What is Polycythemia Vera characterized by? correct answers high red blood cell count
What are the most common practices of phlebotomy? correct answers extraction of blood for donation, testing the substances contained
What is therapeutic phlebotomy? correct answers extracting large volumes o...
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What is Polycythemia Vera characterized by? correct answers high red blood cell count
What are the most common practices of phlebotomy? correct answers extraction of blood for
donation, testing the substances contained
What is therapeutic phlebotomy? correct answers extracting large volumes of blood to bring
certain values in the blood and other medical uses
What is the concept behind bloodletting? correct answers rid the body of excess fluids, which
were believed to be infected
What does the red stripe on the barber's pole represent? correct answers blood
What were some early tools used for phlebotomy? correct answers suction cup devices with
lancets and the application of leeches to small incision
What is phlebotomy? correct answers act of drawing or removing blood from the circulatory
system through a cut or puncture to obtain a sample for analysis or diagnosis
Where is the tourniquet generally tied? correct answers 4"-6" above draw site
Define palpate correct answers two fingers feeling for the vein
It is not uncommon for patients to feel dizzy, nauseated, or faint during or after phlebotomy?
correct answers true
What might the phlebotomist need to do to the fingertips in order to get additional blood to the
surface? correct answers slightly squeeze fingertip
Where on the body is blood usually taken from? correct answers vein on back of hand or inside
the elbow
The amount of blood drawn depends on what? correct answers purpose of phlebotomy
What is your primary function as a phlebotomist? correct answers obtain blood specimens from
patients by venipuncture or capillary puncture techniques
You will perform the same duties wherever you work correct answers false
What are some other things, besides patient analysis, that the phlebotomist may also draw blood
for? correct answers transfusions, donations, and research
All precautions must be taken to prevent what? correct answers transmission of infectious
diseases
, What are 3 duties you may have as a phlebotomist correct answers assemble equipment, verify
identity, converse with patient
What is professionalism correct answers attitude and set of personal characteristics needed to
succeed
What are 2 characteristics of professionalism? correct answers dependability, honesty
It is sometimes appropriate to act unprofessional correct answers false
What is ethical behavior? correct answers conforming to a standard of right to wrong too avoid
harming the patient in any way
negligence, battery, and breach of duty are examples of unethical behavior correct answers true
according to the patient's bill of rights, can the patient choose to decline medical treatment?
correct answers yes
you must tell the patient the test before performed if they ask correct answers true
are you, as the phlebotomist, ever allowed to give a patient their test results? correct answers no
what is failure too give appropriate care called? correct answers negligence
HIV consent also covers herpes correct answers true
parental consent for minors does not apply, regardless of age, of the patient has graduated high
school correct answers false
expressed consent is permission given by patient verbally or in writing for a procedure correct
answers true
informed consent is only required at hospitals correct answers false
implied consent involves informing the patient of the risks, methods used and consequences
associated with a procedure correct answers true
your bedside manner should be ______ and _____ correct answers pleasant and professional
what should the phlebotomist use for verification for proper patient identification? correct
answers patient ID band/bracelet
there are verbal and nonverbal cues to be aware of during a blood draw correct answers true
personal protective equipment refers only to clothing, life scrubs/lab coats correct answers false
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