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What should you do fist when a patient is having a syncope episode
while you are performing a venipuncture? -
correct answer ✅Lay them down so they don't fall and take out
the needle. Take the needle out and keep the patient safe.
If blood does not appear in an evacuated tube upon venipuncture,
a phlebotomist's first course of action should be to? -
correct answer ✅Adjust/reposition the needle
To eliminate bacteria from the skin of a bacterial culture
venipuncture site, it is sometimes essential to use which cleansing
agent in addition to alcohol in the skin cleansing process? -
correct answer ✅Betadine
Broken glassware that may be contaminated should be picked up
by? -
correct answer ✅Broom and dustpan
Infant heel sticks lancet size is? -
correct answer ✅Smaller than 2.5 mL
, Phlebotomy Exam 2 Questions +
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The federal government requires that specimens are transported or
shipped in what? -
correct answer ✅Water tight containers
The lab report on a patient indicates a hemoglobin of 7 g/dL. What
is the first action for the phlebotomist to take? -
correct answer ✅Notify the provider
How would you dispose of a used needle? -
correct answer ✅In a sharps container
What device is used for pa'tients with fragile veins? -
correct answer ✅Butterfly or winged infusion set
On an obese patient, what is the most likely vein you will find to
draw blood? -
correct answer ✅Cephalic vein
The special delivery for an arterial blood gas (ABG) must be placed
in: -
correct answer ✅Ice