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1.When drawing blood on an outpatient what is the next positive identificat
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ion to ask for after obtaining date of birth?
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a) photo ID cx

b) SSN
c) correct spelling of name cx cx cx

d) medical record number: a) photo ID cx cx cx cx cx


2.a patient has a requisition for a urine test. the patient asks to have th
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eir blood drawn. they intend to call the physicians office when they leav
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e to fax the orders.
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what should a phlebotomy technician do?
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a) call the physician before the draw to request and obtain orders for additi
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onal labs cx

b) draw the blood and confirm with the physician after the draw
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c) look in the computer at patient history to see what labs have been don
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e in the past
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d) Mark the labs that the patient requested on the requisition: a) cal
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l the physician before the draw to request and obtain orders for
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additional labs cx


3.A requisition form requires a phlebo tech to draw blood for an hgA1C
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and lipid panel.
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How should the phlebo tech draw blood from the patient to meet this requ
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e- ment?
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a) 1. draw gray top tube 2. draw SST top tube
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b) 1. draw gray top tube 2. draw lavender top tube
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c) 1. draw lavender top tube 2. draw SST top tube
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d) 1. draw SST top tube 2. draw lavender top tube: *this is a hemoglobin
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est*
d) 1. draw SST top tube 2. draw lavender top tube
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4.The phlebo tech initiates a blood draw after receiving verbal consent fr
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om the patient.
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What type of consent has been given?
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a) informed
b) implied
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c) expressed
d) manifest: c) expressed cx cx


5.the physician orders an Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) lab test.
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Which tube should the phlebo tech use?
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a) red
b) SST/gold
c) green
d) lavender: d) lavender cx cx


6.Patient A is in the waiting room and has been waiting for a phlebotom
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y technician for 15 minutes. Patient B is in the waiting room and has be
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en waiting for a phlebotomy technician for five minutes. Both patients re
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quire a CBC with differential. The STAT box on patient B's requisition is
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checked.

What should the phlebotomy technician do first?
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a) draw from patient A using a SST/gold top tube
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b) draw from patient B using a lavender top tube
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c) draw from patient B using a SST/gold top tube
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d) draw from patient A using a lavender top tube: b) draw from patient
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B using a lavender top tube
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7.A phlebo tech is ready to perform a venipuncture on a patient for labs
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the physician ordered.
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What should the phlebo tech do first?
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a) gather the supplies cx cx

b) identify the patient cx cx

c) room the patient cx cx

d) position the patient: b) identify the patient
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8.A phlebo tech enters a patient's room to draw blood and notices the
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DOB of the patient's ID band is different from the DOB on the requisitio
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n.

How should the phlebo tech handle this situation?
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a) telephone the physician to verify the patient cx cx cx cx cx cx

b) Delay drawing the blood until the issue with the ID band is resolved
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d) ignore the ID band and proceed with the draw: a) telephone the physi
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cian to verify the patient
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9.A phlebotomy technician receives an inpatient lab order. Upon entering
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the room, the technician observes an unconscious patient with family pre
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sent.

What should the technician do to verify the patient to the order, prior to th
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e blood draw?
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a) ask the nurse cx cx

b) use the patients ID band cx cx cx cx

c) use the white board in the room
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d) ask the family member in the room: b) use the patients ID band
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10.Patient A is drawn by the phlebotomy technician for a type and cross bl
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ood match and mistakenly labeled as patient B. The tubes are processed.
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Patient A's blood is entered into patient B's chart. Later that day, patient B
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has surgery, is given the wrong blood type, and dies during surgery.
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What should the phlebotomy tech have done differently?
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a) label the tubes before the draw cx cx cx cx cx

b) properly ID the patient cx cx cx

c) switch labels on specimen cx cx cx

d) contact corporate compliance: b) properly ID the patient
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11.The lab receives 3 specimens labeled Maria Sanchez 4/1/56. The name
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on the requisition form reads as Marie Sanches 4/11/65. The error is disc
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overed during the ordering process.
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what should the phlebo tech do?
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a) call the patient and verify their name and DOB
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b) ask another phlebo tech to take care of this problem
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c) look for patient's info in the LIS
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d) call physician's office to verify name and DOB: a) call the patient an
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d verify their name and DOB
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12. A phlebotomy tech draws blood from a patient whose name is Jame
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s Davis. The patient states he prefers to be called Jim.
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How should the phlebo tech label the collection tube?
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