NHA Phlebotomy Patient Preparation Questions and Answers 100% Pass

NHA Phlebotomy Patient Preparation Questions and Answers 100% Pass A phlebotomy technician is explaining a phlebotomy procedure to a patient who wears hearing aids. The patient seems distracted. Which of the following questions should the technician ask to ensure the patient understands the procedure? A. "Did you hear what I said?" B. "Do you understand what you need to do?" C. "Do you need me to talk slower?" D. "Would you like me to repeat the directions?" - Correct Answer ️️ -D. "Would you like me to repeat the directions?" (The technician should ask the patient if she needs any directions repeated to verify that the patient clearly understands the information.) A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who has been admitted for life-threatening cardiac symptoms. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A. Ask the patient to sign a consent form. B. Ask for consent from a family member. C. Proceed with collecting the patient's blood. D. Proceed after verbal consent has been given. - Correct Answer ️️ -C. Proceed with collecting the patient's blood (The technician should recognize that an emergency situation removes the need for consent. Therefore, the technician should proceed with the blood collection.) A phlebotomy technician is educating a patient about a 24-hr urine collection. Which of the following instructions should the technician give to the patient? A "Avoid mixing or inverting the container after collecting the specimen." B. "Start collecting at the second void of the day." C. "Reduce fluid intake during the 24-hour time frame." D. "Store the specimen at room temperature." - Correct Answer ️️ -B. "Start collecting at the second void of the day." (The patient should use the second void of the day to begin the 24-hr urine collection. The exact time should be written on the container label.) A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following information is required for positive identification of a patient in an outpatient facility? A. Attached ID band, full name, accession number B. Picture ID, full name, date of birth C. Accession number, full name, date of birth D. Medical requisition number, full name, date of draw - Correct Answer ️️ -B. Picture ID, full name, date of birth (For patient identification in an outpatient facility, the technician must have one piece of visual identification and two instances of verbal confirmation of identification. When providing verbal confirmation of their name, the client must state and spell their full name.) A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect specimens to determine a patient's peak and trough levels of a medication. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A. Ask the patient when he received the medication. B. Perform the draw at the time assigned on the requisition form. C. Ask the nurse when the medication was administered. D. Perform the draw as soon as possible after breakfast. - Correct Answer ️️ -C. Ask the nurse when the medication was administered. (The technician should verify the time of administration with a nurse prior collecting the specimens to determine the patient's peak and trough levels.) A phlebotomy technician is processing the blood sample of a patient who ate a meal of meat and cheese prior to the draw. Following centrifugation of the sample, which of the following findings should the technician expect? A. The specimen does not coagulate. B. The specimen is hemolyzed. C. The specimen has a buffy coat. D. The specimen is lipemic. - Correct Answer ️️ -D. The specimen is lipemic (A lipemic specimen indicates that the patient has eaten fatty foods. If a specimen is lipemic, it will appear cloudy.) A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect blood from a patient who has experienced syncope during previous draws. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A. Draw from the patient's hand. B. Place the patient in a supine position. C. Place the patient in a prone position. D. Perform a capillary draw. - Correct Answer ️️ -B. Place the patient in a supine position. (The technician should place the patient in a supine position to reduce the risk of her falling if she experiences syncope.) A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a specimen from a 3-year-old patient to perform a coagulation test. Which of the following collection methods should the technician use? A. Finger stick B. Heel stick C. Winged safety butterfly D. Evacuated tube system - Correct Answer ️️ -C. Winged safe