Phlebotomy Study Guide with Complete
Solutions
when drawing blood on an outpatient, what is the next positive identification to ask for
after obtaining DOB?
A. photo ID
B. SSN
C. correct spelling of name
D. medical record number - ANSWER-A. photo ID
A patient has a requisition for a urine test. The patient asks to have their blood drawn.
They intend to call the physician's office when they leave to fax the orders. What should
the phlebotomy technician do?
A. call the physician before the draw to request and obtain orders
B. draw the blood and confirm with the physician after the draw
C. look in the computer at patient history to see what labs have been done in the past
D. mark the labs that the patient ordered on the requisition - ANSWER-A. call the
physician before the draw to request and obtain orders
A requisition form requires a phlebotomist to draw blood for an hgA1C and lipid panel.
How should the phlebotomy technician draw blood from the patient to meet this
requirement?
A. grey top then SST/gold top
B. grey top then lavender top
C. lavender top then SST/gold top
D. SST/gold top then lavender top - ANSWER-D. SST/gold top then lavender top
The phlebotomy technician initiates a blood draw after receiving verbal consent from the
patient. What kind of consent has been given?
A. Informed
B. Implied
C. Expressed
D. Manifest - ANSWER-C. Expressed
The physician orders an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) lab test. Which tube
should the phlebotomy technician use?
A. Red
B. SST/Gold
C. Green
D. Lavender - ANSWER-D. Lavender
, Patient A is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a phlebotomy technician for 15
minutes. Patient B is in the waiting room waiting for a phlebotomy technician for 5
minutes. Both patients require a CBC with differential. The STAT box on Patient B's
requisition is checked. What should the phlebotomist do first?
A. draw blood from patient A using SST/gold top tube
B. draw blood from patient B using a lavender top tube
C. draw blood from patient B using SST/gold top tube
D. draw blood from patient A using a lavender top tube - ANSWER-B. draw blood from
patient B using a lavender top tube
A phlebotomy technician is ready to perform venipuncture on a patient for labs the
physician has ordered. What should the phlebotomy technician do first?
A. gather the supplies
B. identify the patient
C. room the patient
D. position the patient - ANSWER-B. identify the patient
A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to draw blood and notices the patient's
date of birth on the ID band is different from the date of birth on the requisition form.
How should the phlebotomy technician handle this situation?
A. telephone the physician to verify the patient
B. delay drawing the blood until the issue with the ID band is resolved
C. change the ID band to match the requisition
D. ignore ID band and proceed with draw - ANSWER-B. delay drawing the blood until
the issue with the ID band is resolved
A phlebotomy technician receives an inpatient lab order. Upon entering the room, the
technician observes an unconscious patient with family present. What should the
technician do to verify the patient to the order, prior to the blood draw?
A. ask the nurse
B. use the patient ID band
C. use the white board in the room
D. ask the family member in the room - ANSWER-B. use the patient ID band
Patient A is drawn by the phlebotomy technician for a Type and Cross Blood Match and
mistakenly labeled as Patient B. The tubes are processed. Patient A's blood is entered
into Patient B's chart. Later that day, Patient B has surgery, is given the wrong blood
type, and dies during surgery.
What should the phlebotomy technician have done differently?
A. Label the tubes before the draw.
B. Properly identify the patient.
C. Switch the labels on the specimen.
D. Contact corporate compliance, - ANSWER-B. Properly identify the patient.
Solutions
when drawing blood on an outpatient, what is the next positive identification to ask for
after obtaining DOB?
A. photo ID
B. SSN
C. correct spelling of name
D. medical record number - ANSWER-A. photo ID
A patient has a requisition for a urine test. The patient asks to have their blood drawn.
They intend to call the physician's office when they leave to fax the orders. What should
the phlebotomy technician do?
A. call the physician before the draw to request and obtain orders
B. draw the blood and confirm with the physician after the draw
C. look in the computer at patient history to see what labs have been done in the past
D. mark the labs that the patient ordered on the requisition - ANSWER-A. call the
physician before the draw to request and obtain orders
A requisition form requires a phlebotomist to draw blood for an hgA1C and lipid panel.
How should the phlebotomy technician draw blood from the patient to meet this
requirement?
A. grey top then SST/gold top
B. grey top then lavender top
C. lavender top then SST/gold top
D. SST/gold top then lavender top - ANSWER-D. SST/gold top then lavender top
The phlebotomy technician initiates a blood draw after receiving verbal consent from the
patient. What kind of consent has been given?
A. Informed
B. Implied
C. Expressed
D. Manifest - ANSWER-C. Expressed
The physician orders an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) lab test. Which tube
should the phlebotomy technician use?
A. Red
B. SST/Gold
C. Green
D. Lavender - ANSWER-D. Lavender
, Patient A is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a phlebotomy technician for 15
minutes. Patient B is in the waiting room waiting for a phlebotomy technician for 5
minutes. Both patients require a CBC with differential. The STAT box on Patient B's
requisition is checked. What should the phlebotomist do first?
A. draw blood from patient A using SST/gold top tube
B. draw blood from patient B using a lavender top tube
C. draw blood from patient B using SST/gold top tube
D. draw blood from patient A using a lavender top tube - ANSWER-B. draw blood from
patient B using a lavender top tube
A phlebotomy technician is ready to perform venipuncture on a patient for labs the
physician has ordered. What should the phlebotomy technician do first?
A. gather the supplies
B. identify the patient
C. room the patient
D. position the patient - ANSWER-B. identify the patient
A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to draw blood and notices the patient's
date of birth on the ID band is different from the date of birth on the requisition form.
How should the phlebotomy technician handle this situation?
A. telephone the physician to verify the patient
B. delay drawing the blood until the issue with the ID band is resolved
C. change the ID band to match the requisition
D. ignore ID band and proceed with draw - ANSWER-B. delay drawing the blood until
the issue with the ID band is resolved
A phlebotomy technician receives an inpatient lab order. Upon entering the room, the
technician observes an unconscious patient with family present. What should the
technician do to verify the patient to the order, prior to the blood draw?
A. ask the nurse
B. use the patient ID band
C. use the white board in the room
D. ask the family member in the room - ANSWER-B. use the patient ID band
Patient A is drawn by the phlebotomy technician for a Type and Cross Blood Match and
mistakenly labeled as Patient B. The tubes are processed. Patient A's blood is entered
into Patient B's chart. Later that day, Patient B has surgery, is given the wrong blood
type, and dies during surgery.
What should the phlebotomy technician have done differently?
A. Label the tubes before the draw.
B. Properly identify the patient.
C. Switch the labels on the specimen.
D. Contact corporate compliance, - ANSWER-B. Properly identify the patient.
