NHA CCMA – PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
a medical assistant has completed a blood collection. which of the
following actions should the assistant take to ensure proper specimen
processing? - Answer✔️✔️-verify that the requisition form has been
completed
a medical assistant is performing phlebotomy on an 80-year-old patient
who has small veins. which of the following venipuncture methods should
the assistant use for this patient? - Answer✔️✔️-butterfly needle. for better
control and less pressure, the assistant should use the butterfly needle
method for an older adult patient who has small veins.
when reviewing a patient's blood work results, a medical assistant notices a
fasting blood glucose of 200mg/dL. which of the following actions should
the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-notify the patient's provider of the results.
the assistant must maintain scope of practice and notify the provider that
the patient's fasting blood glucose is outside the expected reference range.
after receiving a patient's blood test results from the reference laboratory,
which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? -
Answer✔️✔️-have a provider review the results.
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