of capillary blood
while a technician is using a centrifuge,the device catches on fire. The technician should identify
a centrifuge fire as what class of fire? ✔✔class C
A technician finishes performing a blood draw in an isolation room. What PPE should be
removed FIRST? ✔✔Gloves
A technician is preparing to aliquot a blood specimen. What PPE are the minimum requirments
for the technician to wear? ✔✔face shield and gloves
A technician experiences a needlestick injury while performing a draw. They are at greater risk
of exposure to what bloodborne pathogens? ✔✔Hep. B (HBV)
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