MEDCA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM
QUESRTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Work |duties |of |a |phlebotomist |technician |can |be |categorized |into |4 |categories |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Equipment
Procedure
Patient |Care
Patient |Information
Equipment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Include |the |use |of |data-based |
methods |in |order |to |reach |improvement
Include |flow |charts |and |pareto |charts
Flowchart |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |used |to |break |out |components |into |diagrams |in |order |to |
understand |a |process
Pareto |Chart |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |bar |charts |are |made |that |show |the |frequency |of |
problems
What |does |quality |improvement |for |specimen |collection |involve? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Technique |of |Phlebotomist
Frequency |of |hematoma
Recollection |Rates
What |is |included |in |quality |control |records |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Expiration |Date
Stability |Information
Storage |Information
Proper |Use
Precision |of |testing |supplies/reagents
Accuracy |of |testing |supplies/reagents
,Where |can |phlebotomists |work? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hospital
Clinic
Doctor's |office
Laboratories
Blood |Banks
Research |Firms
Pharmaceutical |Firms
Hospital |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |which |provides |medical |and |surgical |treatment
Clinic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |or |hospital |department |focusing |on |diagnosis |and |
care |of |outpatients
Doctor's |Office |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-suite/office |where |doctors |receive |and |treat |patients
Laboratory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-building |or |room |where |tests |are |performed |to |evaluate |
specimens |in |order |to |diagnose |medical |conditions
Blood |Bank |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |where |blood |is |collected |from |donors, |and |
then |stored |and |prepared |for |transfusion
Research |Firm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |equipped |for |scientific/medical |research |
that |may |specialize |in |basic |research |or |on |specific |areas
Pharmaceutical |Firm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |that |develops |and |markets |drugs |for |
use |as |medications
, How |must |all |needles |be |discarded? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intact
What |does |it |mean |if |an |infection |is |classified |as |nosocomical |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-source
susceptible |host
poor |isolation |technique
Hygiene |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-wash |hands |with |soap |and |water |if |they |are |visibly |dirty
good |hand-hygiene |techniques |reduce |number |of |outbreaks |of |infections
hand |washing |is |the |single |most |important |way |to |prevent |spread |of |infection
Equipment |used |to |control |infections |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gloves, |masks, |goggles, |gowns, |
or |coats
autoclaves |(instruments |for |sterilizing |under |pressure)
Emergency |Needle |Stick |Information |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-if |exposed |to |blood |due |to |a |
needle |stick |or |other |sharp |object, |wash |needle |stick |and |cut |with |soap |and |water
flush |mouth, |eyes, |and |skin |with |water
report |the |incident |to |a |supervisor
QUESRTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Work |duties |of |a |phlebotomist |technician |can |be |categorized |into |4 |categories |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Equipment
Procedure
Patient |Care
Patient |Information
Equipment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Include |the |use |of |data-based |
methods |in |order |to |reach |improvement
Include |flow |charts |and |pareto |charts
Flowchart |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |used |to |break |out |components |into |diagrams |in |order |to |
understand |a |process
Pareto |Chart |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |bar |charts |are |made |that |show |the |frequency |of |
problems
What |does |quality |improvement |for |specimen |collection |involve? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Technique |of |Phlebotomist
Frequency |of |hematoma
Recollection |Rates
What |is |included |in |quality |control |records |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Expiration |Date
Stability |Information
Storage |Information
Proper |Use
Precision |of |testing |supplies/reagents
Accuracy |of |testing |supplies/reagents
,Where |can |phlebotomists |work? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hospital
Clinic
Doctor's |office
Laboratories
Blood |Banks
Research |Firms
Pharmaceutical |Firms
Hospital |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |which |provides |medical |and |surgical |treatment
Clinic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |or |hospital |department |focusing |on |diagnosis |and |
care |of |outpatients
Doctor's |Office |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-suite/office |where |doctors |receive |and |treat |patients
Laboratory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-building |or |room |where |tests |are |performed |to |evaluate |
specimens |in |order |to |diagnose |medical |conditions
Blood |Bank |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |where |blood |is |collected |from |donors, |and |
then |stored |and |prepared |for |transfusion
Research |Firm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |equipped |for |scientific/medical |research |
that |may |specialize |in |basic |research |or |on |specific |areas
Pharmaceutical |Firm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-institution |that |develops |and |markets |drugs |for |
use |as |medications
, How |must |all |needles |be |discarded? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intact
What |does |it |mean |if |an |infection |is |classified |as |nosocomical |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-source
susceptible |host
poor |isolation |technique
Hygiene |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-wash |hands |with |soap |and |water |if |they |are |visibly |dirty
good |hand-hygiene |techniques |reduce |number |of |outbreaks |of |infections
hand |washing |is |the |single |most |important |way |to |prevent |spread |of |infection
Equipment |used |to |control |infections |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gloves, |masks, |goggles, |gowns, |
or |coats
autoclaves |(instruments |for |sterilizing |under |pressure)
Emergency |Needle |Stick |Information |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-if |exposed |to |blood |due |to |a |
needle |stick |or |other |sharp |object, |wash |needle |stick |and |cut |with |soap |and |water
flush |mouth, |eyes, |and |skin |with |water
report |the |incident |to |a |supervisor
