2024/2025
A phlebotomy technician has a requisition form for a series of tests on a patient's
serum. The technician should select a collection tube that contains which of the
following additives?
A- Sodium Floride
B- Thrombin
C- sodium citrate
B- Thrombin
According to standard precautions, a phlebotomy technician should take which
of the following actions when shipping specimens to a reference laboratory in hot
weather?
A- Place the specimens in a box with bubble wrap and a bio hazard label.
B- place the specimens in a box with cold packs and bio hazard label.
C- Place the specimens in a padded envelope with cold packs and a bio hazard
label.
B- place the specimens in a box with cold packs and a bio hazard label.
A phlebotomist is performing a total cholesterol point-of-care test for a patient.
which of the following findings should the technician immediately report to the
provider?
A- 300 mg/dl
B- 200 mg/dl
C- 180 mg/dl
A- 300 mg/dl
which of the following collection tubes should a phlebotomist use when
collecting for a routine chemistry test that requires serum?
A- SSt
B- EDTA
C- PST
A- SST
An unconscious patient is brought to the emergency department , and several
blood tests are ordered. A phlebotomist should collect the patients blood
because he has received which of the following types of consent?
A- Implied consent
B- informed consent
C- Expressed consent
A- implied consent
A phlebotomist is reviewing a laboratory test requisition form before obtaining
blood specimens from a patient. Which of the following actions should the
, technician take prior to performing the venipuncture?
A- Ensure the requisition form includes an accession number.
B- review the patent's medication record.
C- Check the requisition form for duplicate test orders.
C- Check the requisition form for duplicate test orders.
A phlebotomist should identify that which of the following is an identifier for a
specimen as long as it remains in the laboratory?
A- ICD-10 codes
B- Accession number
C- CPT code
B- Accession number
A phlebotomist should select a tube that has which of the following additives
when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?
A- SST
B- EDTA
C-Lithian Heparin
B- EDTA
A phlebotomist is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for an
erythrocyte sedimentation rate set. The technician should select a collection tube
that has a top of which of the following colors?
A- red
B-light green
C- lavender
C- lavender
Which of the following personal protective equipment provides a phlebotomist
with the best protection when drawing blood from a patient that has active
tuberculosis?
A-double gloves
B- N95 respirator
C-surgical mask
B- N95 respirator
A phlebotomist is assembling the equipment he will need for collecting donor
units of blood. Which of the following needle sizes should the technician select?
A- 23-gauge
B- 22-gauge
C- 18-gauge.
C-18-gauge
A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who
signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. which of
the following actions from the patient indicates implied consent for the