Phlebotomy practice questions

What would be the system of choice to ensure pt, if the pt comes in unconscious & unidentified

Of the following, what it the correct order of draw?

Phlebotomist are an important part of the health care team because

What laboratory department tests a routine urine sample?

When serum is needed for testing, blood must be collected in which of the following color tubes

Which of the following does not carry oxygenated blood?

Therapeutic phlebotomy is performed as a treatment for patients with

Which age group is a child egocentric; unable to view others' thought/feelings

Anatomy is the study of the

An anticoagulant is an additive places in evacuated tubes in order to

Which of the following is not a preexamination variable of sample collection?

Warming of the capillary puncture site

When coming into contact w/ pt's under airborne precautions, it is necessary to wear

The formed elements make up about __ percent of the whole blood volume.

All of the following are components in the chain of infection except

When will the next competency certification be, if hired and completes training & certification

The artery that lies on the thumb side of the wrist is the

Which lab employee has the most education and acts as consultant to other physicians?

The glucose tolerance test is used to help diagnose

Capillary puncture blood is more likely to be contaminated by

In which test must alcohol never be used to cleanse the venipuncture site?

At what age does a child start understand the mechanics of health & how procedures help

The process in which oxygen-rich blood diffuses into tissue cells is

Which anticoagulants prevents coagulation of the blood by removing calcium?

Which of the following is referred to as the "pacemaker" of the heart?

Which age group rely on the caregiver to notice pain by seeing the signs?

A short draw with a sodium citrate tube will

The difference between plasma and serum is

The axial skeleton is

What hospital department cares for newborn infants?

The part of the cell that controls the activities of the cell is the

The tourniquet should be applied how many inches above the proposed venipuncture site?

When you cannot perform a venipuncture successfully after 2 attempts, you should

The buffy coat consists of

Which age group is vulnerable to separation?

The competency assessment check-off form must include what information?

Blood returns to the heart from the lungs into the

What is the primary duties and task of the Phlebotomist?

If the blood is drawn too quickly from a small vein, the vein has a tendency to

the idea of moving the child's attention from the procedure to something else is called

A potential source of infectious material from a pt in protective isolation includes

The study of the function of each body part & how the functions coordinate is called

The fluid portion of blood after clotting has taken place is called

Which age group is able to locate pain in terms of body parts?

An arterial puncture site is more likely to bleed than a venipuncture site because of

Perhaps the single most important step in phlebotomy, and often where an error occurs, is

10 milliliters (mL) is the same as

Circadian changes are best described as

Phlebotomist competency must verify the ability to collect blood samples from what age group?

The system responsible for body movements is the

The main function of the circulatory system is to provide

What can be used to ensure patient identification for an unconscious patient?

Two components of blood found in a tube of blood drawn without coagulants are

A geriatric patient is a(n)

The part of the cell that contain enzymes that break down cellular components is the

Pressure must be applied to the sire of an arterial puncture and maintained for at least

Which needle has the smallest bore?

As a general rule, you should not stick a pt more than __ in an attempt to obtain blood.

A conscious pt does not have an id bracelet. What should the phlebotomist do?

All used needles are to be disposed of in the following manner:

Standards precautions states you must wear __ when in contact pt's blood/bodily fluid

Which two arteries are occluded when preforming the Allen test?

Which color-stoppered tube is first when drawing multiple samples?

What age group might think the illness is a punishment for being "bad"?

Why must the first drop of blood form a capillary puncture be wiped away?

What is the most convenient sample of urine culture?

The most common source of laboratory error is

lymph fluid is also called

A green-stoppered evacuated tube contains what kind of anticoagulant?

Why is the first tube discarded when you are drawing from an dwelling arterial line?

Which age group fantasies and has misconceptions about the equipment used

What is the function of the coronary arteries?

Single most important way to prevent the spread of infection in a hospital or other facility is

Which of the following statements concerning bleeding times is not true?

The most common disorder of the endocrine system is

Which age experience pain but cannot always pinpoint the source or location of pain

What laboratory department tests a Pap test?

Which age group experiences stress due to unfamiliar people, places, and sounds?

The safe area for heel punctures in an infant is

The fluid portion of the whole blood that contains fibrinogen is called

The primary purpose of infection control is to

Where in a hospital would you find a patient with broken bones?

What is the best tool for a safe and successful venipuncture?

In performing an arterial puncture, the artery should be punctured using a

The ventricles of the heart are principally responsible for

Skeletal muscle is also known as

What is the best way to restrain a child?

Citrate tubes must be within __ percent of full to give accurate results.

Heel puncture w/ a puncture device on a full-term baby must be no deeper than

Leaving the tourniquet on a pt's arm for a long length of time before drawing blood may cause

the results of a test can change due to

The following items are essential information for sample labeling:

What hospital department cares for patients with cancer?

Blood and bodily fluids from which group are considered biohazardous ?

Unsterile tubes may

When a pt refuses to have blood drawn, the phlebotomist should do all the following, EXCEPT

What are the keys to caring pediatric phlebotomy?

What hospital department perform dialysis of patients?

When a pt develops an infection 48 hrs after hospitalization that was not present is classified

Aerosols can be produced by

Which one would be the antiseptic(s) of choice for blood culture collection?