Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers

Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers The rubber sleeve at the end of a ETS venipuncture needle allows for a) faster draw of the specimen b) drawing a single tube c) slower draw of the specimen d) drawing mulitiple tubes - answerd) drawing mulitple tubes When wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment for the particular task or duty, the phlebotomist is exercising a) universal precautions. b) medical asepsis. c) standard precautions. d) work practice controls. - answerc) standard precautions The phlebotomist is asked to draw blood on a non-responsive patient in an emergency department. This draw would be conducted under a) expressed consent. b) implied consent. c) informed consent. d) refusal of consent. - answerc) implied consent Which one of the following specimen types is primarily used to perform CLIA-waived point-of- care testing for glucose? a) serum b) plasma c) capillary blood d) venous blood - answerc) capillary blood The phlebotomist is drawing blood on an 88-year-old patient that has multiple skin tears. Which of the following should be used to secure the 2 x 2 gauze sponge? a) paper tape b) adhesive tape c) band aid d) Coban - answerd) Coban Which of the following is an example of a pre-analytical error made at the time of collection? delay in transporting failing to mix tubes incomplete requisition waiting to centrifuge - answerfailing to mix tubes While performing a venipuncture in the antecubital space, the patient verbalizes an extreme amount of pain and the blood in the collection tube is noted to be bright red. Which of the following sites is most likely to have been inadvertently punctured? brachial artery basilic vein cephalic vein ulnar artery - answerbrachial artery A phlebotomist has orders to collect blood specimens from a patient who has IVs in his right forearm and in the left antecubital area. Where should the phlebotomist collect a venous blood specimen? the middle or ring finger of right hand in the antecubital area of the right arm above the IV in the left arm distal to the IV in the left arm - answerdistal to the IV in the left arm Instead of obtaining consent from a patient who is mentally competent, the phlebotomist obtains consent from a family member. This is a violation of HIPAA. The Patient's Bill of Rights. CLIA Waived Testing. The Stark Law. - answerThe Patient's Bill of Rights While performing a venipuncture to obtain a CBC and PTT, the phlebotomist punctures the skin, advances the needle, inserts the tube, but does not see a blood return. The phlebotomist should next adjust the bevel up. release the tourniquet. try another tube. advance the needle further. - answertry another tube Which of the following is the proper way of collecting a blood culture with a winged infusion set on an adult? A discard tube should be drawn prior to collection. Anaerobic must be drawn first. Aerobic must be drawn first. The maximum blood volume is 3-7ml. - answerAerobic must be drawn first The physician orders a hemoglobin level to be checked on a 2-month-old patient. Which of the following sites should the phlebotomis