Phlebotomy

A phlebotomist is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. What instruction should the phlebotomist give the patient? Correct Answer: Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomist should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of what substance and water? Correct Answer: Sodium Hypochlorite A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a ...

The study of nature and the cause of disease is know as: Correct Answer: Pathology. The body contains approximately Correct Answer: 5 Liters of blood Erythrocytes are Correct Answer: Red blood cells Leukocytes are Correct Answer: White blood cells Thrombocytes are Correct Answer: Platelets Once they enter the bloodstream, mature red blood cells live for approximately Correct Answer: 100 to 120 days The iron-containing pigment of the red blood cells is called Correct Answe...

Which of the following statements is not one of the 3 major goals of the Patient's Bill of Rights? Correct Answer: Ensures that the care you receive is affordable. The Patient Bill of Rights was developed to help patients feel more confident in the US health care system by providing a framework that provides patients with healthcare that meets their needs, addresses their complaints and allows them to have more control over their health care. Though health care affordability is a top concer...

Which of the following statements is not one of the 3 major goals of the Patient's Bill of Rights? Assures that the health care system is fair and it works to meet patients' needs. Gives patients a way to address any problems they may have. Encourages patients to take an active role in staying or getting healthy. Ensures that the care you receive is affordable. Correct Answer: Ensures that the care you receive is affordable. The Patient Bill of Rights was developed to help pa...

76. Which of these tasks is typically considered within a phlebotomy technician's scope of practice? (Choose three.) (A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides (B) Drawing blood from an indwelling port (C) Performing a throat culture (D) Drawing blood from the dorsal aspect of the hand using a syringe and transfer device (E) Using a microscope to examine blood smears Correct Answer: (A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides (C) Performing a throat culture (D) Drawing blood from th...

Hemoconcentration can be caused by which of the following? Correct Answer: Leaving the tourniquet on the patient too long Antisepsis is a technique that is used on which of the following? Correct Answer: Skin In phlebotomy, what does the term pre-analytical mean? Correct Answer: Variables that affect a specimen prior to lab testing The "Airborne Precautions" isolation category is used when a patient is suspected or confirmed to have which of these? Correct Answer: Tuberculosis

OSHA Correct Answer: Occupational Saftey & Health Administration What vaccination does OSHA require all health care personnel get? Correct Answer: OSHA requires that all health care personnel exposed to blood and other bodily fluids must receive a vaccination against Hepatitis B Pulmonary Edema Correct Answer: Fluid in the lungs How much blood can a person donate in a session? Correct Answer: 500 mL Patients have the right to what? Correct Answer: Under the Patient Bill Of Right...

An anticoagulant is used when collecting a sample for a blood glucose test because its ability to inhibit glycolysis. What colored stopper would be found on an evacuated blood collection tube used for this purpose? Correct Answer: light gray top To prevent glycolysis, which additive is used? Correct Answer: Sodium Fluoride The main reason not to use expired evacuated tubes for blood specimen collection is Correct Answer: they may exhibit incomplete filling Which of the following tech...

A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The technician notices swelling and a large hematoma forming at the puncture site. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Correct Answer: Remove tourniquet and needle A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a vancomycin peak level for a patient in an inpatient setting. Which of the following actions should the tech take prior to collecting the blood specimen? Correct Answer: Ask the attending nurse if t...

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician plan to give the patient? Correct Answer: Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container. To prevent hospital acquired infections, a PT should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? Correct Answer: Sodium Hypochlorite A phlebotomy technician is preparing to...