Phlebotomy NHCO Exam
Phlebotomy - answer Drawing or removing blood from the circulatory system through a
cut or puncture to obtain a sample for analysis and diagnosis.
HIPAA - answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
CLSI - answer Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Ethical Behavior – answer Behavior that conforms to a standard of right and wrong to
avoid harming the patient.
Informed Consent - answer A competent person gives voluntary permission for a
medical procedure after receiving adequate information about the risk of the procedure's
methods and consequences.
Expressed Consent - answer Permission is given by the patient verbally or in writing for
a procedure.
Implied Consent - answer The patient's actions permit the procedure without verbal or
written consent. (Example - going to the emergency room or holding out an arm when
told they need blood drawn)
Parental Consent for Minors - answerA parent or a legal guardian must give
permission for procedures administered to underage patients depending on the state
law may range from 18 to 21 years old.
In-patient Patient ID - answerNon-removable waterproof identification band.
Outpatient Identification - answerState issued ID containing date of birth (DOB).
OSHA - answerOccupational Safety and Health Administration
The Complaint Inspection - answerOccurs after an employee files a formal complaint
with OSHA.
*Most common type of inspection.
Direct contact transmission - answerOccurs when a pathogen is transmitted directly
from an infected individual to another person or creature.
Droplet transmission - answerOccurs when an infectious agent is traveling in saliva or
mucous as it leaves the reservoir.
Phlebotomy - answer Drawing or removing blood from the circulatory system through a
cut or puncture to obtain a sample for analysis and diagnosis.
HIPAA - answer Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
CLSI - answer Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Ethical Behavior – answer Behavior that conforms to a standard of right and wrong to
avoid harming the patient.
Informed Consent - answer A competent person gives voluntary permission for a
medical procedure after receiving adequate information about the risk of the procedure's
methods and consequences.
Expressed Consent - answer Permission is given by the patient verbally or in writing for
a procedure.
Implied Consent - answer The patient's actions permit the procedure without verbal or
written consent. (Example - going to the emergency room or holding out an arm when
told they need blood drawn)
Parental Consent for Minors - answerA parent or a legal guardian must give
permission for procedures administered to underage patients depending on the state
law may range from 18 to 21 years old.
In-patient Patient ID - answerNon-removable waterproof identification band.
Outpatient Identification - answerState issued ID containing date of birth (DOB).
OSHA - answerOccupational Safety and Health Administration
The Complaint Inspection - answerOccurs after an employee files a formal complaint
with OSHA.
*Most common type of inspection.
Direct contact transmission - answerOccurs when a pathogen is transmitted directly
from an infected individual to another person or creature.
Droplet transmission - answerOccurs when an infectious agent is traveling in saliva or
mucous as it leaves the reservoir.
