AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep questions & answers

AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep When a phlebotomist observes actions or suspects child abuse, what should be the next step to take? - correct answer advise supervisor privately The principle reason for requiring feedback when communicating with patients is to determine weather they ______________. - correct answer have understood what is being said Implied consent for a venipuncture on an adult requires _____________. - correct answer the patient extends their arm to you How should the phlebotomist dispose of a needle after drawing blood from a patient? - correct answer close safety and dispose in a puncture resistant container (sharps container) The hospital department that is responsible for sterile supplies - correct answer Central Supply The reason a test if ordered timed is to ______________. - correct answer Draw it at the best time for accurate results The patient's specimen is lipemic, this is usually an indicator that the patient ___________. - correct answer Has not fasted Abbreviation for "nothing by mouth" - correct answer NPO The government agency responsible for regulating the safety and health of workers - correct answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) To prevent cross contamination of microorganisms from one patient to another, OSHA standards require ____________. - correct answer Barrier protection equipment (PPE personal protective equipment) The balanced or "steady state" of the body is called: - correct answer Homeostasis The blood vessel that only carries blood away from the heart is _________. - correct answer artery What laboratory document describes in detail the steps to follow for specimen collection? - correct answer Procedure manual Which type of specimen may require collection of a discarded tube before the test specimen is collected? - correct answer blood culture specimen What is the additive in a green top tube? - correct answer sodium heparin What item is donned first when wearing full PPE? - correct answer gown tied at neck and waist The liquid portion of a clotted blood specimen is called __________ - correct answer plasma Which of the following additives would be found in a yellow topped tube? - correct answer SPS Which test should be collected in a royal blue topped tube? - correct answer Trace metal analysis / nutrients and toxicology studies (magnesium) If a laboratory test requires serum, which vacutainer tube is the tube of choice? - correct answer Red For a bleeding time test, what should you pump the blood pressure cuff to? - correct answer 40 If you are carrying anything labeled "biohazard" what does it need to have on it? - correct answer A biohazard sticker Order for selecting a venipuncture site - correct answer 1. Antecubital space (median cubital preferred) 2. Back of hand