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QUESTIONS
1. A phlebotomist has a requisition to draw blood on Speak with the patient's
a patient who has severe Downs' Syndrome. Which guardian before performing
of the following steps should the phlebotomist the venipuncture to ensure the
take? explanation is understood
2. Which of the following procedural steps for a fin- Confirm the correct identity of
ger stick should the phlebotomist do first? the patient
3. A phlebotomist is drawing blood from a patient Apply pressure after collecting
and observes red spots. Which of the following the specimen. The development
is an appropriate action for the phlebotomist to of petechiae is a sign of reduced
take? platelet function and carries an
increased risk of bleeding.
4. Which of the following is appropriate to use when SST
collecting for a chemistry test that requires serum?
5. A phlebotomist working in a fertility clinic draws "As soon as you collect the spec-
blood from a patient who also must submit a se- imen, keep it next to your body.
men sample for analysis. Which of the following We will need to submit it right
should the phlebotomist tell the patient? away for testing." Semen sam-
ples for fertility must be deliv-
ered to the laboratory within 2
hr of collection and kept at body
temperature.
6. Which of the following test results are affected Potassium
when povidone iodine is used to cleanse the site
for a dermal puncture?
7. Blood cultures have been ordered on a patient An aerobic and an anaerobic
in the intensive care unit. The nurse calls the bottle
phlebotomist to bring the appropriate materials.
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Which of the following should the phlebotomist
bring?
8. When a phlebotomist is distributing laboratory re- Pre-surgical test results are a
sults to ordering physicians, which results have priority to report, because the
priority? results may alter how or if a
surgery is performed.
9. Which of the following can cause a hemolyzed Shaking the collection tube vig-
specimen? orously. This will cause the red
blood cells to rupture, causing
hemolysis.
10. Which of the following is an example of the accept- Send the results to the physician
able reporting of routine lab results? in a marked envelope.
11. Before the phlebotomist performs a venipuncture, perform the venipuncture as
the patient warns the he is HIV positive. According normal per OSHA regulations.
to OSHA regulations, after donning gloves, the
phlebotomist should...
12. Which of the following is an appropriate cleanser Benzalkonium chloride
for cleansing around the urinary meatus in a
clean-catch urine collection
13. The phlebotomist should use a tube with which Sodium citrate
of the following anticoagulants to collect a PT/PTT
test?
14. When should the code on glucose cuvettes or When a patient is tested
strips be compared to the code on the glucose
meter?
15.
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QUESTIONS
1. A phlebotomist has a requisition to draw blood on Speak with the patient's
a patient who has severe Downs' Syndrome. Which guardian before performing
of the following steps should the phlebotomist the venipuncture to ensure the
take? explanation is understood
2. Which of the following procedural steps for a fin- Confirm the correct identity of
ger stick should the phlebotomist do first? the patient
3. A phlebotomist is drawing blood from a patient Apply pressure after collecting
and observes red spots. Which of the following the specimen. The development
is an appropriate action for the phlebotomist to of petechiae is a sign of reduced
take? platelet function and carries an
increased risk of bleeding.
4. Which of the following is appropriate to use when SST
collecting for a chemistry test that requires serum?
5. A phlebotomist working in a fertility clinic draws "As soon as you collect the spec-
blood from a patient who also must submit a se- imen, keep it next to your body.
men sample for analysis. Which of the following We will need to submit it right
should the phlebotomist tell the patient? away for testing." Semen sam-
ples for fertility must be deliv-
ered to the laboratory within 2
hr of collection and kept at body
temperature.
6. Which of the following test results are affected Potassium
when povidone iodine is used to cleanse the site
for a dermal puncture?
7. Blood cultures have been ordered on a patient An aerobic and an anaerobic
in the intensive care unit. The nurse calls the bottle
phlebotomist to bring the appropriate materials.
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Which of the following should the phlebotomist
bring?
8. When a phlebotomist is distributing laboratory re- Pre-surgical test results are a
sults to ordering physicians, which results have priority to report, because the
priority? results may alter how or if a
surgery is performed.
9. Which of the following can cause a hemolyzed Shaking the collection tube vig-
specimen? orously. This will cause the red
blood cells to rupture, causing
hemolysis.
10. Which of the following is an example of the accept- Send the results to the physician
able reporting of routine lab results? in a marked envelope.
11. Before the phlebotomist performs a venipuncture, perform the venipuncture as
the patient warns the he is HIV positive. According normal per OSHA regulations.
to OSHA regulations, after donning gloves, the
phlebotomist should...
12. Which of the following is an appropriate cleanser Benzalkonium chloride
for cleansing around the urinary meatus in a
clean-catch urine collection
13. The phlebotomist should use a tube with which Sodium citrate
of the following anticoagulants to collect a PT/PTT
test?
14. When should the code on glucose cuvettes or When a patient is tested
strips be compared to the code on the glucose
meter?
15.
