AMCA PHLEBOTOMY PAPER CORE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What does warming the site do? - ✔✔increases blood flow to the area
✔✔What is proper needle angle for a routine ETS blood draw? - ✔✔15 - 30 degrees
✔✔Where does FDP (fibrin degradation products) go for processing? - ✔✔Coagulation
✔✔What is the purpose of checking the arm band on an in-patient who has lab orders?
- ✔✔Avoiding patient identification errors
✔✔If a patient extends his or her arm, this is an example of what type of consent? -
✔✔Implied consent
✔✔What is the #1 way to prevent cross contamination of micro-organisms from one
patient to another? - ✔✔Hand washing (Hand decontamination)
✔✔How long should a specimen drawn in an SST tube be allowed to sit and clot before
centrifugation? - ✔✔30 to 60 minutes
✔✔According to CLSI standards what is the maximum time a specimen (plasma or
serum) should be left at
room temp before centrifugation? - ✔✔2 hours
✔✔What is it that states that a patient has the right to refuse medical procedures and be
informed in all
consequences in doing so? - ✔✔Patient bill of rights
✔✔If a patient is on blood thinners or an aspirin regimen what should be used after the
draw? - ✔✔Coban wrap
, ✔✔Out of Red, green ,It blue, and lavender top tubes which will produce serum? -
✔✔Red
✔✔What agency is responsible for the health and safety of workers? - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔Once the draw is complete, what is the next step? - ✔✔Dispose of the needle into a
puncture resistant
container (sharps container)
✔✔Why is it important to ask for feedback when communicating with a patient? - ✔✔To
make sure they understand what is being said
✔✔What type of isolation requires special handling and ventilation? - ✔✔airborne
isolation
✔✔If a specimen is lipemic, what can this be an indication of? - ✔✔Patient is not fasting
✔✔What is used to collect DNA samples by swabbing the inside of the cheek? -
✔✔Buccal swab
✔✔What is the purpose of patient ID numbers being on the tube labels? - ✔✔Avoiding
confusing patients with the same first and last name
✔✔What would be the appropriate equipment to use for drawing form a patient with
small, thin, fragile veins? - ✔✔Butterfly with syringe
✔✔How much urine would an adult female patient need to produce for STD testing? -
✔✔20/30 mls
✔✔If patient is being drawn for a PT/IN test, what medication are they on? -
✔✔Warfarin
✔✔If patient comes in asking for results; what should you do? - ✔✔Advise them to
make an appt with their Dr.
✔✔When instructing a patient to collect a stool sample, make sure that you instruct the
patient - ✔✔NOT to mix stool and urine
✔✔When drawing blood from a hemophiliad patient instruct them to - ✔✔Hold pressure
on the site for 2
minutes
✔✔How often does a centrifuge need to be calibrated? - ✔✔Every 6 months
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔What does warming the site do? - ✔✔increases blood flow to the area
✔✔What is proper needle angle for a routine ETS blood draw? - ✔✔15 - 30 degrees
✔✔Where does FDP (fibrin degradation products) go for processing? - ✔✔Coagulation
✔✔What is the purpose of checking the arm band on an in-patient who has lab orders?
- ✔✔Avoiding patient identification errors
✔✔If a patient extends his or her arm, this is an example of what type of consent? -
✔✔Implied consent
✔✔What is the #1 way to prevent cross contamination of micro-organisms from one
patient to another? - ✔✔Hand washing (Hand decontamination)
✔✔How long should a specimen drawn in an SST tube be allowed to sit and clot before
centrifugation? - ✔✔30 to 60 minutes
✔✔According to CLSI standards what is the maximum time a specimen (plasma or
serum) should be left at
room temp before centrifugation? - ✔✔2 hours
✔✔What is it that states that a patient has the right to refuse medical procedures and be
informed in all
consequences in doing so? - ✔✔Patient bill of rights
✔✔If a patient is on blood thinners or an aspirin regimen what should be used after the
draw? - ✔✔Coban wrap
, ✔✔Out of Red, green ,It blue, and lavender top tubes which will produce serum? -
✔✔Red
✔✔What agency is responsible for the health and safety of workers? - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔Once the draw is complete, what is the next step? - ✔✔Dispose of the needle into a
puncture resistant
container (sharps container)
✔✔Why is it important to ask for feedback when communicating with a patient? - ✔✔To
make sure they understand what is being said
✔✔What type of isolation requires special handling and ventilation? - ✔✔airborne
isolation
✔✔If a specimen is lipemic, what can this be an indication of? - ✔✔Patient is not fasting
✔✔What is used to collect DNA samples by swabbing the inside of the cheek? -
✔✔Buccal swab
✔✔What is the purpose of patient ID numbers being on the tube labels? - ✔✔Avoiding
confusing patients with the same first and last name
✔✔What would be the appropriate equipment to use for drawing form a patient with
small, thin, fragile veins? - ✔✔Butterfly with syringe
✔✔How much urine would an adult female patient need to produce for STD testing? -
✔✔20/30 mls
✔✔If patient is being drawn for a PT/IN test, what medication are they on? -
✔✔Warfarin
✔✔If patient comes in asking for results; what should you do? - ✔✔Advise them to
make an appt with their Dr.
✔✔When instructing a patient to collect a stool sample, make sure that you instruct the
patient - ✔✔NOT to mix stool and urine
✔✔When drawing blood from a hemophiliad patient instruct them to - ✔✔Hold pressure
on the site for 2
minutes
✔✔How often does a centrifuge need to be calibrated? - ✔✔Every 6 months
