NHA Study Question #3 Complete Solutions

NHA Study Question #3 Complete Solutions A phlebotomy technician is introducing herself to a patient and explaining the venipuncture procedure. In which of the following comfort zones is the technician working? A) intimate B) personal C) social D) public ️B) personal (the personal interpersonal space refers to interactions within 45.7 cm to 1.2m (18 into 4 feet) of patient, such as when the technician explains the venipuncture procedure) A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood culture specimen form an adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A) scrub the insertion site with isoproply alcohol for 30 seconds B) withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe C) collect a total of 10 mL of blood from the patient D) transfer blood to the aerobic culture bottle first ️B) withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe Which of following test result are affected when phlebotomy technician uses providone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? A) glucose B) blood urea nitrogen C) potassium D) coagulation studies ️C) potassium (providone-iodine is contraindicated for potassium tests because it can cause a false elevation of potassium in a specimen) Before collecting blood from a patient in an inpatient setting, a phlebotomy technician notices that the patient does not have a wristband on his wrist, but there is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A) hold the draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient B) write "unable to draw" on the requisition form C) verify the patient's identity with the wristband on the IV stand D) ask the patient to confirm his identity ️A) hold the draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient Which of the following tests is the most common point-of-care test performed at home and in medica