TEST BANK
The Phlebotomy Textbook
Susan King Strasinger, and Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Phlebotomy and the Health-care Field 1
Chapter 02 The Clinical Laboratory 9
Chapter 03 Safety and Infection Control 19
Chapter 04 Basic Medical Terminology 29
Chapter 05 Basic Anatomy and Physiology 34
Chapter 06 Circulatory System 57
Chapter 07 Venipuncture Equipment 65
Chapter 08 Routine Venipuncture 74
Chapter 09 Pre-examination Variables and Venipuncture Complications 83
Chapter 10 Special Blood Collection 95
Chapter 11 Dermal Puncture 104
Chapter 12 Arterial Blood Collection 119
Chapter 13 Point-of-Care Testing 127
Chapter 14 Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist 135
Chapter 15 Ethical and Legal Issues 145
Chapter 16 Quality Management in Phlebotomy 150
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Test Bank - The Phlebotomy Textbook, 4th Edition (Strasinger, 2019)
Chapter 1: Phlebotomy and the Health-care Field
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Phlebotomy is defined as:
A. the collection of blood specimens.
B. a technique for performing venipuncture.
C. an incision into a vein.
D. the practice of “bloodletting.”
ANS: C DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.2
TOP: Phlebotomy general
2. Duties of a phlebotomist include all of the following except:
A. transporting specimens.
B. interacting with hospital personnel.
C. transporting patients.
D. processing specimens.
ANS: C DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy general
3. The specimen collected by a phlebotomist is:
A. amniotic fluid.
B. cerebrospinal fluid.
C. synovial fluid.
D. blood.
ANS: D DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.9
TOP: Phlebotomy general
4. A phlebotomist who is teaching members of the nursing service how to correctly perform
phlebotomy is participating in:
A. accreditation.
B. certification.
C. cross-training.
D. both A and C.
ANS: C DIF: Level 2 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy general
5. The goal of patient-focused care is to:
A. facilitate collection of acceptable blood specimens.
B. increase the efficiency of personnel.
C. provide additional phlebotomy training.
D. increase the number of personnel on the nursing unit.
ANS: B DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
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Test Bank - The Phlebotomy Textbook, 4th Edition (Strasinger, 2019)
6. The health-care setting in which most phlebotomists are employed is:
A. blood donor center.
B. physician office laboratory.
C. reference laboratory.
D. hospital.
ANS: D DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.12
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
7. A phlebotomist working in a laboratory that has decentralized the phlebotomy department
may be required to:
A. work primarily on a patient-care unit.
B. transport patients from a hospital unit to the laboratory.
C. perform point-of-care testing.
D. both A and C.
ANS: D DIF: Level 2 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
8. Additional duties a phlebotomist may perform due to decentralization include all of the
following except:
A. performing an electrocardiogram.
B. measuring a patient’s blood pressure.
C. collecting arterial blood specimens.
D. performing patient coding and billing procedures.
ANS: D DIF: Level 2 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
9. A laboratory that performs highly specialized laboratory testing is a:
A. reference laboratory.
B. physician’s office.
C. wellness clinic.
D. long-term care facility.
ANS: A DIF: Level 2 OBJ: 1.12
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
10. All of the following are components of communication except:
A. body language.
B. verbal skills.
C. technical skills.
D. listening skills.
ANS: C DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.4
TOP: Phlebotomist characteristics
11. Before placing a call on hold, a phlebotomist should:
A. record the caller’s name.
B. check to see if it is an emergency.
C. transfer the call to the phlebotomy supervisor.
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The Phlebotomy Textbook
Susan King Strasinger, and Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Phlebotomy and the Health-care Field 1
Chapter 02 The Clinical Laboratory 9
Chapter 03 Safety and Infection Control 19
Chapter 04 Basic Medical Terminology 29
Chapter 05 Basic Anatomy and Physiology 34
Chapter 06 Circulatory System 57
Chapter 07 Venipuncture Equipment 65
Chapter 08 Routine Venipuncture 74
Chapter 09 Pre-examination Variables and Venipuncture Complications 83
Chapter 10 Special Blood Collection 95
Chapter 11 Dermal Puncture 104
Chapter 12 Arterial Blood Collection 119
Chapter 13 Point-of-Care Testing 127
Chapter 14 Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist 135
Chapter 15 Ethical and Legal Issues 145
Chapter 16 Quality Management in Phlebotomy 150
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Test Bank - The Phlebotomy Textbook, 4th Edition (Strasinger, 2019)
Chapter 1: Phlebotomy and the Health-care Field
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Phlebotomy is defined as:
A. the collection of blood specimens.
B. a technique for performing venipuncture.
C. an incision into a vein.
D. the practice of “bloodletting.”
ANS: C DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.2
TOP: Phlebotomy general
2. Duties of a phlebotomist include all of the following except:
A. transporting specimens.
B. interacting with hospital personnel.
C. transporting patients.
D. processing specimens.
ANS: C DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy general
3. The specimen collected by a phlebotomist is:
A. amniotic fluid.
B. cerebrospinal fluid.
C. synovial fluid.
D. blood.
ANS: D DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.9
TOP: Phlebotomy general
4. A phlebotomist who is teaching members of the nursing service how to correctly perform
phlebotomy is participating in:
A. accreditation.
B. certification.
C. cross-training.
D. both A and C.
ANS: C DIF: Level 2 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy general
5. The goal of patient-focused care is to:
A. facilitate collection of acceptable blood specimens.
B. increase the efficiency of personnel.
C. provide additional phlebotomy training.
D. increase the number of personnel on the nursing unit.
ANS: B DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
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Test Bank - The Phlebotomy Textbook, 4th Edition (Strasinger, 2019)
6. The health-care setting in which most phlebotomists are employed is:
A. blood donor center.
B. physician office laboratory.
C. reference laboratory.
D. hospital.
ANS: D DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.12
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
7. A phlebotomist working in a laboratory that has decentralized the phlebotomy department
may be required to:
A. work primarily on a patient-care unit.
B. transport patients from a hospital unit to the laboratory.
C. perform point-of-care testing.
D. both A and C.
ANS: D DIF: Level 2 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
8. Additional duties a phlebotomist may perform due to decentralization include all of the
following except:
A. performing an electrocardiogram.
B. measuring a patient’s blood pressure.
C. collecting arterial blood specimens.
D. performing patient coding and billing procedures.
ANS: D DIF: Level 2 OBJ: 1.1
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
9. A laboratory that performs highly specialized laboratory testing is a:
A. reference laboratory.
B. physician’s office.
C. wellness clinic.
D. long-term care facility.
ANS: A DIF: Level 2 OBJ: 1.12
TOP: Phlebotomy work settings
10. All of the following are components of communication except:
A. body language.
B. verbal skills.
C. technical skills.
D. listening skills.
ANS: C DIF: Level 1 OBJ: 1.4
TOP: Phlebotomist characteristics
11. Before placing a call on hold, a phlebotomist should:
A. record the caller’s name.
B. check to see if it is an emergency.
C. transfer the call to the phlebotomy supervisor.
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