Phlebotomy Exam/ 115 Quizzes with Verified
Solutions/ 2024-2025.
Which tube should the phlebo tech use?
a) red
b) SST/gold
c) green
d) lavender - Answer: d) lavender
Patient A is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a phlebotomy technician
for 15 minutes. Patient B is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a
phlebotomy technician for five minutes. Both patients require a CBC with
differential. The STAT box on patient B's requisition is checked.
What should the phlebotomy technician do first?
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,a) draw from patient A using a SST/gold top tube
b) draw from patient B using a lavender top tube
c) draw from patient B using a SST/gold top tube
d) draw from patient A using a lavender top tube - Answer: b) draw from patient B
using a lavender top tube
A phlebo tech is ready to perform a venipuncture on a patient for labs the
physician ordered.
What should the phlebo tech do first?
a) gather the supplies
b) identify the patient
c) room the patient
d) position the patient - Answer: b) identify the patient
A phlebo tech enters a patient's room to draw blood and notices the DOB of the
patient's ID band is different from the DOB on the requisition.
How should the phlebo tech handle this situation?
a) telephone the physician to verify the patient
b) Delay drawing the blood until the issue with the ID band is resolved
c) change the ID band to match the requisition
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,d) ignore the ID band and proceed with the draw - Answer: a) telephone the
physician to verify the patient
A phlebotomy technician receives an inpatient lab order. Upon entering the room,
the technician observes an unconscious patient with family present.
What should the technician do to verify the patient to the order, prior to the
blood draw?
a) ask the nurse
b) use the patients ID band
c) use the white board in the room
d) ask the family member in the room - Answer: b) use the patients ID band
Patient A is drawn by the phlebotomy technician for a type and cross blood match
and mistakenly labeled as patient B. The tubes are processed. Patient A's blood is
entered into patient B's chart. Later that day, patient B has surgery, is given the
wrong blood type, and dies during surgery.
What should the phlebotomy tech have done differently?
a) label the tubes before the draw
b) properly ID the patient
c) switch labels on specimen
d) contact corporate compliance - Answer: b) properly ID the patient
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, The lab receives 3 specimens labeled Maria Sanchez 4/1/56. The name on the
requisition form reads as Marie Sanches 4/11/65. The error is discovered during
the ordering process.
what should the phlebo tech do?
a) call the patient and verify their name and DOB
b) ask another phlebo tech to take care of this problem
c) look for patient's info in the LIS
d) call physician's office to verify name and DOB - Answer: a) call the patient and
verify their name and DOB
A phlebotomy tech draws blood from a patient whose name is James Davis. The
patient states he prefers to be called Jim.
How should the phlebo tech label the collection tube?
a) J. Davis
b) Jim Davis
c) Mr. Davis
d) James Davis - Answer: d) James Davis
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Solutions/ 2024-2025.
Which tube should the phlebo tech use?
a) red
b) SST/gold
c) green
d) lavender - Answer: d) lavender
Patient A is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a phlebotomy technician
for 15 minutes. Patient B is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a
phlebotomy technician for five minutes. Both patients require a CBC with
differential. The STAT box on patient B's requisition is checked.
What should the phlebotomy technician do first?
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,a) draw from patient A using a SST/gold top tube
b) draw from patient B using a lavender top tube
c) draw from patient B using a SST/gold top tube
d) draw from patient A using a lavender top tube - Answer: b) draw from patient B
using a lavender top tube
A phlebo tech is ready to perform a venipuncture on a patient for labs the
physician ordered.
What should the phlebo tech do first?
a) gather the supplies
b) identify the patient
c) room the patient
d) position the patient - Answer: b) identify the patient
A phlebo tech enters a patient's room to draw blood and notices the DOB of the
patient's ID band is different from the DOB on the requisition.
How should the phlebo tech handle this situation?
a) telephone the physician to verify the patient
b) Delay drawing the blood until the issue with the ID band is resolved
c) change the ID band to match the requisition
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,d) ignore the ID band and proceed with the draw - Answer: a) telephone the
physician to verify the patient
A phlebotomy technician receives an inpatient lab order. Upon entering the room,
the technician observes an unconscious patient with family present.
What should the technician do to verify the patient to the order, prior to the
blood draw?
a) ask the nurse
b) use the patients ID band
c) use the white board in the room
d) ask the family member in the room - Answer: b) use the patients ID band
Patient A is drawn by the phlebotomy technician for a type and cross blood match
and mistakenly labeled as patient B. The tubes are processed. Patient A's blood is
entered into patient B's chart. Later that day, patient B has surgery, is given the
wrong blood type, and dies during surgery.
What should the phlebotomy tech have done differently?
a) label the tubes before the draw
b) properly ID the patient
c) switch labels on specimen
d) contact corporate compliance - Answer: b) properly ID the patient
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, The lab receives 3 specimens labeled Maria Sanchez 4/1/56. The name on the
requisition form reads as Marie Sanches 4/11/65. The error is discovered during
the ordering process.
what should the phlebo tech do?
a) call the patient and verify their name and DOB
b) ask another phlebo tech to take care of this problem
c) look for patient's info in the LIS
d) call physician's office to verify name and DOB - Answer: a) call the patient and
verify their name and DOB
A phlebotomy tech draws blood from a patient whose name is James Davis. The
patient states he prefers to be called Jim.
How should the phlebo tech label the collection tube?
a) J. Davis
b) Jim Davis
c) Mr. Davis
d) James Davis - Answer: d) James Davis
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