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Phlebotomy Procedures and Specimen Collection
1. Which of the following specimens is likely to be considered STAT?
️ Lactic acid.
2. A phlebotomist is assigned to manage an outpatient draw station. Prioritize the following patients in
the correct or...
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Phlebotomy Procedures and Specimen Collection
1. Which of the following specimens is likely to be considered STAT?
✔️ Lactic acid.
2. A phlebotomist is assigned to manage an outpatient draw station. Prioritize the following patients in
the correct order:
- ✔️ STAT troponin level on a patient sent over from a doctor’s office.
- ✔️ Type and screen on a pre-op patient due for surgery that day.
- ✔️ 2 hr post-prandial glucose level due in 40 minutes.
- ✔️ Weekly PT/INR.
3. Which of the following sites is contraindicated for a patient with diabetes?
✔️ Foot/ankle.
4. Which of the following types of medication work to inhibit blood from clotting?
✔️ Anticoagulants.
5. A patient visits the lab for routine venipuncture collection and informs the phlebotomist that she
recently had a mastectomy of the right breast. Which is the appropriate draw site?
✔️ Left arm.
6. During a venipuncture, the patient has excessive bleeding and then states she forgot to mention her
anticoagulant (Coumadin) therapy. What should the phlebotomist do immediately after removing the
needle?
✔️ Hold pressure on the site for a minimum of five full minutes until the bleeding stops.
,7. A phlebotomist is to draw blood from a psychiatric patient. The patient does not understand what is
being done. What is the appropriate action the phlebotomist should take?
✔️ Explain the procedure to the patient thoroughly.
8. When performing a blood draw on a 75-year-old patient with thin, papery skin, the phlebotomist
should:
✔️ Wrap the arm in gauze and apply the tourniquet.
9. The phlebotomist has orders to draw blood on a patient with edema in the left arm and burns on the
upper right arm. Which is the preferred draw site?
✔️ Hand vein.
10. Which of the following should the phlebotomist do with a patient known to have a fainting problem?
✔️ Position the patient supine.
11. Which of the following is the correct pairing of tube and test for a chemistry specimen collection?
✔️ Gold and blood type.
12. When ordering a PT, PSA, and CBC, which of the following tubes are needed to effectively draw
these labs? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
✔️ Light blue.
✔️ Lavender.
✔️ Gold gel barrier.
13. The doctor has ordered a CBC, Cholesterol, and PT on a fasting patient. The phlebotomist is in the
process of collecting the last tube when the nurse walks in with an add-on for a glucose test. Which tube
should the phlebotomist use to collect the glucose test?
✔️ Gray top.
Which of the following tubes contains an
, anticoagulant that prevents platelets from
clumping and preserves the appearance of blood
cells for microscopic prep? ✔️lavender
A phlebotomist is drawing a sample for glucose
testing and realizes she is using a pink top sample
tube. Which of the following should the
phlebotomist do? ✔️Cnt to draw using a gray top
The phlebotomist has orders for an FBS, INR, and
CBC Stat. Which of the following is the correct tube
selection and order of draw? ✔️light blue, lavender, gray
A pregnant woman presents with orders for an oral
glucose gestational challenge test. After the
patient finishes the drink, how long does the
phlebotomist need to wait before drawing the
specimen? ✔️60 min
When collecting blood for a neonatal screening,
the phlebotomist should ✔️use a capillary collection procedure.
A patient with Pseudmonas aeruginosa is receiving
gentamicin antibiotic for therapy. In order to
appropriately monitor this drug for patient safety
the phlebotomist must ✔️collect the blood sample before the drug is
administered
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