AMT RPT EXAM questions with correct answers

By bracing the hand while holding the needle assembly against the patients arm you Correct Answer-prevent excess needle movement The phlebotomist places the blood specimen in circles on special filter paper, for what test? Correct Answer-Phenylketonuria PKU which of the following would be the very first step in performing a routine venipuncture on a patient? Correct Answer-.Identify yourself. The first step, when you need to perform a routine venipunture on a patient, is first identify yourself, then identify the patient properly by checking the patient's identification. What information would NOT be indicated on the label of a blood bank specimen? Correct Answer-NPO status of the patient and time of last meal Partial penetration of the upper wall of a vein may Correct Answer-allow blood to leak into subcutaneous tissue by way of the needle bevel The phlebotomist has a patient who has no known allergies and in preparing the venipuncture site the phlebotomist uses iodine to clean the site. Is this the best antiseptic to use and the most commonly used anticeptic used to prepare a routine venipuncture site on a patient with no known allergies? Correct Answer-No, the phlebotomist should use 70% isopropyl alcohol. skin puncture is preferred over a venipuncture when the patient Correct Answer-Severe burns is appropriate; the other choices are not due to the difficulty of blood flow through the extremities