MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
Work duties of a phlebotomist technician can be categorized into 4 categories -
...(ANSWERS)....Equipment
Procedure
Patient Care
Patient Information
Equipment - ...(ANSWERS)....- phlebotomists must ensure that all equipment and
areas used are sterile
- equipment includes needles, bandages, gauzes, tubes, other
collection devices, as well as labels for tubes
- tracking supplies to ensure that proper amounts are always present - disposal of
needles and other used supplies
Procedure - ...(ANSWERS)....- correct puncture or incision of patient's skin
- collecting the correct amount of blood or other fluids - correct labeling of
collection tubes/devices
- completing and submitting documents needed to lab
Patient Care - ...(ANSWERS)....- reassuring patients, as some may have fear of
needles
- being able to answer questions that patients may have
,- verifying patient information to ensure accuracy of tests or procedure -
monitoring patient during procedure to prevent movement or fainting
Patient Information - ...(ANSWERS)....- patients' rights must be respected
- keeping patients' medical records confidential
- accurate documentation of collection, ordered tests, and test results - providing
accurate documentation to the laboratory to ensure
performance of tests ordered by physician
Quality Improvement Methods - ...(ANSWERS)....Include the use of data-based
methods in order to reach improvement
Include flow charts and pareto charts
Flowchart - ...(ANSWERS)....- used to break out components into diagrams in
order to understand a process
Pareto Chart - ...(ANSWERS)....- bar charts are made that show the frequency of
problems
What does quality improvement for specimen collection involve? -
...(ANSWERS)....Technique of Phlebotomist
Frequency of hematoma
Recollection Rates
,What is included in quality control records - ...(ANSWERS)....Expiration Date
Stability Information
Storage Information
Proper Use
Precision of testing supplies/reagents
Accuracy of testing supplies/reagents
Where can phlebotomists work? - ...(ANSWERS)....Hospital
Clinic
Doctor's office
Laboratories
Blood Banks
Research Firms
Pharmaceutical Firms
Hospital - ...(ANSWERS)....institution which provides medical and surgical
treatment
Clinic - ...(ANSWERS)....institution or hospital department focusing on diagnosis
and care of outpatients
, Doctor's Office - ...(ANSWERS)....suite/office where doctors receive and treat
patients
Laboratory - ...(ANSWERS)....building or room where tests are performed to
evaluate specimens in order to diagnose medical conditions
Blood Bank - ...(ANSWERS)....institution where blood is collected from donors,
and then stored and prepared for transfusion
Research Firm - ...(ANSWERS)....institution equipped for scientific/medical
research that may specialize in basic research or on specific areas
Pharmaceutical Firm - ...(ANSWERS)....institution that develops and markets
drugs for use as medications
How must all needles be discarded? - ...(ANSWERS)....intact
What does it mean if an infection is classified as nosocomical - ...(ANSWERS)....A
patient developed the infection while they were in the hospital that was not
present before entering the hospital
What is included in the chain of infection - ...(ANSWERS)....source
susceptible host
poor isolation technique
VERIFIED ANSWERS|| LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
Work duties of a phlebotomist technician can be categorized into 4 categories -
...(ANSWERS)....Equipment
Procedure
Patient Care
Patient Information
Equipment - ...(ANSWERS)....- phlebotomists must ensure that all equipment and
areas used are sterile
- equipment includes needles, bandages, gauzes, tubes, other
collection devices, as well as labels for tubes
- tracking supplies to ensure that proper amounts are always present - disposal of
needles and other used supplies
Procedure - ...(ANSWERS)....- correct puncture or incision of patient's skin
- collecting the correct amount of blood or other fluids - correct labeling of
collection tubes/devices
- completing and submitting documents needed to lab
Patient Care - ...(ANSWERS)....- reassuring patients, as some may have fear of
needles
- being able to answer questions that patients may have
,- verifying patient information to ensure accuracy of tests or procedure -
monitoring patient during procedure to prevent movement or fainting
Patient Information - ...(ANSWERS)....- patients' rights must be respected
- keeping patients' medical records confidential
- accurate documentation of collection, ordered tests, and test results - providing
accurate documentation to the laboratory to ensure
performance of tests ordered by physician
Quality Improvement Methods - ...(ANSWERS)....Include the use of data-based
methods in order to reach improvement
Include flow charts and pareto charts
Flowchart - ...(ANSWERS)....- used to break out components into diagrams in
order to understand a process
Pareto Chart - ...(ANSWERS)....- bar charts are made that show the frequency of
problems
What does quality improvement for specimen collection involve? -
...(ANSWERS)....Technique of Phlebotomist
Frequency of hematoma
Recollection Rates
,What is included in quality control records - ...(ANSWERS)....Expiration Date
Stability Information
Storage Information
Proper Use
Precision of testing supplies/reagents
Accuracy of testing supplies/reagents
Where can phlebotomists work? - ...(ANSWERS)....Hospital
Clinic
Doctor's office
Laboratories
Blood Banks
Research Firms
Pharmaceutical Firms
Hospital - ...(ANSWERS)....institution which provides medical and surgical
treatment
Clinic - ...(ANSWERS)....institution or hospital department focusing on diagnosis
and care of outpatients
, Doctor's Office - ...(ANSWERS)....suite/office where doctors receive and treat
patients
Laboratory - ...(ANSWERS)....building or room where tests are performed to
evaluate specimens in order to diagnose medical conditions
Blood Bank - ...(ANSWERS)....institution where blood is collected from donors,
and then stored and prepared for transfusion
Research Firm - ...(ANSWERS)....institution equipped for scientific/medical
research that may specialize in basic research or on specific areas
Pharmaceutical Firm - ...(ANSWERS)....institution that develops and markets
drugs for use as medications
How must all needles be discarded? - ...(ANSWERS)....intact
What does it mean if an infection is classified as nosocomical - ...(ANSWERS)....A
patient developed the infection while they were in the hospital that was not
present before entering the hospital
What is included in the chain of infection - ...(ANSWERS)....source
susceptible host
poor isolation technique
