Phlebotomy 102 Final Exam Questions
and Answers
A phlebotomist was stuck with a needle because a patient had a seizure in the middle of
a procedure. When should the phlebotomist report the incident? - ANSWER-
immediately
What is the most common nosocomial infection? - ANSWER-urinary tract infection
What is the most important procedure in the prevention of disease transmission? -
ANSWER-washing of hands
What does capillary blood contain? - ANSWER-cells, tissue fluid, and blood
Protective isolation is generally used for ____ - ANSWER-a pediatric patient who has
immunodeficiency
Which vacutainer tube would produce a serum sample? - ANSWER-marbled red top
tube
What is the anticoagulant of choice for blood for Prothrombin Time (PT) testing? -
ANSWER-sodium citrate
What is the specimen to be used for Hemoglobin A1c or glycosylated hemoglobin? -
ANSWER-whole blood from a purple top tube
The instrument used for capillary blood collection is a ____ - ANSWER-lancet
A hemolyzed serum is due to ____ present in the plasma or serum - ANSWER-
hemoglobin
Which lab test requires a patient to fast for 8-12 hours? - ANSWER-cholesterol
What can cause a vein to collapse during venipuncture? - ANSWER-too much vacuum
in the tube for a small vein
When the patient has had a mastectomy on the left breast, _____ - ANSWER-do
venipuncture on the right arm
A capillary puncture that has gone wrong can cause the inflammation of a bone. This is
called ____ - ANSWER-osteomyelitis
and Answers
A phlebotomist was stuck with a needle because a patient had a seizure in the middle of
a procedure. When should the phlebotomist report the incident? - ANSWER-
immediately
What is the most common nosocomial infection? - ANSWER-urinary tract infection
What is the most important procedure in the prevention of disease transmission? -
ANSWER-washing of hands
What does capillary blood contain? - ANSWER-cells, tissue fluid, and blood
Protective isolation is generally used for ____ - ANSWER-a pediatric patient who has
immunodeficiency
Which vacutainer tube would produce a serum sample? - ANSWER-marbled red top
tube
What is the anticoagulant of choice for blood for Prothrombin Time (PT) testing? -
ANSWER-sodium citrate
What is the specimen to be used for Hemoglobin A1c or glycosylated hemoglobin? -
ANSWER-whole blood from a purple top tube
The instrument used for capillary blood collection is a ____ - ANSWER-lancet
A hemolyzed serum is due to ____ present in the plasma or serum - ANSWER-
hemoglobin
Which lab test requires a patient to fast for 8-12 hours? - ANSWER-cholesterol
What can cause a vein to collapse during venipuncture? - ANSWER-too much vacuum
in the tube for a small vein
When the patient has had a mastectomy on the left breast, _____ - ANSWER-do
venipuncture on the right arm
A capillary puncture that has gone wrong can cause the inflammation of a bone. This is
called ____ - ANSWER-osteomyelitis
