NPCE Certification Exam Study Guide

T or F : If you squeeze the finger too hard it may dilute the blood with swab particles and ruin the test. - Answer- True Define bilirubin - Answer- Light Sensitive ____________________________________ are federal regulations passed by Congress and administered by the Center for Medicaid Services (CMS). - Answer- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) are federal regulations passed by Congress and administered by _________________________________. - Answer- The Center of Medicaid Services (CMS) ___________________________ is defined as conduct, courtesy, and manners customary in medical profession. - Answer- Medical Etiquette What is used to clean dried blood on counter tops? - Answer- Spill Kits Define Hemolysis - Answer- the rupture or destruction of red blood cells. When do you close and lock a sharps container? - Answer- When it is 3/4 full. T or F : It is fine to reuse needles, gloves, or tubes. - Answer- False What indicates the gauge of needle? - Answer- The color coding. What does OSHA stand for? - Answer- Occupational Safety and Health Administration What is Phlebotomy Competency? - Answer- Correct medical terminology, following safety protocols, and selecting proper site fro specimen collection. A cholesterol test is collected in which tube? - Answer- Red top tube. What is needed to help find and stick the vein? - Answer- A Tourniquet Never process a tube of blood that's missing a _________. - Answer- Label Define characteristics of capillaries: - Answer- thin walls, forming microscopic pathways, and connecting arterioles with venules. __________________ are the result of tourniquets left on the arm for over 1 minute. - Answer- hero-concentrations