1. Besides gloves which of the following PPE should a phlebotomist wear when drawing
on a patient with pneumonia?
A. Face mask
B. Gown
C. N95 Respirator
D. Shoe covers - ANSWER A. Face mask
2. A phlebotomists noticed that a blood collection tube is cracked what steps should the
phlebotomists take?
A. Send tube to the lab as is.
B. Discard the tube in a glove.
C. Discard tube in a sharp's container.
D. Dispose of tube in the trash - ANSWER C. Discard tube in a sharp's container.
3. A parent asks the phlebotomist for the results of their young adults point of care test
(POCT) test, what steps should the phlebotomists take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and the patient.
B. Ask the patient to leave the room and tell the parent.
C. Show the parent the results in the hallway.
D. Ask the patient for the permission to disclose results with the parent present. -
ANSWER B. Ask the patient to leave the room and tell the parent.
4. A patient starts to cry and is unwilling to extend her arm for the third draw of a glucose
tolerance test (GTT), what is the proper statement for the phlebotomist to make?
A. "I will get a nurse to hold your hand."
B. "May I perform the draw?"
C. "You may come back tomorrow to get the draw done."
,D. "I will draw the blood anyway." - ANSWER B. "May I perform the draw?"
5. While performing a glucose monitor quality control check the phlebotomist should
record which of the following?
A. Date of battery charge
B. Water bath temperature
C. Date of patient test results
D. Time of lunch break - ANSWER A. Date of battery charge
6. A phlebotomist gets a glucometer reading of 250 mg/dL on a patient, a second test
reads in the normal range, which of the following could have happened?
A. Too little blood was used.
B. The first drop of blood was used.
C. The finger was dirty.
D. The test strips were left open. - ANSWER C. The finger was dirty.
7. What should a phlebotomist use to clean up a large blood spill?
A. Chlorine Bleach
B. Hydrogen Peroxide
C. Povidone-Iodine
D. Isopropyl Alcohol - ANSWER A. Chlorine Bleach
8. If a phlebotomist experiences an accidental needle stick which of the following should
be included in the sharps log?
A. The patients vein location
B. The time the phlebotomist got to work
C. The department where the injury
D. The nurse's name - ANSWER C. The department where the injury
9. Which of the following types of transmission-based precautions should be used for
streptococcal pharyngitis?
, A. Contact
B. Standard
C. Airborne
D. Droplet - ANSWER D. Droplet
10. Which of the following is true for blood culture collection?
A. Scrub the site with chlorhexidine gluconate for 1 min.
B. Do not clean the site.
C. Palpate the vein after cleansing the site.
D. Do not use a tourniquet. - ANSWER A. Scrub the site with chlorhexidine gluconate
for 1 min.
11. A medical professional should do which of the following when performing CPR on an
infant?
A. 30 compressions, 3.8 cm (1.5 in) deep
B. 3 compressions, .05 cm (-1 in) deep
C. 10 compressions, 5.08 cm (2 in) deep
D. 100 compressions, 3.7 cm (1.5 in) deep - ANSWER A. 30 compressions, 3.8 cm
(1.5 in) deep
12. After a failed venipuncture attempt a phlebotomist collects blood in a micro collection
tube, why should the phlebotomist document that blood was collected in this manner?
A. To alert the nurse of blood change
B. To alert the physician that this is capillary blood
C. To alert the laboratory of the presence of capillary blood
D. To alert the patient of their bad veins - ANSWER B. To alert the physician that this is
capillary blood
13. A centrifuge fire belongs in which classes of fire?
A. Class A
B. Class B
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