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When should the phlebotomist run contrals for QA on POC test macchines? - correct
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answer✔✔When a new lot number or kit is opened. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What is the correct way to obtain blood from the heel of an infant and apply to card? -
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correct answer✔✔Saturate each circle with blood from heel.
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When preparing for transport, what should be placed in an ice bath within 30 minutes of
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collection? - correct answer✔✔ABGs ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What would result in a grossly hemolyzed specimen collection? - correct
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answer✔✔Incorrect needle gauge size. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
You have to collect an O2, bilirubin, DNA, and screen card from an infant, which do you
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collect first? - correct answer✔✔O2 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What action should the phlebotomist do before leaving a patient's room? - correct
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answer✔✔Label, initial, mark date/time each tube is drawn. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
During the draw, the patient becomes unresponsive. What should the phlebotomist do? -
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correct answer✔✔Check for breathing. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What identifies a specimen as long as it is in the lab? - correct answer✔✔Accession number
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A phlebotomist is drawing blood and notices red spots appearing. What action does the
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phlebotomist need to take? - correct answer✔✔Apply pressure after collecting the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
specimen.
, The order of draw for capillary specimens is different than venipuncture because: - correct
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answer✔✔Increase rate of coagulation. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Appropriate agent for cleansing around the urinary meatus for clean catch collection is: - ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
correct answer✔✔benzalkonian chloride ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What is the total blood volume for an infant weighing 3.3kg? - correct answer✔✔240-330ml
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A phlebotomist educates a patient about proper collection of a semen specimen at home.
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What would indicate the patient understands? - correct answer✔✔"I will abstain from
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ejaculation 3 days prior to testing." ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
You have obtained a specimen for a CBC. You arrive at the lab at 8:00pm and they closed at
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7:30pm. At what temperature can you safely store the CBC until the lab opens as 7:30am? -
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correct answer✔✔2-10 degrees Celsius ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Phlebotomists must always do this to comply with OSHA when drawing blood. - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔Wear gloves. ||\\//||
What is the first step in the collection of your specimen? - correct answer✔✔Lab
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requisition.
You need to collect blood from an older adults with fragile, easy to collapse veins. What
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equipment would you use in this situation? - correct answer✔✔A syringe and butterfly ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
assembly then transfer to ETS tube. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Prior to a venipuncture, alcohol must be allowed to dry because - correct answer✔✔Must
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allow time for the antiseptic to act.
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When should the phlebotomist run contrals for QA on POC test macchines? - correct
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answer✔✔When a new lot number or kit is opened. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What is the correct way to obtain blood from the heel of an infant and apply to card? -
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correct answer✔✔Saturate each circle with blood from heel.
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When preparing for transport, what should be placed in an ice bath within 30 minutes of
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collection? - correct answer✔✔ABGs ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What would result in a grossly hemolyzed specimen collection? - correct
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answer✔✔Incorrect needle gauge size. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
You have to collect an O2, bilirubin, DNA, and screen card from an infant, which do you
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collect first? - correct answer✔✔O2 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What action should the phlebotomist do before leaving a patient's room? - correct
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answer✔✔Label, initial, mark date/time each tube is drawn. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
During the draw, the patient becomes unresponsive. What should the phlebotomist do? -
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correct answer✔✔Check for breathing. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What identifies a specimen as long as it is in the lab? - correct answer✔✔Accession number
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A phlebotomist is drawing blood and notices red spots appearing. What action does the
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phlebotomist need to take? - correct answer✔✔Apply pressure after collecting the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
specimen.
, The order of draw for capillary specimens is different than venipuncture because: - correct
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answer✔✔Increase rate of coagulation. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Appropriate agent for cleansing around the urinary meatus for clean catch collection is: - ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
correct answer✔✔benzalkonian chloride ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What is the total blood volume for an infant weighing 3.3kg? - correct answer✔✔240-330ml
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A phlebotomist educates a patient about proper collection of a semen specimen at home.
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What would indicate the patient understands? - correct answer✔✔"I will abstain from
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ejaculation 3 days prior to testing." ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
You have obtained a specimen for a CBC. You arrive at the lab at 8:00pm and they closed at
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7:30pm. At what temperature can you safely store the CBC until the lab opens as 7:30am? -
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correct answer✔✔2-10 degrees Celsius ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Phlebotomists must always do this to comply with OSHA when drawing blood. - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
answer✔✔Wear gloves. ||\\//||
What is the first step in the collection of your specimen? - correct answer✔✔Lab
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requisition.
You need to collect blood from an older adults with fragile, easy to collapse veins. What
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equipment would you use in this situation? - correct answer✔✔A syringe and butterfly ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
assembly then transfer to ETS tube. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Prior to a venipuncture, alcohol must be allowed to dry because - correct answer✔✔Must
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allow time for the antiseptic to act.
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