MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY BOARD CERTIFICATION
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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
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
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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
- 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
Storage Information
Proper Use
Precision of testing supplies/reagents
Accuracy of testing supplies/reagents
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Where can phlebotomists work? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Hospital
Clinic
Doctor's office
Laboratories
Blood Banks
Research Firms
Pharmaceutical Firms
Hospital - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ institution which
provides medical and surgical treatment
Clinic - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ institution or hospital
department focusing on diagnosis and care of
outpatients
Doctor's Office - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ suite/office
where doctors receive and treat patients
Laboratory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ building or room
where tests are performed to evaluate specimens in
order to diagnose medical conditions