NHCO PHLEBOTOMY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
In what year was HIPAA passed ? - correct-answer -1996
What does HIPAA stand for ? - correct-answer -Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
What does PHI stand for ? - correct-answer -Protected Health Information
what does TJC stand for ? - correct-answer -The Joint Commission
when was TJC founded and what role does it play in the medical field - correct-
answer -founded in 1951
role: establishing practices/operations that benefit patients and overseeing POCT
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what does POCT stand for? - correct-answer -Point of Care Testing
what is CLSI - correct-answer -Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
what is the role of CLSI ? - correct-answer -developing standards using
representatives from fields they oversee
(MAINLY OVERSEEING LABS)
list the forms of consent : - correct-answer -- informed
- expressed
- implied
- hiv
- parental
- assumed
what is a form of out-patient identification ? - correct-answer -state issued ID
containing DOB
(which is used with insurance)
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what is a form of in-patient identification ? - correct-answer -identification band
(MUST be physically on patient)
when a mistake occurs whom should the phlebotomist report to ? - correct-
answer -their supervisor
what is OSHA - correct-answer -Occupational Safety and Health Administration
what is the role of OSHA ? - correct-answer -overseeing the Occupational Safety
and Health Act , by mandating safety regulations in every workplace
what are the 5 types of wbc ? - correct-answer -neutrophils, lymphocytes,
monocytes, eosinophils, basophils
plasma - correct-answer -liquid portion of unclogged blood
serum - correct-answer -liquid portion of clotted blood