MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM
,Work duties of a phlebotomist technician can be categorized into 4 categories Equipment
Procedure
Patient Care
Patient Information Equipment
- phlebotomists must ensure that all equipment and areas used are sterile
- equipment includes needles, bandages, gauzes, tubes, other collection
devices, as well as labels for tubes
- tracking supplies to ensure that proper amounts are always present - disposal of needles and
other used supplies
Procedure
- correct puncture or incision of patient's skin
- collecting the correct amount of blood or other fluids - correct labeling of collection tubes/devices
- completing and submitting documents needed to lab Patient
Care
- reassuring patients, as some may have fear of needles
- being able to answer questions that patients may have
- verifying patient information to ensure accuracy of tests or procedure - monitoring patient
during procedure to prevent movement or fainting
Patient Information
- patients' rights must be respected
- keeping patients' medical records confidential
- accurate documentation of collection, ordered tests, and test results - providing accurate
documentation to the laboratory to ensure
performance of tests ordered by physician Quality
Improvement Methods
Include the use of data-based methods in order to reach improvement
Include flow charts and pareto charts Flowchart
- used to break out components into diagrams in order to understand a process Pareto Chart
- bar charts are made that show the frequency of problems What does
quality improvement for specimen collection involve? Technique of
Phlebotomist
Frequency of hematoma
Recollection Rates
What is included in quality control records Expiration
Date
Stability Information Storage
Information
, Proper Use
Precision of testing supplies/reagents
Accuracy of testing supplies/reagents Where
can phlebotomists work?
Hospital Clinic
Doctor's office
Laboratories
Blood Banks
Research Firms
Pharmaceutical Firms
Hospital
institution which provides medical and surgical treatment Clinic
institution or hospital department focusing on diagnosis and care of outpatients Doctor's Office
suite/office where doctors receive and treat patients Laboratory
building or room where tests are performed to evaluate specimens in order to diagnose medical
conditions
Blood Bank
institution where blood is collected from donors, and then stored and prepared for transfusion
Research Firm
institution equipped for scientific/medical research that may specialize in basic research or on specific
areas
Pharmaceutical Firm
institution that develops and markets drugs for use as medications How must
all needles be discarded?
intact
What does it mean if an infection is classified as nosocomical
A patient developed the infection while they were in the hospital that was not present before entering
the hospital
What is included in the chain of infection source
susceptible host
poor isolation technique
Hygiene
wash hands with soap and water if they are visibly dirty
good hand-hygiene techniques reduce number of outbreaks of infections
hand washing is the single most important way to prevent spread of infection Equipment used to
control infections
,Work duties of a phlebotomist technician can be categorized into 4 categories Equipment
Procedure
Patient Care
Patient Information Equipment
- phlebotomists must ensure that all equipment and areas used are sterile
- equipment includes needles, bandages, gauzes, tubes, other collection
devices, as well as labels for tubes
- tracking supplies to ensure that proper amounts are always present - disposal of needles and
other used supplies
Procedure
- correct puncture or incision of patient's skin
- collecting the correct amount of blood or other fluids - correct labeling of collection tubes/devices
- completing and submitting documents needed to lab Patient
Care
- reassuring patients, as some may have fear of needles
- being able to answer questions that patients may have
- verifying patient information to ensure accuracy of tests or procedure - monitoring patient
during procedure to prevent movement or fainting
Patient Information
- patients' rights must be respected
- keeping patients' medical records confidential
- accurate documentation of collection, ordered tests, and test results - providing accurate
documentation to the laboratory to ensure
performance of tests ordered by physician Quality
Improvement Methods
Include the use of data-based methods in order to reach improvement
Include flow charts and pareto charts Flowchart
- used to break out components into diagrams in order to understand a process Pareto Chart
- bar charts are made that show the frequency of problems What does
quality improvement for specimen collection involve? Technique of
Phlebotomist
Frequency of hematoma
Recollection Rates
What is included in quality control records Expiration
Date
Stability Information Storage
Information
, Proper Use
Precision of testing supplies/reagents
Accuracy of testing supplies/reagents Where
can phlebotomists work?
Hospital Clinic
Doctor's office
Laboratories
Blood Banks
Research Firms
Pharmaceutical Firms
Hospital
institution which provides medical and surgical treatment Clinic
institution or hospital department focusing on diagnosis and care of outpatients Doctor's Office
suite/office where doctors receive and treat patients Laboratory
building or room where tests are performed to evaluate specimens in order to diagnose medical
conditions
Blood Bank
institution where blood is collected from donors, and then stored and prepared for transfusion
Research Firm
institution equipped for scientific/medical research that may specialize in basic research or on specific
areas
Pharmaceutical Firm
institution that develops and markets drugs for use as medications How must
all needles be discarded?
intact
What does it mean if an infection is classified as nosocomical
A patient developed the infection while they were in the hospital that was not present before entering
the hospital
What is included in the chain of infection source
susceptible host
poor isolation technique
Hygiene
wash hands with soap and water if they are visibly dirty
good hand-hygiene techniques reduce number of outbreaks of infections
hand washing is the single most important way to prevent spread of infection Equipment used to
control infections
