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Phlebotomists are an important part of the health care team because they: - a. represent
the laboratory and the institution
b. are ion direct contact with the patient
c. perform tasks that are critical to the patient's diagnosis
d. all of the above
answer is d
Phlebotomists often have many duties and tasks, which is the primary duty? - a. sample
processing
b. sample accession
c. collecting venous blood samples
d. collecting arterial blood samples
answer is c
Which laboratory employee has the most education and is usually a consultant to other
physicians? - a. pathologist
b. MLS, medical laboratory scientist
c. MLT, medical laboratory technician
d. CLA, clinical laboratory assistant
answer is a
when a patient refuses to have blood drawn, the phlebotomist should do all of the following
except: - a. contact the patient's nurse or physician
b. return the requisition to the laboratory
c. force the patient to have blood drawn
d. try to convince the patient to have blood drawn
answer is c
, the most common source of laboratory error is. - a. bacterial
b. chemical
c. administrative
d. technical
answer is c
what laboratory department test a type and cross-match? - a. chemistry
b. cytology
c. immunohematology
d. microbiology
answer is c
a geriatric patient is. - a. a patient in labor for childbirth
b. a newborn
c. a dialysis patient
d. an elderly patient
answer is d
perhaps the single most important step in phlebotomy, and often where an error occur is? -
a. cleansing the site
b. patient identification
c. using a clean needle
d. using the proper evacuated tube
answer is b
therapeutic phlebotomy is performed as a treatment for patient with: - a. diabetes
mellitus
b. hepatitis
c. lymphocytic leukemia
d. polycythemia vera