NHCO PHLEBOTOMY EXAMS TEST MAIN ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔How many times should you wash your hands? - ✔✔Before and after patient
✔✔What PPE is required for *droplet* precautions? - ✔✔
✔✔What PPE is required for tuberculosis - ✔✔N 95 mask
✔✔What should you do if you accidentally stick yourself - ✔✔Go wash the area first
then ; tell supervisor and report for medical evaluation, report for hiv evaluation (in any
order )
✔✔Universal Precautions - ✔✔steps taken to prevent the spread of disease through
blood and other body fluids when providing first aid or health care ; treat blood and
potentially infectious materials as if they were infected with bloodbourne pathogens
✔✔If you get blood in your eye, how long do you stay under eyewash? - ✔✔15 minutes
✔✔What PPE is required for *airborne* precautions? - ✔✔*N95 mask, gloves, gown
✔✔Can the phlebotomist give patients their results? - ✔✔No, results will be sent to
physician who patient can speak with; phlebotomist can tell patient what they are being
tested for
✔✔HIPPA - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
✔✔OSHA - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government agency in
the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
✔✔TJC (The Joint Commission) - ✔✔establishes standards of care for hospitals and
long term care facilities
✔✔CLIA - ✔✔Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
, ✔✔CLSI - ✔✔Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute; an organization that sets
standards for laboratories
✔✔How full can sharps container be? - ✔✔2/3 full
✔✔What should you do if needle gets exposed/ touches something - ✔✔Throw it away
✔✔How do you clean blood spill ? - ✔✔Pour 10% bleach solution over blood and leave
it 10 minutes ; sodium hypochlorite solution (household bleach) diluted between 1:10
and 1:100 with water; the more bleach you have compared to water the stronger it will
be
✔✔Can a phlebotomist start IV - ✔✔No
✔✔Last 4 steps of venipuncture: - ✔✔Tourniquet
Tube
Gauze
Needle -safety
✔✔Basal State - ✔✔When the patient has fasted and not excersiced in 12 hours
✔✔When do you use pressure wrap - ✔✔
✔✔How do you collect blood on child under 2? - ✔✔
✔✔If arm does not look good or you cannot find vein what should you do? - ✔✔Choose
another site
✔✔What other sites can you collect blood from newborn - ✔✔
✔✔What 2 test are most common for newborns - ✔✔Bilirubin, PKU
✔✔Bilirubin - ✔✔
✔✔PKU - ✔✔
✔✔How should 24 hour urine test be handled - ✔✔
✔✔Where do you draw for patient with IV - ✔✔
✔✔Where do you stick drug addicts - ✔✔
✔✔Where can you draw babies over 2 - ✔✔Fingerstick
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔How many times should you wash your hands? - ✔✔Before and after patient
✔✔What PPE is required for *droplet* precautions? - ✔✔
✔✔What PPE is required for tuberculosis - ✔✔N 95 mask
✔✔What should you do if you accidentally stick yourself - ✔✔Go wash the area first
then ; tell supervisor and report for medical evaluation, report for hiv evaluation (in any
order )
✔✔Universal Precautions - ✔✔steps taken to prevent the spread of disease through
blood and other body fluids when providing first aid or health care ; treat blood and
potentially infectious materials as if they were infected with bloodbourne pathogens
✔✔If you get blood in your eye, how long do you stay under eyewash? - ✔✔15 minutes
✔✔What PPE is required for *airborne* precautions? - ✔✔*N95 mask, gloves, gown
✔✔Can the phlebotomist give patients their results? - ✔✔No, results will be sent to
physician who patient can speak with; phlebotomist can tell patient what they are being
tested for
✔✔HIPPA - ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
✔✔OSHA - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government agency in
the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
✔✔TJC (The Joint Commission) - ✔✔establishes standards of care for hospitals and
long term care facilities
✔✔CLIA - ✔✔Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
, ✔✔CLSI - ✔✔Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute; an organization that sets
standards for laboratories
✔✔How full can sharps container be? - ✔✔2/3 full
✔✔What should you do if needle gets exposed/ touches something - ✔✔Throw it away
✔✔How do you clean blood spill ? - ✔✔Pour 10% bleach solution over blood and leave
it 10 minutes ; sodium hypochlorite solution (household bleach) diluted between 1:10
and 1:100 with water; the more bleach you have compared to water the stronger it will
be
✔✔Can a phlebotomist start IV - ✔✔No
✔✔Last 4 steps of venipuncture: - ✔✔Tourniquet
Tube
Gauze
Needle -safety
✔✔Basal State - ✔✔When the patient has fasted and not excersiced in 12 hours
✔✔When do you use pressure wrap - ✔✔
✔✔How do you collect blood on child under 2? - ✔✔
✔✔If arm does not look good or you cannot find vein what should you do? - ✔✔Choose
another site
✔✔What other sites can you collect blood from newborn - ✔✔
✔✔What 2 test are most common for newborns - ✔✔Bilirubin, PKU
✔✔Bilirubin - ✔✔
✔✔PKU - ✔✔
✔✔How should 24 hour urine test be handled - ✔✔
✔✔Where do you draw for patient with IV - ✔✔
✔✔Where do you stick drug addicts - ✔✔
✔✔Where can you draw babies over 2 - ✔✔Fingerstick
