AUMT PRACTICE NHA QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
IF YOU ARE USING ALCOHOL TO CLEANSE THE VENIPUNCTURE SITE, IT MUST
BE ALLOWED TO AIR DRY PRIOR TO THE VENIPUNCTURE BECAUSE ALCOHOL?
- ANSWER-REQUIRES TIME FOR ANTISEPTIC ACTION
IF YOU ARE DRAWING A METABOLIC PANEL WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
QUESTION TO ASK THE PATIENT PRIOR TO COLLECTION? - ANSWER-WHEN
WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ATE?
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE FOR BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION?
- ANSWER-IMPROPER PREPARATION OF THE VENIPUNCTURE SITE
BEFORE THE PHLEBOTOMIST PERFORMS A VENIPUNCTURE, THE PATIENT
WARNS THAT SHE IS HIV POSITIVE. ACCORDING TO OSHA REGULATIONS,
AFTER DONNING GLOVES, THE PHLEBOTOMIST SHOULD? - ANSWER-PERFORM
THE VENIPUNCTURE
THE PHLEBOTOMIST HAS AN ORDER TO DRAW A ROUTINE CBC FROM A 9
MONTH OLD INFANT. WHAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE COLLECTION SITE? -
ANSWER-EITHER HEEL
A PHLEBOTOMIST HAS A REQUISITION TO DRAW BLOOD ON A PATIENT WHO
HAS SEVERE DOWN SYNDROME, WHAT STEP SHOULD THE PHLEBOTOMIST
TAKE - ANSWER-SPEAK WITH THE PATIENT'S GUARDIAN BEFORE
PERFORMING THE VENIPUNCTURE TO ENSURE THE EXPLANATION IS
UNDERSTOOD.
WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD A PHLEBOTOMIST TAKE IF THE PATIENT REPORTS A
SHARP PAIN RADIATING DOWN THE ARM DURING A VENIPUNCTURE
PROCEDURE? - ANSWER-RELEASE THE TOURNIQUET AND REMOVE THE
NEEDLE.
WHEN SOMEONE IS IN SHOCK YOU SHOULD KEEP THEM COOL?
(TRUE OR FALSE) - ANSWER-FALSE
WHEN SHOULD THE TOURNIQUET BE RELEASED DURING A 5-TUBE
COLLECTION DRAW? - ANSWER-AS SOON AS BLOOD FLOW IS ESTABLISHED
WHAT CONDITION IS THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY COMMONLY USED? -
ANSWER-POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
, A patient can donate blood if he or she - ANSWER-Donated blood 9 weeks ago
WHICH TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE A BLOOD DONATION FROM A PATIENT
FOR LATER USE IN HIS OR HER OWN SURGICAL PROCEDURE? - ANSWER-
AUTOLOGOUS
AN INPATIENT WHO WILL NEE TO BE DRAWN EVERY DAY OR EVERY FEW
HOURS, WHAT TYPE OF ANEMIA IS COMMONLY SEEN? - ANSWER-LATROGENIC
why should the phlebotomist document the total volume of blood drawn from a patient?
- ANSWER-TO DETERMINE IF THE PATIENT IS AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING
LATROGENIC ANEMIA
YOU ARE ASKED TO DRAW FOR BLOOD UREA (BUN), BILLIRUBIN, AND CBC.
WHAT IS THE PROPER ORDER OF DRAW? - ANSWER-TIGER TOP, LAVENDER
THE "STANDARD OF CARE" IN THE PRACTICE OF PHLEBOTOMY IS INFLUENCED
BY WHICH ORGANIZATION? - ANSWER-THE JOINT COMMISSION
WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD TO COLLECT A BLOOD SPECIMEN FROM AN
OLDER ADULT PATIENT WHO HAS FRAGILE, EASY- TO- COLLAPSE VEINS? -
ANSWER-A SYRINGE AND A BUTTERFLY ASSEMBLY AND TRANSFER TO AN ETS
TUBE.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF URINE COLLECTION IS REQUIRED FOR
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY TESTING? - ANSWER-CLEAN- CATCH, MIDSTREAM
SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN A STERILE CUP.
FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD A FIRST VOIDED MORNING
URINE SPECIMEN BE COLLECTED? - ANSWER-PREGNANCY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE NAME OF ABBREVIATION OF THE FEDERAL
LAW THAT ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR THE ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF
PATIENT INFORMATION? - ANSWER-HIPPA
You accidentally splash a bleach solution in your eyes while preparing it for cleaning
purposes. What is the first thing to do? - ANSWER-FLUSH YOUR EYES WITH WATER
FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES
UNDER WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU PLACE A
PATIENT INTO THE RECOVERY POSITION? - ANSWER-IF THE PATIENT IS
BREATHING AND YOU DO NOT SUSPECT A SPINAL INJURY
Which of the OSHA requirements specific to the venipuncture procedure must a
phlebotomist comply with? - ANSWER-WEAR GLOVES WHEN CONTACT WITH
BLOOD IS ANTICIPATED.
