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The primary duty of a phlebotomist is to - correct answer Collect blood specimens The term "phlebotomy" is derived from Greek that literally translated means to: - correct answer Cut a vein Which of the following is not a phlebotomist duty - correct answer Start intravenous lines (IVs) Proof of participation in workshops to upgrade skills required by some agencies in order to renew certification is called: - correct answer Continuing Education units (CEUs) Informed consent means - correct answer Patients must be informed of intended treatments and their risks before they are performed Fiscal services are responsible for: - correct answer Admissions and Medical Records What best describes CLIA '88 - correct answer An organization that mandated regulations of all facilities that perform patient testing The coagulation department tests samples for - correct answer prothrombin times A CBC is performed in which department - correct answer Hematology When patients donate their blood for use during their own surgery, this is known as
wear your laboratory coat at all times - correct answer Wear your laboratory coat at all times OSHA stands for - correct answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration The first thing to do when giving breathing aid to a victim is - correct answer Determine whether the victim is conscious Which of the following is a unacceptable chemical safety procedure - correct answer Mixing bleach with other cleaners What is the first thing a phlebotomist should do in the event of an accidental needle stick - correct answer Decontaminate the site and file incident report Which type of contact infection transmission involves transfer of an infective microbe to the mucous - correct answer Droplet When the chain of infection is broken - correct answer Infection is prevented The main purpose of an infection control program is to - correct answer prevent the spread of infection in the hospital Which is not proper hand washing procedure - correct answer Turn the faucet off with your clean hands Universal precautions should be followed - correct answer With all patients, at all times A combining form is - correct answer The combination of a word root and a combining vowel Agglut means - correct answer clump together
The resource that is in the department at all times and that contains protocols and other information about all tests performed in the laboratory - correct answer Procedure Manuel A QA procedure that helps to spot identification errors is the - correct answer Delta check Incorrect or incomplete labeling requires - correct answer Redrawing of the specimen at a later date Accidental puncture with a used needle should be - correct answer Reported immediately to a supervisor An intentional touching of another person is defined as - correct answer Battery If you perform a duty normally assigned to someone with higher level of training - correct answer You are responsible for the results Most institutions allow phlebotomist to make how many unsuccessful attempts at routine venipuncture before they must seek help - correct answer Two When test results become available, the phlebotomist should - correct answer Not report them to the patient Health info that is linked to info that identifies the patient, such as Date of Birth, Name, or Address is - correct answer Protected health information (PHI) The preferred multisample needle size is - correct answer 20-21 gauge Anticoagulants - correct answer Inhibit clotting process The hole in the bevel is called the - correct answer lumen
_______________ needles are designed for use on small veins, such as those in the hand or in pediatric patients - correct answer butterfly Tubes containing additives should be inverted how many times - correct answer 5- 10 times The tourniquet is placed ________ above the site of draw - correct answer 3-4 inches The proper way to dispose of a needle is to: - correct answer Put it into a sharps container, without recapping, immediately after withdrawing it from the patient's arm. Which of the following is true when using a tourniquet during a phlebotomy procedure? Never tie a tourniquet on open sores; tying a tourniquet too tightly can cause petechiae; leaving a tourniquet on too long can cause hemoconcentration - correct answer All of the mentioned are correct A condition in which blood has seeped from a vein into tissue is called - correct answer Hematoma To locate a vein which of the following may be done: palpation; application of a tourniquet; use of a blood pressure cuff - correct answer All of the mentioned are correct A collapsed vein can be caused by - correct answer Too much vacuum on a vein Which of the following would not be a reason for specimen rejection: No requisition form; Hemolysis; Improper special handling ; tube labeled with handwritten rather than computer -generated information - correct answer Tube labeled with handwritten rather than computer generated information The calcaneus is the - correct answer heel bone
The government agency that sets guidelines for the collection of blood donation is the - correct answer Food and Drug administration (FDA) One "unit" of blood contains approximately this volume of blood - correct answer 400-500 ml The major risk of stopper removal is - correct answer aerosol Within what time frame should a routine blood collection sample be delivered to the lab - correct answer 45 minutes The concept known as Chain of Custody applies especially to - correct answer Legal specimens Which urine specimen is most commonly used to determine pregnancy - correct answer First morning The most common light sensitive analyte is - correct answer Bilirubin Stat requisition should be delivered to the lab - correct answer Immediately after being drawn When warming an infant's heel for a dermal puncture, the heel should be warmed for - correct answer 3-5 minutes A pregnancy test detects the presence of the following hormone - correct answer Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)