AMCA PHLEBOTOMY
CERTIFICATION PREP EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
When ya yphlebotomist yobserves yactions yor ysuspects ychild yabuse, ywhat yshould
ybe ythe ynext ystep yto ytake? y- ycorrect yanswers y-advise ysupervisor yprivately
The yprinciple yreason yfor yrequiring yfeedback ywhen ycommunicating ywith ypatients
yis yto ydetermine yweather ythey y______________. y- ycorrect yanswers y-have
yunderstood ywhat yis ybeing ysaid
Implied yconsent yfor ya yvenipuncture yon yan yadult yrequires y_____________. y-
ycorrect yanswers y-the ypatient yextends ytheir yarm yto yyou
How yshould ythe yphlebotomist ydispose yof ya yneedle yafter ydrawing yblood yfrom ya
ypatient? y- ycorrect yanswers y-close ysafety yand ydispose yin ya ypuncture yresistant
ycontainer y(sharps ycontainer)
The yhospital ydepartment ythat yis yresponsible yfor ysterile ysupplies y- ycorrect
yanswers y-Central ySupply
, The yreason ya ytest yif yordered ytimed yis yto y______________. y- ycorrect yanswers
y-Draw yit yat ythe ybest ytime yfor yaccurate yresults
The ypatient's yspecimen yis ylipemic, ythis yis yusually yan yindicator ythat ythe ypatient
y___________. y- ycorrect yanswers y-Has ynot yfasted
Abbreviation yfor y"nothing yby ymouth" y- ycorrect yanswers y-NPO
The ygovernment yagency yresponsible yfor yregulating ythe ysafety yand yhealth yof
yworkers y- ycorrect yanswers y-Occupational ySafety yand yHealth yAdministration
y(OSHA)
To yprevent ycross ycontamination yof ymicroorganisms yfrom yone ypatient yto
yanother, yOSHA ystandards yrequire y____________. y- ycorrect yanswers y-Barrier
yprotection yequipment y(PPE ypersonal yprotective yequipment)
The ybalanced yor y"steady ystate" yof ythe ybody yis ycalled: y- ycorrect yanswers y-
Homeostasis
The yblood yvessel ythat yonly ycarries yblood yaway yfrom ythe yheart yis y_________.
y- ycorrect yanswers y-artery
What ylaboratory ydocument ydescribes yin ydetail ythe ysteps yto yfollow yfor
yspecimen ycollection? y- ycorrect yanswers y-Procedure ymanual
Which ytype yof yspecimen ymay yrequire ycollection yof ya ydiscarded ytube ybefore
ythe ytest yspecimen yis ycollected? y- ycorrect yanswers y-blood yculture yspecimen
What yis ythe yadditive yin ya ygreen ytop ytube? y- ycorrect yanswers y-sodium yheparin
What yitem yis ydonned yfirst ywhen ywearing yfull yPPE? y- ycorrect yanswers y-gown
ytied yat yneck yand ywaist
The yliquid yportion yof ya yclotted yblood yspecimen yis ycalled y__________ y- ycorrect
yanswers y-plasma
Which yof ythe yfollowing yadditives ywould ybe yfound yin ya yyellow ytopped ytube? y-
ycorrect yanswers y-SPS
Which ytest yshould ybe ycollected yin ya yroyal yblue ytopped ytube? y- ycorrect
yanswers y-Trace ymetal yanalysis y/ ynutrients yand ytoxicology ystudies y(magnesium)
If ya ylaboratory ytest yrequires yserum, ywhich yvacutainer ytube yis ythe ytube yof
ychoice? y- ycorrect yanswers y-Red
For ya ybleeding ytime ytest, ywhat yshould yyou ypump ythe yblood ypressure ycuff yto?
