Hartman Phlebotomy Practice Exam 150 Questions And
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76. Which of these tasks is typically considered
within a phlebotomy technician's scope of
practice? (Choose three.)
(A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides
(B) Drawing blood from an indwelling port
(C) Performing a throat culture
(D) Drawing blood from the dorsal aspect
of the hand using a syringe and transfer
device
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(E) Using a microscope to examine blood
smears ......ANSWER........(A) Creating peripheral blood smear
slides
(C) Performing a throat culture
(D) Drawing blood from the dorsal aspect
of the hand using a syringe and transfer
device
77. Blood pulsing into collection tubes is an indication
that
(A) The needle is placed in the exact center
of the vein
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(B) The needle has struck a nerve
(C) The needle has passed entirely through
the vein
(D) The needle has struck an artery ......ANSWER........(D) The
needle has struck an artery
78. A phlebotomist needs to collect gold, pink,
and green-topped tubes by venipuncture.
Which order is correct?
(A) Gold, green, pink
(B) Green, gold, pink
(C) Pink, green, gold
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(D) Gold, pink, green ......ANSWER........(A) Gold, green, pink
79. Collection tubes with ___________________
_____________ should not be used for therapeutic
drug testing.
(A) Separator gel
(B) Clot activator
(C) Red tops
(D) Internal vacuum ......ANSWER........(A) Separator gel
80. Which of the following will help a phlebotomy
technician avoid having a patient's vein roll
away when the needle is inserted?