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
IF YOU ARE USING ALCOHOL TO CLEANSE THE VENIPUNCTURE SITE, IT MUST
BE ALLOWED TO AIR DRY PRIOR TO THE VENIPUNCTURE BECAUSE ALCOHOL?
- ANSWER-REQUIRES TIME FOR ANTISEPTIC ACTION
IF YOU ARE DRAWING A METABOLIC PANEL WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
QUESTION TO ASK THE PATIENT PRIOR TO COLLECTION? - ANSWER-WHEN
WAS THE LAST TIME YOU ATE?
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE FOR BLOOD CULTURE CONTAMINATION?
- ANSWER-IMPROPER PREPARATION OF THE VENIPUNCTURE SITE
BEFORE THE PHLEBOTOMIST PERFORMS A VENIPUNCTURE, THE PATIENT
WARNS THAT SHE IS HIV POSITIVE. ACCORDING TO OSHA REGULATIONS,
AFTER DONNING GLOVES, THE PHLEBOTOMIST SHOULD? - ANSWER-PERFORM
THE VENIPUNCTURE
THE PHLEBOTOMIST HAS AN ORDER TO DRAW A ROUTINE CBC FROM A 9
MONTH OLD INFANT. WHAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE COLLECTION SITE? -
ANSWER-EITHER HEEL
A PHLEBOTOMIST HAS A REQUISITION TO DRAW BLOOD ON A PATIENT WHO
HAS SEVERE DOWN SYNDROME, WHAT STEP SHOULD THE PHLEBOTOMIST
TAKE - ANSWER-SPEAK WITH THE PATIENT'S GUARDIAN BEFORE
PERFORMING THE VENIPUNCTURE TO ENSURE THE EXPLANATION IS
UNDERSTOOD.
WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD A PHLEBOTOMIST TAKE IF THE PATIENT REPORTS A
SHARP PAIN RADIATING DOWN THE ARM DURING A VENIPUNCTURE
PROCEDURE? - ANSWER-RELEASE THE TOURNIQUET AND REMOVE THE
NEEDLE.
WHEN SOMEONE IS IN SHOCK YOU SHOULD KEEP THEM COOL?
(TRUE OR FALSE) - ANSWER-FALSE
WHEN SHOULD THE TOURNIQUET BE RELEASED DURING A 5-TUBE
COLLECTION DRAW? - ANSWER-AS SOON AS BLOOD FLOW IS ESTABLISHED
WHAT CONDITION IS THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY COMMONLY USED? -
ANSWER-POLYCYTHEMIA VERA
, A patient can donate blood if he or she - ANSWER-Donated blood 9 weeks ago
WHICH TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE A BLOOD DONATION FROM A PATIENT
FOR LATER USE IN HIS OR HER OWN SURGICAL PROCEDURE? - ANSWER-
AUTOLOGOUS
AN INPATIENT WHO WILL NEE TO BE DRAWN EVERY DAY OR EVERY FEW
HOURS, WHAT TYPE OF ANEMIA IS COMMONLY SEEN? - ANSWER-LATROGENIC
why should the phlebotomist document the total volume of blood drawn from a patient?
- ANSWER-TO DETERMINE IF THE PATIENT IS AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING
LATROGENIC ANEMIA
YOU ARE ASKED TO DRAW FOR BLOOD UREA (BUN), BILLIRUBIN, AND CBC.
WHAT IS THE PROPER ORDER OF DRAW? - ANSWER-TIGER TOP, LAVENDER
THE "STANDARD OF CARE" IN THE PRACTICE OF PHLEBOTOMY IS INFLUENCED
BY WHICH ORGANIZATION? - ANSWER-THE JOINT COMMISSION
WHAT IS THE BEST METHOD TO COLLECT A BLOOD SPECIMEN FROM AN
OLDER ADULT PATIENT WHO HAS FRAGILE, EASY- TO- COLLAPSE VEINS? -
ANSWER-A SYRINGE AND A BUTTERFLY ASSEMBLY AND TRANSFER TO AN ETS
TUBE.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF URINE COLLECTION IS REQUIRED FOR
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY TESTING? - ANSWER-CLEAN- CATCH, MIDSTREAM
SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN A STERILE CUP.
FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS WOULD A FIRST VOIDED MORNING
URINE SPECIMEN BE COLLECTED? - ANSWER-PREGNANCY
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE NAME OF ABBREVIATION OF THE FEDERAL
LAW THAT ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR THE ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF
PATIENT INFORMATION? - ANSWER-HIPPA
You accidentally splash a bleach solution in your eyes while preparing it for cleaning
purposes. What is the first thing to do? - ANSWER-FLUSH YOUR EYES WITH WATER
FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 MINUTES
UNDER WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU PLACE A
PATIENT INTO THE RECOVERY POSITION? - ANSWER-IF THE PATIENT IS
BREATHING AND YOU DO NOT SUSPECT A SPINAL INJURY
Which of the OSHA requirements specific to the venipuncture procedure must a
phlebotomist comply with? - ANSWER-WEAR GLOVES WHEN CONTACT WITH
BLOOD IS ANTICIPATED.
