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Study Resource Test Bank - Test-Ready Solutions Pack It is best to transport routine blood specimens to the laboratory within: - answer - 45 minutes The yellow quadrant of the DOT hazardous materials warning sign refers to what kind of hazard? - answer - Reactivity/instability Which term refers to the conduct of the average health care worker in the community? - answer - Standard of care A 4-year old girl who refused to have her blood collected was locked in a room by a health care worker and was forced to have her blood collected. This is an example of: - answer - assault and battery Which of the following is a situation that requires extra caution in patient identification? - answer - Twins Which of the following is another term that means "point-of-care testing"? - answer - Patient-focused testing All of the following are ways to avoid malpractice litigation EXCEPT: - answer - disposing of laboratory tests in the regular trash What would blood flow from an artery look like? - answer - Bright red blood spurting in a pulsating flow Which of the following is one of a phlebotomist's clinical duties? - answer - Withdraw blood into the correct containers/tubes in the correct order Malaria is an example of a(n) ___________ infectious organisms found in body fluids - answer - bloodborne pathogens When filling multiple microcollection tubes with capillary blood, which of the following should be completed LAST? - answer - Serum tubes __________ is the sudden and transient loss of consciousness caused by lack of oxygen to the brain that results in an ability to stay in an upright position - answer - Syncope Which device is used of heelstick on a premature infant? - answer - BD Microtainer Quikheel lancet (pink) When cleansing a skin puncture site, it is most important to wipe the area: - answer - by rubbing for a minute in concentric circles Daria is a phlebotomist who became infected with HIV due to a needlestick that happened at work during a patient blood draw. She will probably be covered by workers compensation benefits as long as she can demonstrate: - answer - A casual connection between her infection and her employment Which of the following is NOT acceptable as a form of identifying the patient? - answer - Patient's chart The network of blood vessels that includes arteries, veins, and capillaries is called the: - answer - cardiovascular system Which of the following is NOT a normal acceptable intervention to alleviate pain when performing venipuncture on an infant? - answer - Lidocaine injection Abnormally low or high clinical laboratory test results are called : - answer - critical values A phlebotomist walks into a patients hospital room with a handwritten laboratory request to collect a blood specimen. The patient does not have an armband but is conscious. When asked his name, the patient's verbal response does not match the written request. What should the phlebotomist do? - answer - Resolve the identification discrepancy before proceeding what type of patients positioning is preferred for performing a venipuncture on hospitalized patients? - answer - Seated For transportation of specimens from remote ambulatory sites to the laboratory, which of the following is a recommended guideline? - answer - Use the same safety equipment that is used in a hospital environment in the collection of blood cultures from infants, which of the following is the preferred antiseptic to use prior to blood collection? - answer - 70% isopropyl alcohol which of the following actions helps the phlebotomist to listen actively? - answer - Notice body language How should a laboratory worker correct an error in a patients clinical record that appears on a paper document? - answer - mark a single line through the incorrect result and write "error" which of the following is the vacuum blood collection tube of choice for glucose testing? - answer - Gray-topped tube which of the following occurs as the result of inflammation an