PRACTICE TEST WITH
ALL ANSWERS
PROVIDED
AVPhlebotomistVhasVaVrequisitionVtoVdrawVbloodVonVaVpatientVwhoVhasVsevereVDo
wnVsyndrome.VWhichVofVtheVfollowingVstepsVshouldVtheVPhlebotomistVtake?
A)VExplainVtheVprocedureVtoVtheVpatientVinVsimpleVterms,VthenVproceedVwithVvenip
unture.V
B)VSpeakVwithVtheVpatientsVguardianVbeforeVperformingVtheVvenipunctureVtoVensur
eVtheVexplanationVisVunderstood
C)VDrawVtheVPatient'sVbloodVwithoutVtryingVtoVexplainVtheVprocedure
D)VAskVtheVpatient'sVguardianVtoVassistVinVholdingVtheVpatient'sVarmVstillVforVtheVpr
ocedureV-VcorrectVanswer-
B)VSpeakVwithVtheVpatientsVguardianVbeforeVperformingVtheVvenipunctureVtoVensur
eVtheVexplanationVisVunderstood
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVproceduralVstepsVforVaVfingerVstickVshouldVtheVphlebotomist
VdoVfirst?
A)VCleanseVtheVsite
B)VSelectVtheVappropriateVpartVofVtheV3rdVorV4thVfinger
C)VPositionVtheVBladeVofVtheVLancetVacrossVtheVlinesVofVtheVfingertip
,D)VConfirmVIdentityVofVtheVpatientV-VcorrectVanswer-
D)VConfirmVIdentityVofVtheVpatient
AVPhlebotomistVisVdrawingVbloodVfromVaVpatientVandVobservesVredVspots.VWhichV
ofVtheVfollowingVisVanVappropriateVactionVforVtheVphlebotomistVtoVtake?
A)VStopVtheVdrawVimmediately
B)VApplyViceVtoVtheVsite
C)VApplyVpressureVafterVcollectingVtheVspecimen
D)VReleaseVtheVtourniquetVimmediatelyV-VcorrectVanswer-
C)VApplyVpressureVafterVcollectingVtheVspecimen
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVappropriateVtoVuseVwhenVcollectingVforVaVchemistryVtestV
thatVrequiresVserum?
A)VSST
B)VEDTA
C)VPST
D)VSPSV-VcorrectVanswer-A)VSST
AVPhlebotomistVWorkingVinVaVfertilityVclinicVdrawsVbloodVformVaVpatientVwhoValsoV
mustVsubmitVaVsemenVsampleVforVanalysis.VWhichVofVtheVfollowingVshouldVtheVphl
ebotomistVtellVtheVpatient?
A)VAsVsoonVasVyouVcollectVtheVspecimen,VkeepVitVnextVtoVyourVbody.VWeVwillVnee
dVtoVsubmitVitVrightVawayVtoVtheVlabVforVtesting
B)VYou'llVhaveVtoVtalkVtoVtheVlabVtechsVaboutVcollectingVtheVsample.VTheyVdoVallVt
heVtesting
C)VLeaveVtheVsemenVsampleVinVtheVfrontVdeskVforVdeliveryVtoVtheVlab
D)VYouVshouldVdiscussVthatVwithVyourVdoctor,VIVonlyVdrawVbloodV-VcorrectVanswer-
A)VAsVsoonVasVyouVcollectVtheVspecimen,VkeepVitVnextVtoVyourVbody.VWeVwillVnee
dVtoVsubmitVitVrightVaway
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVtestVresultsVareVaffectedVwhenVpovidoneViodineVisVusedVtoV
cleanseVtheVsiteVforVaVdermalVprocedure?
A)VGlucose
B)VBloodVureaVnitrogen
, C)VPotassiumV
D)VCoagulationVStudiesV-VcorrectVanswer-C)VPotassium
BloodVCulturesVhaveVbeenVorderedVonVaVpatientVinVtheVintensiveVcareVunit(ICU).VT
heVnurseVcallsVtheVphlebotomistVtoVbringVtheVappropriateVmaterials.VWhichVofVtheVf
ollowingVshouldVtheVphlebotomistVbring?
V
A)VTwoVaerobicVbottles
B)VTwoVAnaerobicVBottles
C)VAnVaerobicVbottleVandVanVSPSVtube
D)VAnVaerobicVbottleVandVanVanaerobicVbottleV-VcorrectVanswer-
D)VAnVaerobicVbottleVandVanVanaerobicVbottle
WhenVaVphlebotomistVisVdistributingVlaboratoryVresultsVtoVorderingVphysiciansVwhic
hVresultsVhaveVpriority?V
A)VLead
B)VBasicVMetabolicVPanelV(BMP)
C)VPresurgicalV
D)VFerritinV-VcorrectVanswer-C)VPresurgical
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVcanVcauseVaVhemolyzedVspecimen?V
A)VInvertingVtheVspecimenV4Vtimes
B)VPartiallyVfillingVtheVcollectionVtube
C)VShakingVtheVcollectionVtubeVvigorouslyV
D)VAllowingVtheVspecimenVtoVclotV-VcorrectVanswer-
C)VShakingVtheVcollectionVtubeVvigorously
WhichVisVanVexampleVofVtheVacceptableVreportingVofVroutineVlabVresults?
A)VCallVtheVfamilyVphysicianVwithVtheVresults
B)VSendVtheVresultsVtoVtheVpatient'sVpersonalVemail
C)VSendVtheVresultsVtoVtheVphysicianVinVaVmarkedVEnvelopeV
D)VFaxVtheVresultsVtoVtheVinsuranceVcompanyV-VcorrectVanswer-
C)VSendVtheVresultsVtoVtheVphysicianVinVaVmarkedVEnvelope