Phlebotomy: Chapter 1-7, Questions and answers. 2022. 100% proven pass rate.

Phlebotomy: Chapter 1-7, Questions and answers. 2022. 100% proven pass rate. Document Content and Description Below What is an advanced directive? - document stipulating the kind of life-prolonging medical care permitted for a patient What are ethics? - professional code of conduct in the treatment o f patients What is phlebotomy? - the act or practice of bloodletting as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure What is qualitative analysis? - chemical analysis designed to identify the components of a substance What is quantitative analysis? - the chemical analysis of a substance to determine the amount or proportions of the substance What is quality control? - methods to monitor processes and confirm that processes are within the pre established limits What is a venipuncture? - collection of blood from a vein by penetrating the vein with a needle What is a Limited Phlebotomy Technician? - someone who is only able to perform skin punctures and must perform 25 successful skin punctures to qualify What is a Certified Phlebotomy Technician 1? - someone who performs skin punctures and venipunctures, and must perform 50 venipunctures and 10 skin punctures and pass a national certifying organization's exam to qualify What is a Certified Phlebotomy Technician 2? - someone who performs skin punctures, venipunctures and arterial punctures, and must meet the requirements of a CPT1 with an additional 20 successful arterial punctures to qualify What is a Phlebotomist? - someone who collects blood samples to be used in many lab tests to detect and monitor treatment What are Waived Tests? - tests that are simple, unvarying, and require a minimum of judgement and interpretation What are Physician-Performed Microscopy Tests? - tests in which the physician personally looks under the microscope and makes the judgement and interpretation What are Moderate-Complexity Tests? - tests that require more complex testing equipment and a moderate amount of judgement and interpretation What are High-Complexity Tests? - tests that require the most complex testing equipment and a large amount of judgement and interpretation What was once thought about the practice of bloodletting? - it would rid the body of diseases and provide a cure for almost all ailments In what areas are phlebotomists usually cross-trained? - venipuncture, capillary collection, patient care, receptionist duties, sample processing and computer work What is testing done at the patients bedside called? - point of care testing What is point of care testing(POCT)? - the instrument is taken to the patient's room and blood is collected and tested there and the results are determined at the patient's bedside What type of panel blood tests are available? - complete blood cell count, electrolyte panel, hepatic function panel, basic metabolic panel, comprehensive metabolic panel, renal panel and lipid panel What color tube is used for panel tests? - lavender What is included in the Complete Blood Cell Count(CBC)? - white blood cell count, differential white count, red blood cell count, hematocrit, hemoglobin, red blood cell indices, platelet count What is included in the Electrolyte Panel? - sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide What is included in the Hepatic Function Panel? - total protein, albumin, total and direct bilirubin, alkaline phosphate, AST or SGOT, ALT or SGPT What is included in the Basic Metabolic Panel(BMP)? - sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, glucose, blood urea nitrogen, calcium, creatinine, phosphorus, albumin What is included in the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel(CMP)? - sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, glucose, blood urea nitrogen, calcium, creatinine, phosphorus, albumin, total protein, alkaline phosphate, AST, ALT, total bilirubin What is included in the Renal Panel? - sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide, glucose, blood urea nitrogen, calcium, creatine, phosphorus, albumin What is included in the Lipid Panel? - cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL What are the three stages of sample testing? - preexamination, examination, postexamination What occurs during the preexamination or preanalytical? - clinician's request, patient ID and info, correct sample collection, correct sample ID, correct use of equipment, sample prep or centrifuge, proper prep of sample aliquots, maintaining sample integrity until exam begins What occurs during the examination or analytical? - sample testing, maintaining testing equipment and reagents What occurs during the postexamination or postanalytical? - report results, ensure accuracy and reliability of delivery of results, follow up repeat testing or address physician concerns, storage of samples after exam During what stage is the phlebotomist mainly involved? - preexamination or preanalytical What is the primary duty of the phlebotomist? - to collect venous blood samples from the patients Are phlebotomists responsible for identifying patients? - no Who is the person in the lab with the most education? - pathologist What must a pathologist do? - complete additional schooling and an internship to specialize What are the roles of the phlebotomist? - support the organization, main representatives of quality of the lab, acting professional, maintaining a clean and neat appearance, and treating patients correctly What are the rights of the patient? - right to considerate and respectful care, physician as a primary source, informed consent, right to refuse treatment, consideration of privacy, confidentiality, right to know about their medical care and records, right to expect reasonable response to requests, right to know who is providing them care, right to know if they are involved in a medical experiment, continuity of care, and right to examine and receive explanation for his/her bill What is the dress code of a phlebotomist? - no visible tattoos, no body piercings, 1/4 inch fingernails, no casual attire or jeans, no open-toed shoes, no t-shirts/sweatshirts, no cell phones What are the regulatory agencies? - joint commission, college of american pathologists, national accrediting agency for clinical lab sciences, clinical lab improvement act of 1988 What is the Joint Commission 10-step quality assurance plan? - assign responsibility, delineate scope of care, identify important aspects of care, identify indicators related to care, establish thresholds for evaluation, gather and organize data, evaluate care when thresholds are reached, take corrective action, assess the effectiveness of the actions and document improvement, communicate relevant information What are some quality improvement items that phlebotomists must monitor? - response time, patient waiting, number of redraws, number of incorrect tubes drawn, number of patients requiring second attempt, number and size of hematomas What is the most common source of lab errors? - administrative/clerical What is an autoclave? - instrument for sterilizing that uses steam under pressure What is a biohazard? - anything that is potentially hazardous to humans, living organisms, or the environment What are blood-borne pathogens? - a pathoge