AUMT Phlebotomy Mock Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
If you are using alcohol to cleanse the venipuncture site, it must be allowed to air
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|dry prior to the venipuncture because alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Requires
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time for antiseptic action
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If you are drawing a metabolic panel what is the most important question to ask
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the patient prior to collection? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"When was the last time
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you ate?" |
Which of the following statements by a phlebotomist regarding skin preparation
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for blood cultures is appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"I will cleanse the area
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|with providone iodine."
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What is the most common cause for blood culture contamination? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Improper preparation of the venipuncture site | | | | |
What is the most important thing to remember when creating a blood
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slide/smear? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Thin, feathered edge
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Which of the following actions is appropriate for preparing a peripheral blood
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smear? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Place a 1mm drop of blood a half inch from the
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edge of the slide
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,Before the phlebotomist performs a venipuncture, the patient wans that she is
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HIV positive. According to OSHA regulations, after donning gloves, the
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phlebotomist should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Perform the venipuncture
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The phlebotomist has an order to draw a routine CBC from a 9-month-old infant.
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Which of the following is the most appropriate collection site? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Either heel |
A phlebotomist has a requisition to draw blood on a patient who has severe
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downs syndrome, which of the following steps should the phlebotomist take? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Speak with the patient's guardian before performing the
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venipuncture to ensure the explanation is understood.
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What actions should a phlebotomist take is the patient reports a sharp pain
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radiating down the arm during a venipuncture procedure? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Release the tourniquet and remove the needle | | | | | |
When should the tourniquet be released during a 5 tube collection draw? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 to 2 min. | | | |
If a patient becomes pale and diaphoretic during a routine venipuncture, what
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condition is most likely to occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Syncope
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What is the correct way to end a venipuncture procedure? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Tourniquet, tube, gauze | |
, What condition is the therapeutic phlebotomy commonly used? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Polycythemia Vera |
A patient can donate blood if he or she - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Donated blood 9
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weeks ago |
Which term is used to describe a blood donation from a patient for later use in
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his or her own surgical procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Autologous
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An inpatient who will need to be drawn every day or every few hours, what type
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of anemia is commonly seen? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Iatrogenic
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Occult blood collection is used to detect which of the following? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Colorectal cancer |
Which of the following types of urine collection is required for culture and
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sensitivity testing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Clean-catch, midstream specimen
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collected in a sterile cup.
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For which of the following tests would a first-voided morning urine specimen be
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collected? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pregnancy
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Which of the following is the name or abbreviation of the federal law that
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established standards for the electronic exchange of patient information? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-HIPAA |
Complete Solutions
If you are using alcohol to cleanse the venipuncture site, it must be allowed to air
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|dry prior to the venipuncture because alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Requires
| | | | | | | | | |
time for antiseptic action
| | |
If you are drawing a metabolic panel what is the most important question to ask
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the patient prior to collection? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"When was the last time
| | | | | | | | | | | |
you ate?" |
Which of the following statements by a phlebotomist regarding skin preparation
| | | | | | | | | | |
for blood cultures is appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"I will cleanse the area
| | | | | | | | | | |
|with providone iodine."
| |
What is the most common cause for blood culture contamination? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Improper preparation of the venipuncture site | | | | |
What is the most important thing to remember when creating a blood
| | | | | | | | | | |
slide/smear? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Thin, feathered edge
| | | | | |
Which of the following actions is appropriate for preparing a peripheral blood
| | | | | | | | | | | |
smear? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Place a 1mm drop of blood a half inch from the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
edge of the slide
| | |
,Before the phlebotomist performs a venipuncture, the patient wans that she is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
HIV positive. According to OSHA regulations, after donning gloves, the
| | | | | | | | | |
phlebotomist should - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Perform the venipuncture
| | | | | |
The phlebotomist has an order to draw a routine CBC from a 9-month-old infant.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Which of the following is the most appropriate collection site? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Either heel |
A phlebotomist has a requisition to draw blood on a patient who has severe
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
downs syndrome, which of the following steps should the phlebotomist take? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Speak with the patient's guardian before performing the
| | | | | | | | |
venipuncture to ensure the explanation is understood.
| | | | | |
What actions should a phlebotomist take is the patient reports a sharp pain
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
radiating down the arm during a venipuncture procedure? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Release the tourniquet and remove the needle | | | | | |
When should the tourniquet be released during a 5 tube collection draw? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 to 2 min. | | | |
If a patient becomes pale and diaphoretic during a routine venipuncture, what
| | | | | | | | | | | |
condition is most likely to occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Syncope
| | | | | | | |
What is the correct way to end a venipuncture procedure? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Tourniquet, tube, gauze | |
, What condition is the therapeutic phlebotomy commonly used? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Polycythemia Vera |
A patient can donate blood if he or she - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Donated blood 9
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
weeks ago |
Which term is used to describe a blood donation from a patient for later use in
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
his or her own surgical procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Autologous
| | | | | | | |
An inpatient who will need to be drawn every day or every few hours, what type
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
of anemia is commonly seen? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Iatrogenic
| | | | | | |
Occult blood collection is used to detect which of the following? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Colorectal cancer |
Which of the following types of urine collection is required for culture and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
sensitivity testing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Clean-catch, midstream specimen
| | | | | | |
collected in a sterile cup.
| | | |
For which of the following tests would a first-voided morning urine specimen be
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
collected? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Pregnancy
| | |
Which of the following is the name or abbreviation of the federal law that
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
established standards for the electronic exchange of patient information? -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-HIPAA |
