NHCO PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED RESOURCE
●● expressed consent
Answer: permission for care that a person gives verbally or in writing
for a procedure
●● Implied consent
Answer: The patients actions permit the procedure without verbal or
written consent
Ex: patient extends arm out when told they need blood drawn
●● HIV Testing consent
Answer: special permission is needed to administer a test that detects
HIV
●● Parental Consent for Minors
Answer: A parent or a legal guardian must permit procedures
administered to underage patients depending on the state law may range
from 18 to 21 years old.
,●● Refusal of Care
Answer: Patients have a right to refuse care and stop care at any point
during the procedure. Failure to stop care at any point may result in
criminal charges such as assault or battery
●● Who cannot refuse care?
Answer: Patients under the custody of parents or law enforcement
cannot refuse care as that falls to custodian
●● What should the technician do if patient refuses care
Answer: Stop immediately and have patient sign refusal form
●● How do you identify patient?
Answer: ask the patient to state his or her full name and DOB
Ask patient to spell their first and last names
Compare requisition form
The patient's ID band must match
●● Order of draw
Answer: Discard Tube
, Light Blue Top
Red Top
Gold/ Tiger Top
Light Green Top
Pink Top
Lavender/ Dark Purple Top
Gray Top
(Dark blue red stripe before red top; dark blue lavender stripe after
lavender top)
●● What should you do as soon as you walk into patients room
Answer: Identify your patient
●● Is a serum or plasma clotted?
Answer: Serum-clotted
Plasma- unclotted
●● What do you do when a name is not the same as your patient?
Answer: Contact supervisor
●● Labeling tubes
EVALUATION TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED RESOURCE
●● expressed consent
Answer: permission for care that a person gives verbally or in writing
for a procedure
●● Implied consent
Answer: The patients actions permit the procedure without verbal or
written consent
Ex: patient extends arm out when told they need blood drawn
●● HIV Testing consent
Answer: special permission is needed to administer a test that detects
HIV
●● Parental Consent for Minors
Answer: A parent or a legal guardian must permit procedures
administered to underage patients depending on the state law may range
from 18 to 21 years old.
,●● Refusal of Care
Answer: Patients have a right to refuse care and stop care at any point
during the procedure. Failure to stop care at any point may result in
criminal charges such as assault or battery
●● Who cannot refuse care?
Answer: Patients under the custody of parents or law enforcement
cannot refuse care as that falls to custodian
●● What should the technician do if patient refuses care
Answer: Stop immediately and have patient sign refusal form
●● How do you identify patient?
Answer: ask the patient to state his or her full name and DOB
Ask patient to spell their first and last names
Compare requisition form
The patient's ID band must match
●● Order of draw
Answer: Discard Tube
, Light Blue Top
Red Top
Gold/ Tiger Top
Light Green Top
Pink Top
Lavender/ Dark Purple Top
Gray Top
(Dark blue red stripe before red top; dark blue lavender stripe after
lavender top)
●● What should you do as soon as you walk into patients room
Answer: Identify your patient
●● Is a serum or plasma clotted?
Answer: Serum-clotted
Plasma- unclotted
●● What do you do when a name is not the same as your patient?
Answer: Contact supervisor
●● Labeling tubes
