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PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE TESTQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does the term phlebotomy actually mean?
a.) Removal of a vein
b.) Incision of a vein
c.) Testing of blood
d.) Withdrawal of red blood cells - Answer-b.) Incision of a vein
What is the first step in routine blood collection?
a.) Select and prepare the site of collection
b.) Label the sample tubes
c.) Choose the appropriate equipment for collecting the sample
d.) Correctly and positively identify the patient - Answer-d.) Correctly and positively
identify the patient
Which of the following acronyms is not a certification agency for phlebotomists?
a.) ASCP
b.) ASPT
c.) AMT
d.) NAACLS - Answer-d.) NAACLS
Which of the following terms is evidence that an individual has demonstrated proficiency
in a particular area of practice?
a.) Accreditation
b.) Approval
c.) Certification
d.) Standardization - Answer-c.) Certification
A phlebotomist must ensure that the patient understands and agrees that his or her
blood is going to be drawn. What is the name of this process?
a.) Confidentiality
b.) Informed consent
c.) Legality
d.) Privacy - Answer-b.) Informed consent
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regulates which of the
following areas?
a.) Privacy of health information
b.) Health insurance transfers on changing jobs
c.) Informing patients of intended procedures
d.) Phlebotomy training - Answer-a.) Privacy of health information
, You have entered a patient's room and explained that you need to draw blood, and the
patient repeatedly refuses. What should you do?
a.) Attempt to draw anyhow because the physician ordered the test
b.) Call for another phlebotomist to help you convince the patient
c.) Take the request form back to laboratory after you have finished drawing your other
patients
d.) Notify the patient's physician according to the institution's written policies - Answer-
d.) Notify the patient's physician according to the institution's written policies
The term informed consent means:
a.) A patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risks before the treatment
is performed.
b.) A patient must inform the physicians concerning what procedures they need.
c.) A nurse informed by the phlebotomist can overrule a patient's refusal.
d.) As long as the patient is informed, he or she cannot refuse a treatment. - Answer-a.)
A patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risks before the treatment is
performed.
Which of the following is true?
a.) Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at least 3500 years.
b.) Phlebotomy is a new profession arising during World War II.
c.) Phlebotomists today draw blood from patients for the same reasons as ancient
phlebotomists.
d.) Phlebotomy equipment has not changed since the original phlebotomists. - Answer-
a.) Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at least 3500 years.
What state has led the way in state regulation of phlebotomy?
a.) California
b.) Nevada
c.) Oklahoma
d.) Texas - Answer-a.) California
The hospital laboratory falls under which of the following categories of administrative
services?
a.) Fiscal
b.) Nursing
c.) Professional
d.) Support - Answer-c.) Professional
Which department of the hospital dispenses drugs?
a.) Laboratory
b.) Pharmacy
c.) Occupational therapy
d.) Respiratory therapy - Answer-b.) Pharmacy
Most phlebotomists are employed by what type of health care organization?
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