AMCA Phlebotomy review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The CDC current routine infection control policy is called - CORRECT ANSWER -
Isolation Precaution
To prevent cross-contamination, you should_________________ between patients. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Wash your hands
What kind of equipment are gloves considered? - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal
Proctective Equipment (PPE)
If a patient falls what should you document? - CORRECT ANSWER - Date, Time and
location fall (Incident Report)
What is the gray top usually used to draw - CORRECT ANSWER - Glucose tolerance
What is the drawback of a 24 hr urine collection? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patients
cooperation
Collecting a sample from inside a patient's cheek is called a_____________ swab - CORRECT
ANSWER - buccal
If a patient has a Right side Mastectomy, where would you draw blood from? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Left side
Drawing an EDTA tube before a serum tube could produce a false ____________potassium and
false ____________ calcium. - CORRECT ANSWER - High; low
, How do you hold a "butterfly" infusion set? - CORRECT ANSWER - By the wings
Which requires a chain of custody form: AIDS test, forensic samples, PT/INR sample, C-diff test
- CORRECT ANSWER - Foresic Sample
Mucus from the lungs is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sputum
T or F: The lab would reject a light blue tube with a 7:1 ratio? - CORRECT ANSWER -
True 9:1
If you have a specimen that will be delayedby more than anhour because of the labe workload,
what should you do with the specimen you have obtained? - CORRECT ANSWER - Still
send it to the lab
How should you properly clean a site for a standard veinapuncture? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 70% Alcohol in a circular motion
What should be checked on the patient's armband to verify the patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Name and date of birth
What type of consent does surgery require? - CORRECT ANSWER - Informed
What is the order of draw BY TUBE TOP COLOR for the following: CMP(SST). CBC lavender,
PT(lt blue), blood cultures. - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood Cultures, PT, CMP, CBC
When should a blood tube be labeled by the phlebotomist? - CORRECT ANSWER - After
the specimen has been collected
What technique for cleaning is used to collect blood cultures for patient with septicemia? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Aseptic sterile technique
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The CDC current routine infection control policy is called - CORRECT ANSWER -
Isolation Precaution
To prevent cross-contamination, you should_________________ between patients. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Wash your hands
What kind of equipment are gloves considered? - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal
Proctective Equipment (PPE)
If a patient falls what should you document? - CORRECT ANSWER - Date, Time and
location fall (Incident Report)
What is the gray top usually used to draw - CORRECT ANSWER - Glucose tolerance
What is the drawback of a 24 hr urine collection? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patients
cooperation
Collecting a sample from inside a patient's cheek is called a_____________ swab - CORRECT
ANSWER - buccal
If a patient has a Right side Mastectomy, where would you draw blood from? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Left side
Drawing an EDTA tube before a serum tube could produce a false ____________potassium and
false ____________ calcium. - CORRECT ANSWER - High; low
, How do you hold a "butterfly" infusion set? - CORRECT ANSWER - By the wings
Which requires a chain of custody form: AIDS test, forensic samples, PT/INR sample, C-diff test
- CORRECT ANSWER - Foresic Sample
Mucus from the lungs is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sputum
T or F: The lab would reject a light blue tube with a 7:1 ratio? - CORRECT ANSWER -
True 9:1
If you have a specimen that will be delayedby more than anhour because of the labe workload,
what should you do with the specimen you have obtained? - CORRECT ANSWER - Still
send it to the lab
How should you properly clean a site for a standard veinapuncture? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 70% Alcohol in a circular motion
What should be checked on the patient's armband to verify the patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Name and date of birth
What type of consent does surgery require? - CORRECT ANSWER - Informed
What is the order of draw BY TUBE TOP COLOR for the following: CMP(SST). CBC lavender,
PT(lt blue), blood cultures. - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood Cultures, PT, CMP, CBC
When should a blood tube be labeled by the phlebotomist? - CORRECT ANSWER - After
the specimen has been collected
What technique for cleaning is used to collect blood cultures for patient with septicemia? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Aseptic sterile technique
