CPCT Module 4: Phlebotomy Questions and Answers Graded A+

CPCT Module 4: Phlebotomy Questions and Answers Graded A+ A PCT is placing a label on an evacuated tube. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Apply the label immediately following the venipuncture. The technician should apply the label and fill in all necessary information directly following the venipuncture procedure. This ensures that documentation is only completed if the procedure takes place. The label should be applied in front of the patient and before leaving the patient's room. Which of the following actions should a PCT take when processing a 24-hour urine specimen? The technician should note the time and date that the specimen collection began on the specimen label and attach it to the container Which of the following actions should a PCT take to prevent hemolysis? Use a small-volume tube with small-diameter butterfly needle A PCT is transporting a blood specimen to a laboratory. For which of the following reasons should they keep the specimen container in a vertical position with the stopper up during transport? To prevent hemolysis. The specimen must be transported with the stopper up to help develop necessary clotting in the blood and prevent hemolysis Which of the following indicates proper use of an evacuated tube system (ETS) for blood collections? Used once per patient, to maintain sterility and discarded in a sharps container A PCT missed the 0900 specimen collection for a patient's glucose tolerance test (GTT). Which should they do next? Perform the collections and record what time they were collected. The technician should perform the blood and urine collections as soon as possible and document the reason for delay A PCT is speaking with a client who is performing a 240hr urine collection. the patient states, "I accidentally urinated into the toilet once today and did not collect the urine." Which response should they make? "You should discard all of the previous specimens and begin the collection again." The technician should instruct the patient to discard all previous specimens and begin the 24-hr collection again from the beginning A PCT is performing a blood collection with a winged infusion set through a dorsal hand vein. At which of the following angles should they insert the needle? 10° This will help reduce the risk of damage to the major structures in the hand A PCT collects a specimen in an EDTA tube, but the specimen clots. This could have been caused by which of the following? The collection tube was past its expiration date. The technician should identify that the manufacturer guarantees reliability of additives until the expiration date. EDTA tubes contain an anticoagulant to prevent clotting of specimens A PCT is performing a capillary blood specimen collection for an 11-month-old infant. Which of the following devices should they use? Disposable lancet. The lancet should be of the appropriate size and gauge to avoid penetrating deeper than 2 mm to avoid causing injury to underlying bones and nerves A PCT is collecting blood specimens from a patient when they state, "I am feeling lightheaded." Which should the technician do next? Protect the patient from falling or any injury A PCT is performing a quality control check on a glucometer. Which of the following actions should the technician take? The technician should check that the glucometer is calibrated when performing a quality control check. If a glucometer is not calibrated correctly, it will not produce accurate results A PCT is preparing to perform venipuncture for a patient who is NPO. The patient states, "I feel nauseous." Which of the following actions should they take? The technician should encourage the patient to take deep, slow breaths and alert the nurse. The technician should also offer the patient an emesis basin in case vomiting