AND ANSWERS GUIDE BOOK
EDTA tubes need to be inverted how many times
8-10
which of the following means a receiving of order for a specimen collection is
considered to be the most accurate?
automated
Which of the following is the best site for a PKU?
Medical lateral areas of the heel
A patient has his hand in a tight fist during a venipuncture using the syringe
method when should the phlebotomist instruct the patient to relax his hands
Once blood flow is established
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomist take when collecting a
specimen from a newborn screening?
Wipe away the first spot of blood
If a phlebotomist has been ordered to obtain a fecal sample from an infant which
of the following methods should a phlebotomist used to collect a sample
Collect a specimen in a cloth diaper
Which of the following complications can a phlebotomist caused by under filling
a gray top tube?
Hemolysis
Which of the following information is not required on a patient specimen label?
gender.
A phlebotomist should use a blood transfer device with which of the following
blood collections
a syringe method
A phlebotomist is ordered to collect a liver profile, which of the following tubes
should a phlebotomist use?
Tiger tube (gold tube)
, If a phlebotomist touches a patients arm and begins to perform vein puncture
before gaining consent from the patient. Which of the following reports has the
phlebotomist committed?
Battery
which of the following is the correct tube order?
yellow, light blue, red, green, lavender, gray
which of the following is a proper way to select a vein for a vein puncture?
palpating
which of the following forms commonly compensates a taxology drug screen for
legal purposes
Chain of custody
Which of the following anticoagulants is found in a lavender top tube?
EDTA
Which of the following is the vein choice for a vein puncture
median cubital vein
Which of the following statements by a phlebotomist promotes active
involvement from the patient during the identification process?
Can you tell me your first and last name ?
which of the following tubes should a phlebotomist draw first for a capillary
collection
EDTA---> additives ----> non additives
If a phlebotomist accidentally needle sticks. which of the following actions should
be taken
wash with soap and water, bandage, hospital
A phlebotomist should instruct a patient that which of the following is the perfect
time to collect a sputum (spule?) sample
upon waking
A phlebotomist is performing a vein puncture when the patient begins to lose
conscious. A phlebotomist should recognize that the patient is experiencing what
condition?
Syncope