Phlebotomy review 1-8

A properly labeled tube must have all of the following information except

An agency that assures quality care by hospitals is

A blood collector could be held legally responsible for

Which of the following is the most acceptable order of tube draw?

Implanted ports are used only for administration of chemotherapy and cannot be used for blood collection

The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was enacted in 2004.

A large artery located near the basilic vein and the median nerve is the

When performing a modified Allen test, pressure is released on the radial artery

Flushing peripheral IVs and central venous catheters (CVCs) is performed to maintain patency of the catheter

The calcaneus is located at the

Which of the following is performed first when the last tube is collected?

To achieve a steady state in a patient prior to collection of arterial blood gases (ABGs), the patient should

Blood cultures should be mixed after collection

Serum appearing red suggests that

Collection of excess blood from a premature infant could cause

A patient who appears pale and has cold, damp skin may develop

Pushing an evacuated tube through the stopper- puncturing needle before entering the vein will result in

A blood collector performing a test on a standardized specimen received from a monitoring agency is performing

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) should initiated within 24 hr for maximum benefit ??

Puncture devices should be firmly placed on the skin before activation

Which of the following is a possible cause if the newborn screening specimen appears to be scratched?

A glucose tolerance test is performed to diagnose or evaluate

Proper specimen collection begins with

Which of the following is not classified as a tunneled catheter(s)?

A winged blood collection set would be primarily used to collect blood from the

Red blood cells and hemoglobin levels have increased values in higher altitudes

What is it called when a portion of a specimen is placed into a separate tube?

An agency that assures quality care by hospitals is

Order of collection for a hematocrit, blood smear, and glucose by dermal puncture is

Using evacuated tubes past their expiration date can cause

The difference between plasma and serum is

When obtaining blood from a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), the catheter size must be

When drawing blood from a central venous catheter (CVC)

Use of an expired tube may cause a short draw.

When using a winged blood collection set, a light blue stopper tube should be collected first.

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are inserted into the

A legal blood alcohol test should not be collected in a gray stopper tube.

A blood collector could be held legally responsible for

Which of the following is not recognized as an accrediting agency by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?

During the venipuncture, the blood collector should do which of the following?

The collection tube that is used when an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is ordered is

After pressure is released in the modified Allen test, if color returns to the patient's palm within 5 seconds, the

Which of the following tubes must always be filled to the correct ratio?

A microhematocrit tube with a red band contains the same additive as a red stopper Microtainer.

The vein located on the thumb side of the arm is the

Which of the following patient conditions will prolong the time it takes to stop the bleeding from a venipuncture site?

The recommended antiseptic for routine venipuncture is

OSHA requires employers of healthcare workers to provide employees with all of the following except

Forcing blood from a syringe into an evacuated tube may

The most economical and safest method for performing routine venipuncture is the use of

The most common all-purpose peripheral IV catheter is

Some evacuated tubes are designed not to completely fill

Heparin is the preferred solution for flushing catheters

The epoc® Blood Analysis System can measure levels for the following tests except

Which of the following tubes contains an anticoagulant that inhibits thrombin?

The ratio of blood to anticoagulant in a light blue stopper tube is

Which of the following is not required by to complete the chain of custody ??

 Failure to gently and immediately mix an anticoagulated specimen will cause

The number of specimens collected from a patient receiving a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) glucose test is

How long does it take for EMLA to reach its optimal effect

Puncturing through a previous puncture site may cause an infection

which of the following tubes rejected by lab if not filled correctly??

The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act requires employers to

Fistulas are seen in patients who

An example of an antiglycolytic agent is

Which is the right way to handle specimens for filter paper newborn screening tests?

tubes containing powdered anticoagulant do not require mixing.

Tests that are most critically affected when a patient is not fasting at the time of collection include

Lipemic serum appears

A lavender stopper tube maintains cellular integrity better than other tubes.

Blood tests that are affected by the patient's posture are those that measure

Which of the following tubes contains an anticoagulant that inhibits thrombin?

Which of the following is the preferred specimen for blood gases in infants?

To prevent leakage of blood when tubes are changed, multisample needles

The central venous catheter (CVC) that is surgically placed by a physician for long-term drug therapies is

All of the following are responsibilities of the blood collector except

Recent strenuous exercise may affect the results of tests for

Stimulation of the blood vessels by the median nerve is known as vasovagal.

All states require testing of newborns for

The appearance of petechiae on a patient's arm during site selection indicates that the

All the following tubes contain a separation gel except

Which of the following tubes contain a separation gel?

