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PHLEBOTOMY TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -21
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PHLEBOTOMY TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #211. 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
2. 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
3. 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 require- ment?
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
4. 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
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c) expressed
d) manifest: c) expressed
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
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d) ignore the ID band and proceed with the draw: a) telephone the physician to verify the patient
9. 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
10. 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
11. The lab receives 3 specimens labeled Maria Sanchez 4/1/56. The name on the requisition form
reads as Marie Sanches 4/11/65. The error is discovered during the ordering process.
what should the phlebo tech do?
a) call the patient and verify their name and DOB
b) ask another phlebo tech to take care of this problem
c) look for patient's info in the LIS
d) call physician's office to verify name and DOB: a) call the patient and verify their name and
DOB
12. A phlebotomy tech draws blood from a patient whose name is James Davis. The patient states he
prefers to be called Jim.
How should the phlebo tech label the collection tube?
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