NHA Basic Phlebotomy-Final Review.docx

All of the above (repres lab, direct contact w/pt, perform tasks critical to pt's diagnosis) - correct answer Phlebotomists are an important part of the health care team because Patient Identification - correct answer Perhaps the single most important step in phlebotomy, & often where an error occurs, is.. Collecting venous blood specimens - correct answer Phlebotomists often have many duties & tasks. Which of the following is the primary duty? Specimen testing - correct answer Which of the following is not a pre-analytical varialbe of specimen collection? Forensic Pathology - correct answer The following are all Lab sections that you would find in a Clinical Lab department EXCEPT for Force the pt to have blood drawn - correct answer When a pt refuses to have blood drawn, the phlebotomists should do all of the following EXCEPT Administrative - correct answer The most common source of lab error is Cytology - correct answer What lab department tests a Pap test? Neonatal - correct answer What hospital department cares for newborn infants? Oncology - correct answer What hospital department cares for patients with cancer? Orthopedic - correct answer Where in a hospital would you find a patient with broken bones? Urinalysis - correct answer What lab department tests a routine urine samples? Elderly patient - correct answer A geriatric pt is a(n) Polycythemia vera - correct answer Therapeutic phlebotomy is performed as a treatment for pts with Nephrology - correct answer What hospital department performs dialysis of patients? AIDET - correct answer Acknowledge, Identify, Discuss, Encourage, & Thank You Handwashing - correct answer The single most important way to prevent the spread of infection in a hospital or other facility is Poor isolation technique - correct answer All of the following are components in the chain of infection EXCEPT Hospital acquired (nosocomial) - correct answer When a patient develops an infection 48 hrs after hospitalization that was not present upon admission, the infection is classified as Prevent the spread of infection within hospitals & other healthcare facilities - correct answer The primary purpose of infection control is to None (the phlebotomist is considered a potential source of infection to the patient) - correct answer A potential source of infectious material from a patient in protective isolation includes All of the above (Centrifug open serum tubes, popping open blood containers, pouring off serum samples) - correct answer Aerosols can be produced by Mask & Gown - correct answer When coming into contact w/pts under airborned precautions, is is necessary to wear All blood & body fluids - correct answer According to standard precautions, blood & body fluids from which group are considered biohazardous? Discarded intact - correct answer Under standard precautions, all used needles are to be disposed of in the following manner All of the above (Recapped, cut, & broken) - correct answer Contaminated needles & other contaminated sharps should not be Patients home address - correct answer All of the following are acceptable patient identifiers EXCEPT 3 Most often used arm veins - correct answer Basilic/Brachial, Cephalic, & Median Cubital 2 - correct answer How many patient identifiers should be asked for prior to the venipuncture/capillary collection process? Order of Draw - correct answer BC SHEG 3 to 4 inches - correct answer The tourniquet should be applied how many inches above the proposed venipuncture sites? The shape & structure of the body - correct answer Anatomy is the study of Physiology - correct answer The study of the function of each body part & how the functions coordinate is called 45 - correct answer The formed elements make up about ______ percent of the whole blood volume. Serum & clot - correct answer The two components of blood found in a tube of blood drawn without anticoagulant are Leukocytes & thrombocytes - correct answer The buffy coat consists of Plasma contains fibrinogen; serum does not - correct answer The difference between plasma & serum is Plasma - correct answer The fluid portion of the whole blood that contains fibrinogen is called Transportation - correct answer The main function of the circulatory system is to provide 23-gauge needle - correct answer Which needle has the smallest bore? Lithium (most used)/Sodium/Ammonium - correct answer Heparin in Green tops contains these types of anticoagulants Light-Blue Top - correct answer Coagulation Gold/Tiger/Red/Orange Top - correct answer Serum (No anticoagulation)