PHLEBOTOMY MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS

When drawing blood on an outpatient what is the next positive identification to ask for after obtaining date of birth? a) photo ID b) SSN c) correct spelling of name d) medical record number a) photo ID a patient has a requisition for a urine test. the patient asks to have their blood drawn. they intend to call the physicians office when they leave to fax the orders. what should a phlebotomy technician do? a) call the physician before the draw to request and obtain orders for additional labs b) draw the blood and confirm with the physician after the draw c) look in the computer at patient history to see what labs have been done in the past d) Mark the labs that the patient requested on the requisition a) call the physician before the draw to request and obtain orders for additional labs A requisition form requires a phlebo tech to draw blood for an hgA1C and lipid panel. How should the phlebo tech draw blood from the patient to meet this requirement? a) 1. draw gray top tube 2. draw SST top tube b) 1. draw gray top tube 2. draw lavender top tube c) 1. draw lavender top tube 2. draw SST top tube d) 1. draw SST top tube 2. draw lavender top tube this is a hemoglobin test d) 1. draw SST top tube 2. draw lavender top tube The phlebo tech initiates a blood draw after receiving verbal consent from the patient. What type of consent has been given? a) informed b) implied c) expressed d) manifest c) expressed the physician orders an Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) lab test. Which tube should the phlebo tech use? a) red b) SST/gold c) green d) lavender d) lavender Patient A is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a phlebotomy technician for 15 minutes. Patient B is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a phlebotomy technician for five minutes. Both patients require a CBC with differential. The STAT box on patient B's requisition is checked. What should the phlebotomy technician do first? a) draw from patient A using a SST/gold top tube b) draw from patient B using a lavender top tube c) draw from patient B using a SST/gold top tube d) draw from patient A using a lavender top tube b) draw from patient B using a lavender top tube A phlebo tech is ready to perform a venipuncture on a patient for labs the physician ordered. What should the phlebo tech do first? a) gather the supplies b) identify the patient c) room the patient d) position the patient b) identify the patient A phlebo tech enters a patient's room to draw blood and notices the DOB of the patient's ID band is different from the DOB on the requisition. How should the phlebo tech handle this situation? a) telephone the physician to verify the patient b) Delay drawing the blood until the issue with the ID band is resolved c) change the ID band to match the requisition d) ignore the ID band and proceed with the draw a) telephone the physician to verify the patient A phlebotomy technician receives an inpatient lab order. Upon entering the room, the technician observes an unconscious patient with family present. What should the technician do to verify the patient to the order, prior to the blood draw? a) ask the nurse b) use the patients ID band c) use the white board in the room d) ask the family member in the room b) use the patients ID band Patient A is drawn by the phlebotomy technician for a type and cross blood match and mistakenly labeled as patient B. The tubes are processed. Patient A's blood is entered into patient B's chart. Later that day, patient B has surgery, is given the wrong blood type, and dies during surgery. What should the phlebotomy tech have done differently? a) label the tubes before the draw b) properly ID the patient c) switch labels on specimen d) contact corporate compliance b) properly ID the patient The lab receives 3 specimens labeled