NHA study question #3 with 100% correct answers

NHA study question #3 with 100% correct answers A phlebotomy technician is introducing herself to a patient and explaining the venipuncture procedure. In which of the following comfort zones is the technician working? A) intimate B) personal C) social D) public - Correct Answer ️️ -B) personal (the personal interpersonal space refers to interactions within 45.7 cm to 1.2m (18 into 4 feet) of patient, such as when the technician explains the venipuncture procedure) A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood culture specimen form an adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A) scrub the insertion site with isoproply alcohol for 30 seconds B) withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe C) collect a total of 10 mL of blood from the patient D) transfer blood to the aerobic culture bottle first - Correct Answer ️️ -B) withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe Which of following test result are affected when phlebotomy technician uses providone- iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? A) glucose B) blood urea nitrogen C) potassium D) coagulation studies - Correct Answer ️️ -C) potassium (providone-iodine is contraindicated for potassium tests because it can cause a false elevation of potassium in a specimen) Before collecting blood from a patient in an inpatient setting, a phlebotomy technician notices that the patient does not have a wristband on his wrist, but there is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A) hold the draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient B) write "unable to draw" on the requisition form C) verify the patient's identity with the wristband on the IV stand D) ask the patient to confirm his identity - Correct Answer ️️ -A) hold the draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient Which of the following tests is the most common point-of-care test performed at home and in medical facilities? A) PT/INR B) glucose C) CBC D) BMP - Correct Answer ️️ -B) glucose (blood glucose monitoring is the most widely used point-of-care test, evaluating blood glucose levels at any given time) A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to perform a venipuncture and finds the patient sleeping. Which of following actions should the technician take? A) return at a later time B) write "unable to draw" on the requisition form C) wait to draw until the a nurse arrives D) gently wake the patient - Correct Answer ️️ -D) gently wake the patient A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture using a winged infusion set. The red-topped tube fills, but the light blue-topped tube slows and does not fill completely. Which of the following actions should the technician take? A) tell the patient that another venipuncture will need to be perfor