Phlebotomy Practice Exam Questions and Answers All Correct
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Phlebotomy Practice Exam Questions and Answers All Correct
What is the best way of preventing infection in a healthcare setting? - Answer-washing hands
What type of respirator is used in a isolation room for someone who is diagnosed with Tuberculosis? - Answer-N 95 mask
The best way to p...
Phlebotomy Practice Exam Questions
and Answers All Correct
What is the best way of preventing infection in a healthcare setting? - Answer-washing
hands
What type of respirator is used in a isolation room for someone who is diagnosed with
Tuberculosis? - Answer-N 95 mask
The best way to prevent the spread of infection in a healthcare setting is by what? -
Answer-Hand washing before and after each patient contact
list the steps of doffing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) - Answer-gloves, gown,
goggles, mask
Let the specimen sit after 5 inversions, then centrifuge for approximately 15 minutes,
then pipette off the serum and place into another red tube for freezing. - Answer-Let the
specimen sit after 10 inversions, then centrifuge for approximately 15 minutes, then
pipette off the plasma, leaving the serum and then freeze the serum.
You have just left the lab with your schedule of draws for the morning and you notice a
patient in a wheel chair crying quietly in the corridor. You would... - Answer-Approach
the patient and kneel down so that you were at eye level and ask them if they would like
to talk about what is bothering them.
The needle gage indicates the... - Answer-The thickness of the needle
You are to perform a venipuncture on a patient whom has two IVs in each antecubital
fossa. Understanding the rules of draw, your first action would be to.. - Answer-Seek out
a nurse and ask them to shut off the IV, wait 3 minutes, then draw below the IV and
remind the nurse to turn the IV back on
Upon walking into a patients room, you notice that the patient is sleeping. You would... -
Answer-Approach the patient from the end of the bed where their feet are and ask in a
even polite tone of voice, "hello Mr. Smith, I am sorry to have to wake you"
You notice that your patient is a 79 year old female and that her arms appear black and
blue from previous venipunctures. You are to draw a PT, and PTT. Upon your
assessment you would? - Answer-Choose not to use a tourniquet because it would
cause more bruising and to use a butterfly with a needle gage of 22, and attempt to find
a vein in the hand
, You are about to draw on a patient who has been talking with you for a few minutes and
then you notice that they closed their eyes nodded their head. You would... - Answer-
Attempt to wake the patient by calling their name in a low gentle tone, if unable to rouse
them, check to see if they are breathing and if they cannot be aroused, remain in the
room and call for help
The importance in the order of draw cannot be under estimated due to which of the
following factors? - Answer-Order of draw is based on the preservation in each of the
tubes. Each of the preservatives carry ions that mix with the blood. and Order of draw
has a base standard across the U.S. and Canada, except for some hospital
preferences.
You walk into a room and see a child holding their doll tightly, looking away with fear.
Your first approach would be to... - Answer-Greet the child with a smile and ask, "what
is the name of your doll?"
You are in a patients room and the patient grasps their chest all of a sudden in pain,
then they fall limp. Your first action would be? - Answer-Check for breathing and pulse,
if none call a code blue, remain in the room with the patient, and perform CPR
You are about to draw on a patient and notice a bulging vein in their right hand. You
would... - Answer-Realize that this is a varicose vein and that these types of veins,
though big, have poor venous flow
You are getting ready to draw a patient that has a herparin lock (IV access port which is
not connected to any IV tubing). Knowing that blood is accessible from this port, you
would do which of the following... - Answer-Assess the other arm for possible veins to
draw from and proceed to draw
K2EDTA is a _______________ and is used for ___________________. - Answer-
strong anticoagulant, complete blood counts
When the phlebotomist uses a needle gauge of 25 and vigorously inverts the
vaccutainer tube, what is the result? - Answer-Hemolysis
Proper inversion, correct needle gauge selection, proper cleansing of the venipuncture
site and correct vein choice are factors that the phlebotomist calls.... - Answer-proper
phlebotomy technique and maintaining patient safety and rights
The basilic vein is the best vein of choice for which reason? - Answer-The basilic vein
must be avoided due to its close proximity to the heart, and the sensitivity of the nerves
in the area.
Needle stick injuries are a real life threat to any phlebotomist. Under standing the role of
proper medical asepsis and safe venipuncture procedure is crucial to protect the patient
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