PHLEBOTOMY CH. 13 EXAM QUIZZES
WITH ANSWERS |GRADED A+ .
How frequently should a competency evaluation be done on a phlebotomist? - Correct Answer -6
months after being hired and annually for as long as the phlebotomist is working.
What types of procedures would a phlebotomist NOT be able to perform or would only be able to do
with limitations? - Correct Answer -nasopharyngeal swabbing, eye or ear swabbing, wound
swabbing, manipulation or withdrawal of samples from indwelling catheters, arterial puncture,
therapeutic phlebotomy, injections, skin tests, or skin scrapings.
What are the four age groups in age-specific care? - Correct Answer -Infant: neonate (birther to 28
days and infancy (29 days to 1 year ). Pediatric: toddler (1-3 years), preschool (3-6 years), and school
age (6-12 years). Youth to Adult: adolescence (12-18 years) and adult (19-65 years ). Older Adult:
geriatric (elderly; 65+ years).
What three people must sign the competency check-off forms? - Correct Answer -The student or
associate, the instructor, and the supervisor.
What tests are considered level 1 tests? - Correct Answer -Complete blood count (CBC), electrolyte
panel, hepatic function panel, basic metabolic panel, and comprehensive metabolic panel.
What is being tested for in a CBC (complete blood count)? - Correct Answer -while blood cell count
and differential while cell count; red blood cell count; hematocrit; hemoglobin, red blood cell
indices, which include the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH,
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and the platelet count.
what does it mean to aliquot a sample? - Correct Answer -pipetting off serum from a centrifuged
blood sample.
what is an autologous donation? - Correct Answer -donation of a patient's own blood for later use.
what is risk management? - Correct Answer -monitoring the patterns and trends in the healthcare
environment to ensure the safety of clients and employees.
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WITH ANSWERS |GRADED A+ .
How frequently should a competency evaluation be done on a phlebotomist? - Correct Answer -6
months after being hired and annually for as long as the phlebotomist is working.
What types of procedures would a phlebotomist NOT be able to perform or would only be able to do
with limitations? - Correct Answer -nasopharyngeal swabbing, eye or ear swabbing, wound
swabbing, manipulation or withdrawal of samples from indwelling catheters, arterial puncture,
therapeutic phlebotomy, injections, skin tests, or skin scrapings.
What are the four age groups in age-specific care? - Correct Answer -Infant: neonate (birther to 28
days and infancy (29 days to 1 year ). Pediatric: toddler (1-3 years), preschool (3-6 years), and school
age (6-12 years). Youth to Adult: adolescence (12-18 years) and adult (19-65 years ). Older Adult:
geriatric (elderly; 65+ years).
What three people must sign the competency check-off forms? - Correct Answer -The student or
associate, the instructor, and the supervisor.
What tests are considered level 1 tests? - Correct Answer -Complete blood count (CBC), electrolyte
panel, hepatic function panel, basic metabolic panel, and comprehensive metabolic panel.
What is being tested for in a CBC (complete blood count)? - Correct Answer -while blood cell count
and differential while cell count; red blood cell count; hematocrit; hemoglobin, red blood cell
indices, which include the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH,
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), and the platelet count.
what does it mean to aliquot a sample? - Correct Answer -pipetting off serum from a centrifuged
blood sample.
what is an autologous donation? - Correct Answer -donation of a patient's own blood for later use.
what is risk management? - Correct Answer -monitoring the patterns and trends in the healthcare
environment to ensure the safety of clients and employees.
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