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What is the most important step in venipuncture? -
correct answer ✅Patient Identification
What is PPE? -
correct answer ✅Personal Protective Equipment - gown, mask,
and gloves
What is the best way to let a clean site dry? -
correct answer ✅Air dry
OSHA requires all phlebotomists to be trained regarding what? -
correct answer ✅Blood borne pathogens and needle safety
All specimens are considered hazardous and infectious so we must
use what? -
correct answer ✅Universal and/or standard precautions
What organization should be contacted regarding employee safety
and unsafe working conditions? -
correct answer ✅OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
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What does MSDS mean and what is it part of? -
correct answer ✅Material Safety Data Sheet , the right to know
the law
What color tube, and additive is used for CBC, Hct, Hgb, Sed rate? -
correct answer ✅Lavender, EDTA
Which tube has no additives? -
correct answer ✅Red, SST
What color tube and which additive is used for Protime and APTT? -
correct answer ✅Light Blue, Sodium Citrate
What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube? -
correct answer ✅9 to 1
Which additive is the best choice for an ethanol specimen? -
correct answer ✅Na Fluoride