CALREGIONAL PHLEBOTOMY MIDTERM EXAM
REVIEW | VERIFIED Q&A, STUDY GUIDE, KEY TERMS
& PRACTICE TESTS | PASS WITH CONFIDENCE 2026
ACCORDING TO STANDARD FIRST AID PROCEDURES, WHAT ACTION CONTROLS SEVERE
EXTERNAL BLEEDING? (CH. 3, P. 96)
ANSWER>> APPLYING DIRECT PRESSURE
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR HBV VACCINATION? (CH. 3, P. 83)
ANSWER>> A DOSE OF VACCINE, ANOTHER 1 MONTH LATER, AND A FINAL DOSE 6 MONTHS
LATER
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF "PROTECTIVE" ISOLATION? (CH. 3, P. 73-74)
ANSWER>> PROTECT SUSCEPTIBLE PATIENTS FROM OUTSIDE CONTAMINATION
WHAT IS ANOTHER TERM FOR THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (HCS)? (CH. 3,
P. 87)
ANSWER>> RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW
WHAT IS THE PROPER ORDER FOR PUTTING ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)? (CH.
3, P. 73)
ANSWER>> GOWN, MASK, GLOVES
, WHEN SHOULD THE HEPATITIS B VACCINATION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED
TO DUTIES WITH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE RISK? (CH. 3, P. 83)
ANSWER>> WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING THE PHLEBOTOMIST SHOULD DO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENTAL
NEEDLESTICK? (CH. 3, P. 85)
ANSWER>> DECONTAMINATE THE SITE AND REPORT THE INCIDENT TO AN IMMEDIATE
SUPERVISOR
WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF A NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION? (CH. 3, P. 61)
A. A CATHETER SITE OF AN ICU PATIENT BECOMES INFECTED
B. A HEALTHCARE WORKER CONTRACTS HEPATITIS FROM A NEEDLESTICK
C. A PATIENT IS ADMITTED WITH SYMPTOMS OF HANTA VIRUS
D. A PATIENT BREAKS OUT WITH MEASLES THE DAY AFTER ADMISSION
ANSWER>> A. A CATHETER SITE OF AN ICU PATIENT BECOMES INFECTED
WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF A MEANS OF TRANSMISSION THAT DIFFERS FROM PARENTAL
TRANSMISSION? (CH. 3, P. 80)
A. RUBBING AN EYE WITH A CONTAMINATED HAND
B. TOUCHING INFECTIOUS MATERIAL WITH CHAPPED HANDS
C. DRINKING WATER FROM A CONTAMINATED GLASS
REVIEW | VERIFIED Q&A, STUDY GUIDE, KEY TERMS
& PRACTICE TESTS | PASS WITH CONFIDENCE 2026
ACCORDING TO STANDARD FIRST AID PROCEDURES, WHAT ACTION CONTROLS SEVERE
EXTERNAL BLEEDING? (CH. 3, P. 96)
ANSWER>> APPLYING DIRECT PRESSURE
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR HBV VACCINATION? (CH. 3, P. 83)
ANSWER>> A DOSE OF VACCINE, ANOTHER 1 MONTH LATER, AND A FINAL DOSE 6 MONTHS
LATER
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF "PROTECTIVE" ISOLATION? (CH. 3, P. 73-74)
ANSWER>> PROTECT SUSCEPTIBLE PATIENTS FROM OUTSIDE CONTAMINATION
WHAT IS ANOTHER TERM FOR THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION STANDARD (HCS)? (CH. 3,
P. 87)
ANSWER>> RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW
WHAT IS THE PROPER ORDER FOR PUTTING ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)? (CH.
3, P. 73)
ANSWER>> GOWN, MASK, GLOVES
, WHEN SHOULD THE HEPATITIS B VACCINATION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED
TO DUTIES WITH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE RISK? (CH. 3, P. 83)
ANSWER>> WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING THE PHLEBOTOMIST SHOULD DO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENTAL
NEEDLESTICK? (CH. 3, P. 85)
ANSWER>> DECONTAMINATE THE SITE AND REPORT THE INCIDENT TO AN IMMEDIATE
SUPERVISOR
WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF A NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION? (CH. 3, P. 61)
A. A CATHETER SITE OF AN ICU PATIENT BECOMES INFECTED
B. A HEALTHCARE WORKER CONTRACTS HEPATITIS FROM A NEEDLESTICK
C. A PATIENT IS ADMITTED WITH SYMPTOMS OF HANTA VIRUS
D. A PATIENT BREAKS OUT WITH MEASLES THE DAY AFTER ADMISSION
ANSWER>> A. A CATHETER SITE OF AN ICU PATIENT BECOMES INFECTED
WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF A MEANS OF TRANSMISSION THAT DIFFERS FROM PARENTAL
TRANSMISSION? (CH. 3, P. 80)
A. RUBBING AN EYE WITH A CONTAMINATED HAND
B. TOUCHING INFECTIOUS MATERIAL WITH CHAPPED HANDS
C. DRINKING WATER FROM A CONTAMINATED GLASS
