Updated exam- Kinn's
Chapter 47 Blood Collection
Test Bank questions and
answers
A hematoma can be caused by: - answer ✅✅excessive blind probing
to locate a vein.
failure to insert the needle far enough into the vein.
penetration of the needle through a vein.
All are correct Correct
,A needlestick is more likely to occur if a phlebotomist does which of
the following? - answer ✅✅Attempts to recap a needle. Correct
Uses a needle of inappropriate gauge.
Uses standard Vacutainer equipment to obtain a specimen.
All are correct
A patient must give verbal consent before venipuncture can be
performed. - answer ✅✅Correct True
False
A syringe is preferred over a Vacutainer collection device when: -
answer ✅✅the patient's veins are fragile. Correct
the sample must be drawn from the hand veins.
many tests have been ordered, and multiple tubes must be drawn.
All are correct
A tourniquet can remain in place for 2 minutes. After its removal,
you must wait 5 minutes before reapplying it. - answer ✅✅Both
statements are true.
Both statements are false. Correct
The first statement is true; the second is false.
The first statement is false; the second is true.
A tourniquet is used during the phlebotomy procedure to:
, collapse the artery. - answer ✅✅prevent venous flow out of the
site.
make the veins in the area more prominent.
prevent venous flow out of the site and make the veins in the area
more prominent. Correct
A tourniquet should never be used when a venous blood sample is to
be drawn from the hand. - answer ✅✅True
Correct False
A tourniquet should remain tied on a patient's arm no longer than: -
answer ✅✅1 minute. Correct
2 minutes.
3 minutes.
5 minutes.
A winged infusion set is also known as a: - answer ✅✅Hemagard
tube.
Velcro tourniquet.
butterfly needle assembly. Correct
luer adapter.
According to the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, nearly
80% of physicians' decisions are based on laboratory test results. -
answer ✅✅Correct True
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