NHCO Phlebotomy Exam Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers
informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A competent person gives
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voluntary permission for a medical procedure after receiving adequate
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information about the risk of the procedures methods and
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consequences
expressed consent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-permission for care that a
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person gives verbally or in writing for a procedure
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Implied consent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The patients actions permit
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the procedure without verbal or written consent
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Ex: patient extends arm out when told they need blood drawn
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HIV Testing consent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-special permission is
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needed to administer a test that detects HIV
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Parental Consent for Minors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A parent or a legal
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guardian must permit procedures administered to underage patients
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depending on the state law may range from 18 to 21 years old.
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,Refusal of Care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Patients have a right to refuse
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care and stop care at any point during the procedure. Failure to stop
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care at any point may result in criminal charges such as assault or
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battery
Who cannot refuse care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Patients under the
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custody of parents or law enforcement cannot refuse care as that falls
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to custodian
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What should the technician do if patient refuses care - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Stop immediately and have patient sign refusal form | | | | | | |
How do you identify patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ask the patient to
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state his or her full name and DOB
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Ask patient to spell their first and last names
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Compare requisition form | | |
The patient's ID band must match
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Order of draw - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Discard Tube
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, Light Blue Top | |
Red Top |
Gold/ Tiger Top | |
Light Green Top | |
Pink Top |
Lavender/ Dark Purple Top | | |
Gray Top | |
(Dark blue red stripe before red top; dark blue lavender stripe after
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lavender top) |
What should you do as soon as you walk into patients room - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Identify your patient | |
Is a serum or plasma clotted? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Serum-clotted
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Plasma- unclotted |
What do you do when a name is not the same as your patient? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Contact supervisor | |
Labeling tubes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Do not label tubes before the
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venipuncture; label with patients full name after drawing| | | | | | |
Questions With Correct Answers
informed consent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A competent person gives
| | | | | | | |
voluntary permission for a medical procedure after receiving adequate
| | | | | | | | |
information about the risk of the procedures methods and
| | | | | | | | |
consequences
expressed consent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-permission for care that a
| | | | | | | | |
person gives verbally or in writing for a procedure
| | | | | | | |
Implied consent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The patients actions permit
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the procedure without verbal or written consent
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Ex: patient extends arm out when told they need blood drawn
| | | | | | | | | |
HIV Testing consent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-special permission is
| | | | | | | |
needed to administer a test that detects HIV
| | | | | | |
Parental Consent for Minors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A parent or a legal
| | | | | | | | | | |
guardian must permit procedures administered to underage patients
| | | | | | | |
depending on the state law may range from 18 to 21 years old.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
,Refusal of Care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Patients have a right to refuse
| | | | | | | | | | |
care and stop care at any point during the procedure. Failure to stop
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
care at any point may result in criminal charges such as assault or
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
battery
Who cannot refuse care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Patients under the
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custody of parents or law enforcement cannot refuse care as that falls
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to custodian
|
What should the technician do if patient refuses care - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Stop immediately and have patient sign refusal form | | | | | | |
How do you identify patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ask the patient to
| | | | | | | | | |
state his or her full name and DOB
| | | | | | | |
Ask patient to spell their first and last names
| | | | | | | |
Compare requisition form | | |
The patient's ID band must match
| | | | |
Order of draw - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Discard Tube
| | | | | |
, Light Blue Top | |
Red Top |
Gold/ Tiger Top | |
Light Green Top | |
Pink Top |
Lavender/ Dark Purple Top | | |
Gray Top | |
(Dark blue red stripe before red top; dark blue lavender stripe after
| | | | | | | | | | | |
lavender top) |
What should you do as soon as you walk into patients room - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Identify your patient | |
Is a serum or plasma clotted? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Serum-clotted
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Plasma- unclotted |
What do you do when a name is not the same as your patient? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Contact supervisor | |
Labeling tubes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Do not label tubes before the
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venipuncture; label with patients full name after drawing| | | | | | |
