Phlebotomy Quizzes- Med Certs Exam Questions Correct Answers New Update (Verified A+ Pass)
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Phlebotomy Quizzes- Med Certs Exam Questions Correct Answers New Update (Verified A+ Pass)
Which of the following may be required of a phlebotomist?
Select one:
a. Certification
b. Licensure
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above - Answers - Rationale: Even though certification is commonly v...
Phlebotomy Quizzes- Med Certs
Exam Questions Correct Answers
New Update (Verified A+ Pass)
Which of the following may be required of a phlebotomist?
Select one:
a. Certification
b. Licensure
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: Even though certification is commonly
voluntary, some states or regions may require either certification or licensures.
The correct answer is: Both A and B
If a patient refuses having their blood drawn, what is the next step by the phlebotomist?
Select one:
a.Draw the patient's blood anyway as requested by the physician
b.Have the patient wait and draw the patient's blood after a waiting period
c.Do not draw the patient's blood and notify the physician
d. All the above - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: Patients always have the right to refuse any
medical treatments, including phlebotomy; if this occurs, do not draw the patient's blood
and notify the physician.
The correct answer is:Do not draw the patient's blood and notify the physician
When the phlebotomist asks for assistance from another phlebotomist working in the lab
after two unsuccessful blood draw attempts on a patient, what is being practiced?
Select one:
a. Confidentiality
b. Scope of practice
c. Standard of care
d. Accurate recordkeeping - Answers -✔✔ A phlebotomist is practicing a high standard
of care, which is the consensus of medical care on a patient in the same situation, to
never perform more than two unsuccessful blood draw attempts.
The correct answer is: Standard of care
Which of the following is required to maintain certification or license and demonstrates
the phlebotomist is staying current in the field?
Select one:
a. PHI
b. CPT
c. CEU
,d. NHA - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: To maintain a credential or license, continuing
education units, or CEUs, are required by the credentialing organization.
The correct answer is: CEU
A phlebotomist trained to draw blood is personally liable for their own actions.
Select one:
True
False - Answers -✔✔ The personal liability of a phlebotomist is responsibility for their
own actions
The correct answer is 'True'.
HIPAA is the Hospital Inpatient Protection Administration Act.
Select one:
True
False - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act requiring the privacy of all patients' protected health information, or
PHI.
The correct answer is 'False'.
The phlebotomist must collect blood samples according to established procedures and
adhere to all safety and infection regulations.
Select one:
True
False - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: Established procedures, as well as safety and
infection regulations, require adherence for protection of both the patient and the
employee.
The correct answer is 'True'
Which of the following are phlebotomy job skills?
Select one:
a. Technical knowledge
b. Organizational skills
c. Interpersonal skills
d.All of the above - Answers -✔✔ A phlebotomist's job skills include having technical
knowledge, organization skills with attention to detail, good interpersonal skills, and the
ability to handle stress.
The correct answer is:All of the above
What is being provided when a patient agrees to a procedure after being told about the
procedure and risks?
Select one:
a.Protected health information
b.Informed consent
c.Scope of practice
,d.Continuing education - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: The law requires that a patient is
informed of intended treatments and related risks in order to provide informed consent
before proceeding with the procedure.
The correct answer is:Informed consent
Which is being followed when a patient is only discussed with healthcare personnel
directly involved in the patient's care?
Select one:
a. Confidentiality
b. Authorization
c. Liability
d. Disclosure - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: Confidentiality requires that patient information
is not discussed in public and is never discussed with anyone not directly involved in the
patient's care.
The correct answer is: Confidentiality
Which of the following personnel has specialized training and will supervise the
laboratory?
Select one:
a. Laboratory technician
b. Pathologist
c. Phlebotomist
d. Hematologist - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: A pathologist is usually the lab supervisor
with specialized training in laboratory analysis of tissues and fluids.
The correct answer is: Pathologist
The trained phlebotomist has employment opportunities in a variety of facilities,
including nursing homes, physician office laboratories, and health fairs.
Select one:
True
False - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: Potential employment opportunities for phlebotomists
are available in many facilities, including urgent care centers, physician office
laboratories, nursing homes, reference laboratories, health fairs, and blood donor
services.
The correct answer is 'True'.
Which of the following organizations is responsible for the standards for laboratory
procedures?
Select one:
a. CLSI
b. CLIA
c. CAP
d. JC - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, or
CLSI, sets standards and guidelines for laboratory procedures.
, The correct answer is: CLSI
Which is an independent laboratory facility that analyzes specimens sent from other
healthcare facilities?
Select one:
a.Physician office laboratory
b.Reference laboratory
c. Blood bank
d. None of the above
Feedback - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: An independent reference, or referral, laboratory
analyzes specimens sent from other healthcare facilities or laboratories.
The correct answer is:Reference laboratory
What section in the laboratory checks blood specimens for clotting factors?
Select one:
a. Histology
b. Urinalysis
c. Microbiology
d. Coagulation - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: The coagulation section, usually found in
hematology, analyzes blood samples for clotting factors.
The correct answer is: Coagulation
Which section of anatomic and surgical pathology examines specimens for genetic
disorders?
Select one:
a. Histology
b. Cytopathology
c. Chemistry
d. Cytogenetics - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: Cytogenetics is the laboratory section that
examines specimens for evidence of genetic diseases.
The correct answer is: Cytogenetics
Which of the following tasks may be the responsibility of the phlebotomist in the hospital
setting?
Select one:
a. Collection of blood samples from inpatients
b. Proper handling and timely delivery of samples
c. Sending specimens to a referral laboratory for testing not performed in the hospital
lab
d.All of the above - Answers -✔✔ Rationale: The phlebotomist in the hospital setting
may have a variety of duties, including collecting blood samples, proper handling of
samples, timely delivery of samples, and sending specimens to a referral laboratory for
tests not performed in the hospital laboratory.
The correct answer is:All of the above
With which of the following hospital services is the phlebotomist most likely to interact?
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