1 minute - ANS How long can a tourniqutte be in place?
10% Bleach, 90% Water - ANS When used for decontamination, the dilution
for bleach in water should be what?
30 Degrees - ANS What should your slider be when making blood smears?
70% Isopropyl Alcohol - ANS A common site cleaner for venipuncture is...?
9 to 1 - ANS What is the ratio of blood to additive in a light blue tube?
Air dry - ANS What is the best way to let a clean site dry?
Before and after sppecimen collection, toilet use, every time they become soiled -
ANS Even if you wear gloves, your hands should be washed when?
Below the I.V. - ANS If an I.V. is present you must draw blood where?
Bleeding Time (also known as Platelet Function Assay) - ANS Which point of
care test is done to determine a platelet plug formation?
Blood borne pathogens and needle safety - ANS OSHA requires all
phlebotomists to be trained regarding what?
Breathing and the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide - ANS What is the
respiratory system responsible for?
Capillaries - ANS Which are the smallest vessels in the body?
Cleanse the site, get patient information if able, and notify supervisor immediately -
ANS In case of a needle stick accident you should...?
Errors in the results by diluting with tissue fluid - ANS What happens if you
squeeze too much during a finger stick/capillary puncture?
Everything is returned to where you found it, including bed rails (up if up, down if
down) - ANS When you leave a patients room, make sure that...?
Grey, Oxalate - ANS What color tube is an ethanol specimen drawn in?