y- ycorrect yanswers y-40
If yyou yare ycarrying yanything ylabeled y"biohazard" ywhat ydoes yit yneed yto yhave
yon yit? y- ycorrect yanswers y-A ybiohazard ysticker
CERTIFICATION PREP EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
When ya yphlebotomist yobserves yactions yor ysuspects ychild yabuse, ywhat yshould
ybe ythe ynext ystep yto ytake? y- ycorrect yanswers y-advise ysupervisor yprivately
The yprinciple yreason yfor yrequiring yfeedback ywhen ycommunicating ywith ypatients
yis yto ydetermine yweather ythey y______________. y- ycorrect yanswers y-have
yunderstood ywhat yis ybeing ysaid
Implied yconsent yfor ya yvenipuncture yon yan yadult yrequires y_____________. y-
ycorrect yanswers y-the ypatient yextends ytheir yarm yto yyou
How yshould ythe yphlebotomist ydispose yof ya yneedle yafter ydrawing yblood yfrom ya
ypatient? y- ycorrect yanswers y-close ysafety yand ydispose yin ya ypuncture yresistant
ycontainer y(sharps ycontainer)
The yhospital ydepartment ythat yis yresponsible yfor ysterile ysupplies y- ycorrect
yanswers y-Central ySupply
, The yreason ya ytest yif yordered ytimed yis yto y______________. y- ycorrect yanswers
y-Draw yit yat ythe ybest ytime yfor yaccurate yresults
The ypatient's yspecimen yis ylipemic, ythis yis yusually yan yindicator ythat ythe ypatient
y___________. y- ycorrect yanswers y-Has ynot yfasted
Abbreviation yfor y"nothing yby ymouth" y- ycorrect yanswers y-NPO
The ygovernment yagency yresponsible yfor yregulating ythe ysafety yand yhealth yof
yworkers y- ycorrect yanswers y-Occupational ySafety yand yHealth yAdministration
y(OSHA)
To yprevent ycross ycontamination yof ymicroorganisms yfrom yone ypatient yto
yanother, yOSHA ystandards yrequire y____________. y- ycorrect yanswers y-Barrier
yprotection yequipment y(PPE ypersonal yprotective yequipment)
The ybalanced yor y"steady ystate" yof ythe ybody yis ycalled: y- ycorrect yanswers y-
Homeostasis
The yblood yvessel ythat yonly ycarries yblood yaway yfrom ythe yheart yis y_________.
y- ycorrect yanswers y-artery
What ylaboratory ydocument ydescribes yin ydetail ythe ysteps yto yfollow yfor
yspecimen ycollection? y- ycorrect yanswers y-Procedure ymanual
Which ytype yof yspecimen ymay yrequire ycollection yof ya ydiscarded ytube ybefore
ythe ytest yspecimen yis ycollected? y- ycorrect yanswers y-blood yculture yspecimen
What yis ythe yadditive yin ya ygreen ytop ytube? y- ycorrect yanswers y-sodium yheparin
What yitem yis ydonned yfirst ywhen ywearing yfull yPPE? y- ycorrect yanswers y-gown
ytied yat yneck yand ywaist
The yliquid yportion yof ya yclotted yblood yspecimen yis ycalled y__________ y- ycorrect
yanswers y-plasma
Which yof ythe yfollowing yadditives ywould ybe yfound yin ya yyellow ytopped ytube? y-
ycorrect yanswers y-SPS
Which ytest yshould ybe ycollected yin ya yroyal yblue ytopped ytube? y- ycorrect
yanswers y-Trace ymetal yanalysis y/ ynutrients yand ytoxicology ystudies y(magnesium)
If ya ylaboratory ytest yrequires yserum, ywhich yvacutainer ytube yis ythe ytube yof
ychoice? y- ycorrect yanswers y-Red
For ya ybleeding ytime ytest, ywhat yshould yyou ypump ythe yblood ypressure ycuff yto?
y- ycorrect yanswers y-40
If yyou yare ycarrying yanything ylabeled y"biohazard" ywhat ydoes yit yneed yto yhave
yon yit? y- ycorrect yanswers y-A ybiohazard ysticker
