NHA Phlebotomy Module 1 Fundamentals Questions and Answers

NHA Phlebotomy Module 1 Fundamentals Questions and Answers Definition of Phlebotomist professional who uses needles to puncture veins for the purpose of collecting blood for laboratory testing. What are the five responsibilities of a phlebotomist? 1. collection of blood 2. ensuring specimen collection transportation to the lab 3. Ability to collect non blood samples 4. Ability to preform point-of-care testing (blood glucose level) 5. Constanly expand knowledge Must haves of a phlebotomist 1. Avoid wearing perform and/or scented items to avoid patient irritation 2. conservative grooming 3. keep focus on the patient 4. good listeners & communicators 5. keep the workplace clean and organized 6. constantly expand knowledge What are the ethical standards a phlebotomist should follow? 1. Respect patient's wishes, which may include the patient choosing to stop treatment 2. Ensuring reliability, accuracy, and precision of the various aspects of collection. 3. Dedicate oneself to high-performance standards What is the heart equivalently sized compared to? Size of the patient's fist Where is the heart located? vertically between the patients 2nd and 6th rib What is the pericardium? surrounds the heart and attached blood vessels what are the three layers of the heart body? 1. epicardium (outermost) 2. myocardium 3. Endocardium What are the 4 chambers of the heart? 1. right atrium 2. right ventricle 3. left atrium 4. left ventricle What are the purpose of cardiac valves? valves keep the blood flowing in the right direction what are the cardiac valves? tricuspid, bicuspid, pulmonary, and aortic valve What does one heart beat include? atrial contraction, ventricular contraction, and recovery period Where does the right ventricle force deoxygenated blood to? lungs Where does the left ventricle force blood to? body What is the purpose of the medulla of the brain? Command center for the cardiovascular system. Send's messages to the heart's electrical pacemaker, called the SA node. Regulates cardiovascular function along with other systems and mechanisms in the body. What are the two nodes ? SA and AV node What type of blood do arteries carry? oxygenated blood to the body What do the coronary arteries do? supply nutrient and oxygen rich blood to the heart What do the femoral arteries do? supply blood to the lower extremities What do the veins of the vascular system carry? deoxygenated blood from the body back to the heart