Phlebotomy Exam PART 2 Questions and Answers
Used needles should never be resheathed or recapped ** Answ** True
In an in-patient setting, all patients should have on a patient identification bracelet. ** Answ**
True
The most effective method to stop bleeding and help prevent bruising is to ** Answ** Apply
pressure to the site.
Inspect to see if bleeding has stopped.
Apply a band-aid.
Before doing a venipuncture, the Phlebotomist should tell the patient ** Answ** "This will
be slightly painful."
Which of the following is a blood cell? ** Answ** Lymphocyte
The most commonly used vein is the: ** Answ** Median cubital
How many valves does the heart have? ** Answ** 4 valves, (2 Atrioventricular, 2
Semilunar)
Valves are present in: ** Answ** ventricles
Veins ** Answ** Are flexible and carry increased carbon dioxide levels and waste.
Arteries ** Answ** are hard in texture and pump oxygenated blood.
The upper chambers of the heart are called: ** Answ** atria
, The lower chambers of the heart are called: ** Answ** ventricles
The left side of the heart: ** Answ** receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it
to the body
The right side of the heart ** Answ** pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
The heart is divided in half by: ** Answ** septum
Blood leaves the heart to go to the lungs by the: ** Answ** pulmonary artery
Anemia is a/an: ** Answ** decreased (low) red cell count
Blood is transported through the body by the: ** Answ** circulatory system
Which of the following is practical to use when selecting a vein? ** Answ** an elastic or
flexible vein
The innermost wall of a vein is the: ** Answ** endothelium
Which of the following is not a layer of cross section of the vein? ** Answ** myocardium
A Phlebotomist enters a patient's room. Suddenly the patient gets, walks into the bathroom and
locks the door. Twenty minutes pass with the patient still in the bathroom and the Phlebotomist
should: ** Answ** inform a nurse on the unit that the patient won't come out of the
bathroom.
After having blood drawn, a patient feels faint. Which of the following actions is not
appropriate? ** Answ** Get a glass of water.
Used needles should never be resheathed or recapped ** Answ** True
In an in-patient setting, all patients should have on a patient identification bracelet. ** Answ**
True
The most effective method to stop bleeding and help prevent bruising is to ** Answ** Apply
pressure to the site.
Inspect to see if bleeding has stopped.
Apply a band-aid.
Before doing a venipuncture, the Phlebotomist should tell the patient ** Answ** "This will
be slightly painful."
Which of the following is a blood cell? ** Answ** Lymphocyte
The most commonly used vein is the: ** Answ** Median cubital
How many valves does the heart have? ** Answ** 4 valves, (2 Atrioventricular, 2
Semilunar)
Valves are present in: ** Answ** ventricles
Veins ** Answ** Are flexible and carry increased carbon dioxide levels and waste.
Arteries ** Answ** are hard in texture and pump oxygenated blood.
The upper chambers of the heart are called: ** Answ** atria
, The lower chambers of the heart are called: ** Answ** ventricles
The left side of the heart: ** Answ** receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it
to the body
The right side of the heart ** Answ** pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
The heart is divided in half by: ** Answ** septum
Blood leaves the heart to go to the lungs by the: ** Answ** pulmonary artery
Anemia is a/an: ** Answ** decreased (low) red cell count
Blood is transported through the body by the: ** Answ** circulatory system
Which of the following is practical to use when selecting a vein? ** Answ** an elastic or
flexible vein
The innermost wall of a vein is the: ** Answ** endothelium
Which of the following is not a layer of cross section of the vein? ** Answ** myocardium
A Phlebotomist enters a patient's room. Suddenly the patient gets, walks into the bathroom and
locks the door. Twenty minutes pass with the patient still in the bathroom and the Phlebotomist
should: ** Answ** inform a nurse on the unit that the patient won't come out of the
bathroom.
After having blood drawn, a patient feels faint. Which of the following actions is not
appropriate? ** Answ** Get a glass of water.
