AMT Phlebotomy Practice Exam #1 2023 with 100% correct answers

As the phlebotomist, you have just completed drawing the last blood sample tube, you place gauze over the puncture site, remove the needle from the arm, activate the needle safety device and then release the tourniquet before applying pressure. Is this the correct sequence of steps? Select one: a. No, the phlebotomist should have activated the safety device first b. Yes this is the correct sequence c. Yes but the phlebotomist should release the tourniquet before applying pressure d. No the tourniquet should be released first before the gauze pad is place over the puncture site - correct answer D. No the tourniquet should be released first before the gauze pad is placed over the puncture site The phlebotomist would collect a blood sample in a tube containing the anticoagulant sodium citrate (which inhibits glycolysis) for which type of laboratory test? Select one: a. Electrolytes b. Blood Glucose c. Ionized Calcium d. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) - correct answer D. Erythrocycte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) What instrument may be used when trying to visualize the veins during venipuncture? Select one: a.