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Phlebotomy Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Patient Identification - answer✔What is the most important step in venipuncture?
Personal Protective Equipment - gown, mask, and gloves - answer✔What is PPE?
Air dry - answer✔What is the best way to let a clean site dry?
Blood borne pathogens and needle safety - answer✔OSHA requires all phlebotomists to be
trained regarding what?
Universal and/or standard precautions - answer✔All specimens are considered hazardous and
infectious so we must use what?
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration - answer✔What organization should be
contacted regarding employee safety and unsafe working conditions?
Material Safety Data Sheet , the right to know the law - answer✔What does MSDS mean and
what is it part of?
Lavender, EDTA - answer✔What color tube, and additive is used for CBC, Hct, Hgb, Sed rate?
Red, SST - answer✔Which tube has no additives?
Light Blue, Sodium Citrate - answer✔What color tube and which additive is used for Protime
and APTT?
9 to 1 - answer✔What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube?
Na Fluoride - answer✔Which additive is the best choice for an ethanol specimen?
Grey, Oxalate - answer✔What color tube is an ethanol specimen drawn in?
Cleanse the site, get patient information if able, and notify supervisor immediately - answer✔In
case of a needle stick accident you should...?
To find a vein - answer✔What is the purpose of the tourniqutte?
1 minute - answer✔How long can a tourniqutte be in place?
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