Phlebotomy Exam

To destroy all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is to

EDTA

When do you use pre-warming techniques?

Conduct, courtesy, and manners, customary in the medical profession, is called

Before entering isolation rooms,

The purpose of the bleeding time test is to assess

Some suggested methods for controlling on the job stress during phlebotomy might include

When delivering blood samples to a laboratory, they should always be transported

What happens when a finger is squeezed too tightly during skin puncture

Which of the following tests are light sensitive?

Reasonable possibility of contact w/ potentially infectious materials that may occur

oral glucose tolerance test is used to detect _________

routine urinalysis typically uses what type of specimen

Information given by a pt to medical personnel that cannot be disclosed w/o consent constitutes

How should the phlebotomist identify the patient, John Doe in Room 302B?

When preparing a blood smear directly from a skin puncture, you should _________

red blood cells are also called

When you send blood tubes by mail for analysis in a watertight container, they should be in a

Which tube is used for a CBC

A specimen must be collected on a 6-year-old that is a little fearful. What should you do

Phlebotomists have a greater chance of contracting _______ more than AIDS

The federal government requires that specimens are transported or shipped in

FUO

CBC

A phlebotomist who attempts to draw blood w/o sufficient training could be accused of

EMLA is an emulsion of lidocaine and prilocaine that can be used to

What do you do before entering a closed patient room door

CDC

Broken glassware that may be contaminated should be picked up by

Which tube is used for testing electrolytes?

If a biohazard spills in the laboratory, a phlebotomist should first try to

How do you tell if the specimen is arterial during phlebotomy?

The common name for thrombocytes

All of the following are examples of "Personal Protective Equipment" except

When all evaluated services and the results compare w/ accepted standards, principles of __

Contaminated objects that can penetrate the skin are

Which system contains the sebaceous glands, skin, hair, and nails?

Diurnal rhythms refer to variations in the body's functions or fluids that occur during

Which test is most affected by testing delays longer than 2 hours

Most prevalent type of nosocomial infections are in the

If a patient is prone to syncope during venipuncture,

If blood does not appear in the tube during venipuncture, the first thing to do is ______

All specimens must be labeled with

A patient who is making a fist and frowning is exhibiting __ body language.

QC

In approaching an elderly patient, is it appropriate to call the patient by name using

White blood cells

An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is

When are peak and trough levels important

the suffix -uria refers to which body location?

Anticoagulants prevent the formation of

Smallest veins in the human body

Doing something a reasonable person would not do under ordinary circumstances is called

Tests that basically pose insignificant risks to pt's if errors occur in test performance are

Study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of biomedical research

Redirecting the needle during venipuncture may be necessary if ________

What should you do if you arrive to draw a fasting specimen and the patient is eating breakfast

In most hospitals, a phlebotomist with a cough may draw blood from a patient provided the

Sodium citrate is used for coagulation testing because it protects ________

Skin punctures are used when ________

A tube sent to the lab without a label is _______

An ETOH specimen must be collected. Which tube would you use to collect the specimen

Law protects the health worker if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonably

A violation of a person's right to not have their name photograph or private affair made public

In performing phlebotomy on children, it is best to

tube, dept, and order of draw for a trace-element test collected with a CBC and a protime

The federal law expanded in 2000 to protect electronic health information

measures blood pressure

A phlebotomist using an armband for patient ID must also

An appropriate means of communicating w/ a pt who is profoundly hearing impaired might include

Another name for red blood cells is

Which system contains the bladder, urethra, kidneys, and ureters?

Purpose of blood cultures is to detect

Characteristics of capillaries

All of these statements concerning an employee bloodborne exposure incident are true except:

Which finger(s) do you use for adult capillary puncture

Point of care detection of group A strep normally requires a

SPS (sodium polyanetholesulfonate) is used for blood cultures because it _______

Coagulation studies: Name the tube top color and additive

Cause of clotting in an anticoagulant tube

The major structural difference between arteries and veins is

Way an artery is different than a vein, an artery is ______

Blood cell functions of capillaries

EDTA works by

NaCitrate

Which tube is used for cholesterol testing?

The ability to see things from another person's point of view is

Forcing venipuncture on a patient who has refused it would be considered

Order of draw recommended by CLSI

Which system regulates hormones?

How do lancets collect blood samples?

What is caused by needle being withdrawn before removing the tourniquet

A classification the physician's office lab (POL) falls into will be determined by

Enforces regulations requiring the labeling of hazardous materials

What other substance can be used w/ alcohol to cleanse the skin?

When you send specimens in the mail, the label should state

A rubber or plastic tube used to drain or inject fluid through the body opening is called

Electrolytes

A 24-hour urine specimen must be kept

Neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes, and monocytes

STD

After they are used, disposable syringes, needles, and scalpel blades should be placed

The higher the needle gauge the __________

The study of all aspects of disease in the body is know as

A chronic disease in which the pancreas fails to secrete enough insulin is called

When drawing blood from pediatric inpatients, a phlebotomist can increase safety for the pt by

H&H

Failure to do something a reasonable person who do under ordinary circumstances is considered

Forearm vein commonly used for venipuncture

the study of blood

Permission granted by a person voluntarily (and in his right mind) is

anticoagulants

Veins may be prone to collapse if

How long should you apply pressure after venipuncture in a patient with a clotting disorder?

CLSI recommended blood culture site disinfectant for infants older than 2 months

Negligence by a professional person is called

The abbreviation VAD is commonly used in hospitals to mean ____________

ABG

If hemolysis occurs, which test would be rejected?

Phase of lab testing that refers to test orders, test collection and test prep are all part of

During venipuncture, the bevel of the needle should be

If blood seeps into surrounding tissue during a venipuncture, what may form?

The artery located in the groin, which is used as an alt site for arterial blood gas collection

Which system contains the trachea, nose, lungs, and pharynx?

The most important step for accuracy in sample collection

Which system contains the liver, stomach, and pancreas?

Name the tube that a CBC is collected in, and identify the tube additive and the Lab Dept

Most important way of preventing the spread of infection in the hospital

What causes AIDS

The term that refers to right and wrong conduct is

platelets

OSHA requires that training on bloodborne pathogens be provided to employees

Small divisions of arteries

Centrifuges are used to __________

Blood sample to be collected 2 hours post-prandial means

What is the single most important source of HIV and HBV in the workplace?

Contact w/ blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from performing duties

Which statement complies with electrical safety guidelines?

Which lab test has the greatest collection priority?

What not to do when performing heelsticks on infants in the hospital nursery

What must be followed exactly for legal purposes?

N-95 respirators must be used if the patient has.......

Contaminated laundry should be __ where it was soiled

Test used to assess hemostasis before surgery

All workers whose jobs involve possible exposure to blood or other body fluids should have the

It is necessary to control the depth of the lancet during heel capillary puncture to avoid:

The heart, lymphatic organs and blood vessels are in which system?

A patient in reverse isolation has been so placed because s/he

According to OSHA, a contaminated needle may be safely discarded into a

Which additive binds calcium to prevent coagulation?

Each and every patient is entitled to __ as a part of his/her patient rights.