MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
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Work duties of a phlebotomist technician can be categorized
into 4 categories .....Answer.......Equipment
Procedure
Patient Care
Patient Information
Equipment .....Answer.......- phlebotomists must ensure that all
equipment and areas used are sterile
- equipment includes needles, bandages, gauzes, tubes, other
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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 .....Answer.......- 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 .....Answer.......- reassuring patients, as some may
have fear of needles
- being able to answer questions that patients may have
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- verifying patient information to ensure accuracy of tests or
procedure - monitoring patient during procedure to prevent
movement or fainting
Patient Information .....Answer.......- 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 .....Answer.......Include the use of
data-based methods in order to reach improvement
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Include flow charts and pareto charts
Flowchart .....Answer.......- used to break out components into
diagrams in order to understand a process
Pareto Chart .....Answer.......- bar charts are made that show the
frequency of problems
What does quality improvement for specimen collection involve?
.....Answer.......Technique of Phlebotomist
Frequency of hematoma
Recollection Rates
What is included in quality control records
.....Answer.......Expiration Date
Stability Information