Phlebotomy Essentials 6th edition chs 7,8, 9 exam/ Latest Complete Solution TNCC 8th Edition Exam

A 12-hour fast is normally required in testing for this analyte: - ANSWER-Triglycerides A basic step that can be taken to minimize any trauma associated with a venipuncture is to: - ANSWERChoose the most skilled phlebotomist available to preform the venipuncture A butterfly and 23 gauge needle is the best choice to use for venipuncture on a young child because: - ANSWER-Flexible tubing allows for arm movement. A cheerful, pleasant bedside manner and exchange of small talk are unlikely to: - ANSWER-Keep the patient from fainting during venipuncture procedure. A code is a way to: - ANSWER-All of the above, convey important information without alarming the public, transmit messages over the facility's public address system, use numbers or words to represent important information. A diabetic outpatient has had a mastectomy on her right side and can't straighten her left arm because of arthritis. The best place to collect a blood specimen is: - ANSWER-The left forearm or hand, using a butterfly A drug known to interfere with a blood test should be discontinued for this many hours before the test ranges for RBC counts? - ANSWER-4-24 A hematoma is a: - ANSWER-Swelling or mass of blood A home care phlebotomist had a requisition to collect a complete blood count (CBC), plasma K, partial thromboplastin time (PTT), and prothrombin time (PT). He collected the tubes from the client, who was lying on the sofa with her arm elevated above her shoulder on a table next to the sofa. As he collected the tests in the following order-CBC, K, & finally the PT & PTT-he was careful to invert the tubes as required. Later that day, the lab called the phlebotomist to say that three of the tests would have to be redrawn. Which three test most likely had questionable results and needed to redrawn? - ANSWERPotassium, PTT, and PT A lipemic specimen is a clue that the patient was probably: - ANSWER-Not fasting A needle safety feature,other than a blunting needle, should be activated: - ANSWER-Immediately after the needle is withdrawn A needle that has gone through the back wall of the vein may cause: - ANSWER-Blood to enter the tube slowly or not at all A patient complains of marked pain when you insert the needle. The pain radiates down his arm and does not subside. What should you do? - ANSWER-Discontinue the venipuncture immediately A patient goes into convulsions while you are drawing his blood. The last tube has just started to fill. Which of the following is the wrong thing to do? - ANSWER-Finish filling the tube. A patient has difficult veins and you decide to use a butterfly for the draw. Butterfly is another name for a: - ANSWER-Winged infusion set A patient who is NPO: - ANSWER-Can't have any food or drink A patient with a high degree of jaundice typically has: - ANSWER-Yellow skin and sclerae