The presence of a clot is acceptable in

What is the condition caused by blood accumulating in the tissues of the muscles, causing muscle and nerve injury?

All of the following are primary goals of HIPAA legislation except

When performing an oral glucose tolerance test fasting blood specimen is tested before the patient drinks the glucose

An alternate pathway capable of supplying blood to an area if the main pathway is obstructed is referred to as

A phlebotomy error that could lead to the death of a patient is

Blood drawn for a blood culture from a central venous catheter (CVC)

The primary antiseptic for routine venipuncture is

What percent of laboratory error occurs in the preexamination phase of testing?

Blood cultures are performed to detect the presence of

The agency that provides proficiency testing for the laboratory is the

Drawing a lavender stopper tube before a serum separator tubeSST can cause a falsely

Centers for (CMS) is the laboratory regulating agency that is made up of laboratory, industry, and government

The recommended disinfectant for blood and body fluid contamination is

Microcollection tubes are color coded in the same way as evacuated tubes

A blood pressure cuff can be used as a tourniquet.

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) should be initiated within 24 hours for maximum benefit.

A patient with tuberculosis would be placed in

When performing the modified Allen test, pressure is released from the

coagulation requires all of the following except

The maximum safe length of lancets used for heel puncture is

Tubes are angled downward during blood collection to

The purpose of sodium polyanetholsulfonate in a blood culture bottle is to

Iatrogenic anemia pertains to a condition of blood loss caused by treatment.

A blood collector may be required to obtain information from a second wrist band when collecting specimens for

Red blood cells and hemoglobin levels have increased values in higher altitudes.

Peripheral venous catheters are placed into the

A procedure manual differs from a package insert by containing

An infection contracted by a patient while in the hospital is termed

Blood collected in a syringe is transferred to evacuated tubes.

Patients are most likely to be in a basal state at

The surgical fusion of a vein and artery frequently seen in dialysis patients is called

Vigorous massaging of the area during dermal puncture will result in

Specimens that require chilling immediately after collection are placed in a

Which of the following occurs before testing of a specimen?

Using a small-gauge needle with a large evacuated tube can cause

Plasma separator tubes (PSTs) contain the anticoagulant ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).

The main anticoagulant for coagulation studies is

A midline peripheral catheter is inserted above or below the

Plasma cortisol levels are scheduled to be drawn between 0800 and 1000 because

The artery of choice for collecting arterial blood specimens is the

Sterile gloves are required when

The presence of air bubbles will most seriously affect a

Which of the following can occur when large amount of blood are removed for testing at one time or over period of time?

A noncoring needle is used to access an implanted port

Ammonia inhalants are helpful for a patient who faints

which of the following types of consent is required primarily for invasive procedures??

Peripheral access devices include peripheral IV lines and midline peripheral catheters

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are threaded into the inferior vena cava

Which of the following is a NIOSH-approved respirator?

All of the following complications can occur with nerve damage except

The recommended disinfectant for cleaning blood and body fluid contamination is

In addition to changing gloves between every patient, blood collectors should also

Where is the microscopic examination performed on a blood smear?

Which of the following should a blood collector not be tested for after an accidental needlestick?

In an evacuated tube, blood flow into the tube depends on

When performing a venipuncture, if blood does not immediately enter the tube, the needle should be withdrawn.

Why is it necessary to flush peripheral IVs and central venous catheters (CVCs)?

Which CVC is inserted through a peripheral vein into the superior vena cava by specially trained nurses?

Which of the following is necessary when operating the centrifuge?

Blood specimen collection from a peripheral vascular access device

In the chain of infection, the susceptible host can also become the

20 mL of blood must be discarded or used for other tests before drawing blood for

The width of the dermal puncture is more important than the depth to produce adequate blood flow

A patient with tuberculosis would be placed in

Point-of-care testing (POCT) was previously referred to as alternate site testing (AST).

A Hickman is a tunneled catheter

Point-of-care testing (POCT) analyzers are available to measure arterial blood gases (ABGs) and electrolytes

the program established by healthcare organizations to guarantee quality patient care is

After completion of the blood collection, the holder is

Blood can be routinely collected from a midline peripheral catheter

Which of the following is a spontaneous constriction of an artery in response to pain?

Arterial blood gases may be ordered for patients with all of the following conditions except

mask should be worn to protect against inhalation of droplets containing microorganisms from infective patient