A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a
medication that
administered orally
wasto a patient. After verifying when the patient
received thehow long should the technician wait prior to attempting the
medication,
draw? Correct
answers 2 hr after
administration
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to
take before
leaving a patient's room? Correct answers Initial and mark the date and
time on each
tube
drawn
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first
when
dermalobtaining
samples? Correct answers
Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a
patient.
of the following
Which instructions should the technician give the patient?
Correct answers
"Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the
container."
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
cleanhave
that items been contaminated by blood
with adilution of which of the following substances and water? Correct
1:10
answers sodium
hypochlori
te
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a
patient awho
signed general informed consent form upon admission to the facility.
Which of the
following actions by the patient indicates implied consent for the
venipuncture?
answers RollingCorrect
up his
shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following
when collecting
additives
a blood specimen for a CBC? Correct
answers EDTA
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? Correct answers
povidone-iodine
Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of
temperatures?
the following Correct answers 36-
38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in
an inpatient
setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by
is
theanpatient
example of which of the following types of consent? Correct
answers implied
consen
t
, A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory.
Which of the
following actions should the technician take? Correct answers Place the
specimens in a
lockable
container
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a
patient studies.
thyroid for The technician should select a collection tube that has a top
with
of thewhich
following colors? Correct answers
Tiger(speckled)
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter
paper card to
screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions
should the
technician
A phlebotomy take? Correct answers
technician Apply
is using a blood to the
point-of-care testprinted
systemside of the
to determine
filter paper
a patient's
WBC count. For which of the following results should the technician
immediately
the provider?notify
Correct answers
1.8/mm3
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a
blood.
patient'sWhich of the following actions should the technician take? Correct
capillary
answers
the secondUsedrop of blood that emerges from the
puncture
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to
specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse
collect a blood
veins? Correct
answers Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an
ETS tube
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality
control test on
glucometer in the
a laboratory? Correct answers Every day the
meter is used
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards
Institute's
(CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow
As part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the
pathway.
following
should theactions
technician take? Correct answers Enter critical
laboratory data
A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the
Correct answers Patient's
following?
information
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first
when
dermalobtaining
samples? Correct answers
Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before
obtaining blood specimens from a patient. The technician should verify
that the requisition includes which of the following information? Correct
answers A specimen identification code
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a
had a right-sided
patient who mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the
technician
Correct select?
answers Medial cubital vein in the
left arm