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Phlebotomy Certification Test
A box of blood tube supplies arrive at the laboratory. What
should be done with them?
a. put them in a closet, and let someone else put them away
b. unpack them and put them in the back of present stock
c. return them to the manufacturer because you don't want them
d. unpack them and place them in front of the present stock - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ b
A bruise is an example of:
a. a hematoma
b. edema
c. a blood clot
d. tissue contusion - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d
A carrier is a person who:
a. is able to spread an infection to others by having the germ but
has no symptoms
b. is able to spread an infection to others by airborne organisms
c. transmits disease by direct contact
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d. transmits disease by indirect control - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a
A circulating blood clot and a possible mechanism of death is a
__________?
a. pathogen
b. analyte
c. parasite
d. embolus - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d
A drug level is ordered, and you are asked to draw blood 1 hour
after the administration of the drug. What are you drawing?
a. fasting level
b. peak level
c. post prandial level
d. trough level - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
A health care professional relates patient information to a friend
a breaks the HIPAA law. What can the patient do to the worker?
a. sue for defamation
b. have him or her put in jail
c. thank him because the word is out and they no longer have to
hide
d. insist that the worker be promoted - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
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A light blue tube must be inverted ______ number of times
a. 0
b. 3-4
c. 8-10
d. 5 - . . ANSWER ✓✓ c
A patient consents to a procedure because he believes that
____________
a. the health care worker is certified
b. the health care professional has "the knowledge, skills, and
ability" to perform the procedure
c. the health care professional maintains CEU's yearly
d. the clinic has a license to perform the test - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
A patient goes to a doctor. The doctor prescribes a proper
treatment. What then is the responsibility of the patient?
a. to ask for a second opinion
b. to return after 2 weeks
c. to pay the doctor because the patient has entered into a
contract
d. to sue the doctor for charging too much - . . ANSWER ✓✓ c
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a patient must ______ 8-10 hours before starting a GTT
a. drink plenty of coffee
b. fast
c. eat a special diet
d. drink plenty of juice - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
A patient refuses to give his or her consent for a procedure. The
health care provider does the procedure anyway. This health
care provider is guilty of
a. negligence
b. assault and battery
c. malpractice
d. assault only - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
A patients Bill of Rights includes the following:
a. the right to be informed before giving consent
b. the right to tour the laboratory
c. the right to interview the CEO
d. the right to have edible meals - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a
A solution of 10% bleach and 90% water ____________?
a. disinfects
b. sterilizes
Phlebotomy Certification Test
A box of blood tube supplies arrive at the laboratory. What
should be done with them?
a. put them in a closet, and let someone else put them away
b. unpack them and put them in the back of present stock
c. return them to the manufacturer because you don't want them
d. unpack them and place them in front of the present stock - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ b
A bruise is an example of:
a. a hematoma
b. edema
c. a blood clot
d. tissue contusion - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d
A carrier is a person who:
a. is able to spread an infection to others by having the germ but
has no symptoms
b. is able to spread an infection to others by airborne organisms
c. transmits disease by direct contact
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d. transmits disease by indirect control - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a
A circulating blood clot and a possible mechanism of death is a
__________?
a. pathogen
b. analyte
c. parasite
d. embolus - . . ANSWER ✓✓ d
A drug level is ordered, and you are asked to draw blood 1 hour
after the administration of the drug. What are you drawing?
a. fasting level
b. peak level
c. post prandial level
d. trough level - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
A health care professional relates patient information to a friend
a breaks the HIPAA law. What can the patient do to the worker?
a. sue for defamation
b. have him or her put in jail
c. thank him because the word is out and they no longer have to
hide
d. insist that the worker be promoted - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
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A light blue tube must be inverted ______ number of times
a. 0
b. 3-4
c. 8-10
d. 5 - . . ANSWER ✓✓ c
A patient consents to a procedure because he believes that
____________
a. the health care worker is certified
b. the health care professional has "the knowledge, skills, and
ability" to perform the procedure
c. the health care professional maintains CEU's yearly
d. the clinic has a license to perform the test - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
A patient goes to a doctor. The doctor prescribes a proper
treatment. What then is the responsibility of the patient?
a. to ask for a second opinion
b. to return after 2 weeks
c. to pay the doctor because the patient has entered into a
contract
d. to sue the doctor for charging too much - . . ANSWER ✓✓ c
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a patient must ______ 8-10 hours before starting a GTT
a. drink plenty of coffee
b. fast
c. eat a special diet
d. drink plenty of juice - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
A patient refuses to give his or her consent for a procedure. The
health care provider does the procedure anyway. This health
care provider is guilty of
a. negligence
b. assault and battery
c. malpractice
d. assault only - . . ANSWER ✓✓ b
A patients Bill of Rights includes the following:
a. the right to be informed before giving consent
b. the right to tour the laboratory
c. the right to interview the CEO
d. the right to have edible meals - . . ANSWER ✓✓ a
A solution of 10% bleach and 90% water ____________?
a. disinfects
b. sterilizes
