PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE TEST
Most important step in venipuncture? correct answerPatient identification
What is PPE? correct answerPersonal Protective Equipment
What is the best way to let a clean site dry? correct answerAir dry
OSHA requires all phlebotomist to be trained regarding what? correct answerBlood borne pathogens and
needle saftey
All specimens are considered hazardous and infectious so we must use what? correct answerUniversal
and or Standard precautions
What organization should be contacted regarding employee safety and unsafe working conditions?
correct answerOSHA (occupational safety and health administration
What does MSDS mean and what is it part of? correct answerMaterial Safety Data Sheet (right to know
law)
What color tube, and additive is used for CBC, Hct, Hgb, Sed rate? correct answerLavender, EDTA
Which tube has no additive? correct answerRed
What color tube and which additive is used for protime and APTT? correct answerLt. Blue, sodium citrate
,What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube? correct answer9 to 1
Which additive is the best choice for an ethanol specimen? correct answerNa fluoride
What color tube is an ethanol specimen drawn in? correct answerGrey
In case of a needle stick accident you should? correct answerCleanse the site, get patient information if
able, and notify your supervisor
What is the purpose of the tourniquet? correct answerTo find the vein
How long can the tourniquet be in place? correct answer1 minute
What is the first thing you must do after every finger stick? correct answerWipe away the first drop
Why is it necessary to keep the centrifuge lid closed until it comes to a complete stop? correct answerIt
reduced the chance of aerosol and microbial contamination
What angle should your slider be when making blood smears? correct answer30 degrees
What should you do if a standard size tube collapses the veins? correct answerUse a pediatric tube
Which cleansers are most common for blood culture site preparation? correct answerpovidone iodine or
2% chlorhexidine
What characteristics do sharps disposal containers have? correct answerSpill proof, tamper proof, and
puncture resistant.
, When used for decontamination, the dilution for bleach in water should be what? correct answer10%
bleach, 90% water
Which point of care test is done to determine a platelet plug formation? correct answerBleeding time
(also known as platelet function assay)
Where in the wrist area are ABGs done and which artery? correct answerOuter aspect of the wrist and
from the radial artery
Which are the smallest vessels in the body? correct answerCapillaries
Which are the smallest veins in the body? correct answerVenules
The respiratory system is responsible for? correct answerBreathing and the exchange of oxygen and
carbon dioxide
Common site cleanser for a venipuncture is? correct answer70% isopropyl alcohol
When anticoagulated blood is spun down in the centrifuge, how does it separate? correct answerPlasma
(top), buffy coal = WBCs & platelets (middle), Red blood cells (bottom)
MSDS is part of the? correct answerRight to Know Law
When you leave the patient's room, make sure that? correct answerEverything is returned to where you
found it including the bed rails, (up if up, down if down)
Most important step in venipuncture? correct answerPatient identification
What is PPE? correct answerPersonal Protective Equipment
What is the best way to let a clean site dry? correct answerAir dry
OSHA requires all phlebotomist to be trained regarding what? correct answerBlood borne pathogens and
needle saftey
All specimens are considered hazardous and infectious so we must use what? correct answerUniversal
and or Standard precautions
What organization should be contacted regarding employee safety and unsafe working conditions?
correct answerOSHA (occupational safety and health administration
What does MSDS mean and what is it part of? correct answerMaterial Safety Data Sheet (right to know
law)
What color tube, and additive is used for CBC, Hct, Hgb, Sed rate? correct answerLavender, EDTA
Which tube has no additive? correct answerRed
What color tube and which additive is used for protime and APTT? correct answerLt. Blue, sodium citrate
,What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube? correct answer9 to 1
Which additive is the best choice for an ethanol specimen? correct answerNa fluoride
What color tube is an ethanol specimen drawn in? correct answerGrey
In case of a needle stick accident you should? correct answerCleanse the site, get patient information if
able, and notify your supervisor
What is the purpose of the tourniquet? correct answerTo find the vein
How long can the tourniquet be in place? correct answer1 minute
What is the first thing you must do after every finger stick? correct answerWipe away the first drop
Why is it necessary to keep the centrifuge lid closed until it comes to a complete stop? correct answerIt
reduced the chance of aerosol and microbial contamination
What angle should your slider be when making blood smears? correct answer30 degrees
What should you do if a standard size tube collapses the veins? correct answerUse a pediatric tube
Which cleansers are most common for blood culture site preparation? correct answerpovidone iodine or
2% chlorhexidine
What characteristics do sharps disposal containers have? correct answerSpill proof, tamper proof, and
puncture resistant.
, When used for decontamination, the dilution for bleach in water should be what? correct answer10%
bleach, 90% water
Which point of care test is done to determine a platelet plug formation? correct answerBleeding time
(also known as platelet function assay)
Where in the wrist area are ABGs done and which artery? correct answerOuter aspect of the wrist and
from the radial artery
Which are the smallest vessels in the body? correct answerCapillaries
Which are the smallest veins in the body? correct answerVenules
The respiratory system is responsible for? correct answerBreathing and the exchange of oxygen and
carbon dioxide
Common site cleanser for a venipuncture is? correct answer70% isopropyl alcohol
When anticoagulated blood is spun down in the centrifuge, how does it separate? correct answerPlasma
(top), buffy coal = WBCs & platelets (middle), Red blood cells (bottom)
MSDS is part of the? correct answerRight to Know Law
When you leave the patient's room, make sure that? correct answerEverything is returned to where you
found it including the bed rails, (up if up, down if down)
