PHLEBOTOMY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
1. Patient Identification: What is the most important step in venipuncture?
2. Personal Protective Equipment - gown, mask, and gloves: What is PPE?
3. Air dry: What is the best way to let a clean site dry?
4. Blood borne pathogens and needle safety: OSHA requires all phlebotomists
to be trained regarding what?
5. Universal and/or standard precautions: All specimens are considered haz-
ardous and infectious so we must use what?
6. OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration: What organization
should be contacted regarding employee safety and unsafe working conditions?
7. Material Safety Data Sheet , the right to know the law: What does MSDS mean
and what is it part of?
8. Lavender, EDTA: What color tube, and additive is used for CBC, Hct, Hgb, Sed
rate?
9. Red, SST: Which tube has no additives?
10. Light Blue, Sodium Citrate: What color tube and which additive is used for
Protime and APTT?
11. 9 to 1: What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube?
12. Na Fluoride: Which additive is the best choice for an ethanol specimen?
13. Grey, Oxalate: What color tube is an ethanol specimen drawn in?
14. Cleanse the site, get patient information if able, and notify supervisor
immediately: In case of a needle stick accident you should...?
15. To find a vein: What is the purpose of the tourniqutte?
16. 1 minute: How long can a tourniqutte be in place?
17. Wipe away the first drop: What is the first thing you must do after every finger
stick?
18. It reduces the chance of aerosol and microbial contamination: Why is it
necessary to keep the centrifuge lid closed until it comes to a complete stop
19. 30 Degrees: What should your slider be when making blood smears?
20. Use a pediatric tube: What should you do if a standard sizde tube collapses the
vein?
21. Povidone Iodine and Chloorhexidrine: Which cleansers are most common for
blood culture site preparations?
22. Spill Proof, Tamper Proof, and Puncture Resistant: Which cleansers are most
common for blood culture site preparations?
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1. Patient Identification: What is the most important step in venipuncture?
2. Personal Protective Equipment - gown, mask, and gloves: What is PPE?
3. Air dry: What is the best way to let a clean site dry?
4. Blood borne pathogens and needle safety: OSHA requires all phlebotomists
to be trained regarding what?
5. Universal and/or standard precautions: All specimens are considered haz-
ardous and infectious so we must use what?
6. OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration: What organization
should be contacted regarding employee safety and unsafe working conditions?
7. Material Safety Data Sheet , the right to know the law: What does MSDS mean
and what is it part of?
8. Lavender, EDTA: What color tube, and additive is used for CBC, Hct, Hgb, Sed
rate?
9. Red, SST: Which tube has no additives?
10. Light Blue, Sodium Citrate: What color tube and which additive is used for
Protime and APTT?
11. 9 to 1: What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube?
12. Na Fluoride: Which additive is the best choice for an ethanol specimen?
13. Grey, Oxalate: What color tube is an ethanol specimen drawn in?
14. Cleanse the site, get patient information if able, and notify supervisor
immediately: In case of a needle stick accident you should...?
15. To find a vein: What is the purpose of the tourniqutte?
16. 1 minute: How long can a tourniqutte be in place?
17. Wipe away the first drop: What is the first thing you must do after every finger
stick?
18. It reduces the chance of aerosol and microbial contamination: Why is it
necessary to keep the centrifuge lid closed until it comes to a complete stop
19. 30 Degrees: What should your slider be when making blood smears?
20. Use a pediatric tube: What should you do if a standard sizde tube collapses the
vein?
21. Povidone Iodine and Chloorhexidrine: Which cleansers are most common for
blood culture site preparations?
22. Spill Proof, Tamper Proof, and Puncture Resistant: Which cleansers are most
common for blood culture site preparations?
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