PHLEBOTOMY 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A phlebotomist was stuck with a needle because a patient had a seizure in the middle of
a procedure. When should the phlebotomist report the incident? - Answers -
immediately
What is the most common nosocomial infection? - Answers - urinary tract infection
What is the most important procedure in the prevention of disease transmission? -
Answers - washing of hands
What does capillary blood contain? - Answers - cells, tissue fluid, and blood
Protective isolation is generally used for ____ - Answers - a pediatric patient who has
immunodeficiency
Which vacutainer tube would produce a serum sample? - Answers - marbled red top
tube
What is the anticoagulant of choice for blood for Prothrombin Time (PT) testing? -
Answers - sodium citrate
What is the specimen to be used for Hemoglobin A1c or glycosylated hemoglobin? -
Answers - whole blood from a purple top tube
The instrument used for capillary blood collection is a ____ - Answers - lancet
A hemolyzed serum is due to ____ present in the plasma or serum - Answers -
hemoglobin
Which lab test requires a patient to fast for 8-12 hours? - Answers - cholesterol
What can cause a vein to collapse during venipuncture? - Answers - too much vacuum
in the tube for a small vein
When the patient has had a mastectomy on the left breast, _____ - Answers - do
venipuncture on the right arm
A capillary puncture that has gone wrong can cause the inflammation of a bone. This is
called ____ - Answers - osteomyelitis
The tourniquet should not be left in the arm for more than ____ - Answers - one minute
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A phlebotomist was stuck with a needle because a patient had a seizure in the middle of
a procedure. When should the phlebotomist report the incident? - Answers -
immediately
What is the most common nosocomial infection? - Answers - urinary tract infection
What is the most important procedure in the prevention of disease transmission? -
Answers - washing of hands
What does capillary blood contain? - Answers - cells, tissue fluid, and blood
Protective isolation is generally used for ____ - Answers - a pediatric patient who has
immunodeficiency
Which vacutainer tube would produce a serum sample? - Answers - marbled red top
tube
What is the anticoagulant of choice for blood for Prothrombin Time (PT) testing? -
Answers - sodium citrate
What is the specimen to be used for Hemoglobin A1c or glycosylated hemoglobin? -
Answers - whole blood from a purple top tube
The instrument used for capillary blood collection is a ____ - Answers - lancet
A hemolyzed serum is due to ____ present in the plasma or serum - Answers -
hemoglobin
Which lab test requires a patient to fast for 8-12 hours? - Answers - cholesterol
What can cause a vein to collapse during venipuncture? - Answers - too much vacuum
in the tube for a small vein
When the patient has had a mastectomy on the left breast, _____ - Answers - do
venipuncture on the right arm
A capillary puncture that has gone wrong can cause the inflammation of a bone. This is
called ____ - Answers - osteomyelitis
The tourniquet should not be left in the arm for more than ____ - Answers - one minute
