Chapter 11 Phlebotomy Study Guide
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Make every effort in locating the patient. - correct Answer-If the patient is not in their
room when you come for a blood draw what must you do?
Make every effort in locating the patient. - correct Answer-If the patient has a stat blood
draw or a timed request, but they have been taken to another department for testing,
what should you do?
Positively identifying the patient. - correct Answer-What is the most important procedure
in phlebotomy?
Emergency requisition, Emergency room collections, Orders telephoned into the
laboratory, Requisitions picked up at the site. - correct Answer-Name 4 situations that
can make ID of patient difficult:
Information on the requisitions must match the patients ID band. - correct Answer-
Despite difficulties in identifying a patients what must be done before any blood can be
drawn?
Call nurse station; Do not draw blood. - correct Answer-If a patients arm band is lying on
their nightstand because it is too big for their arm what is your procedure as a
phlebotomist?
Patients will have a specific ID band. - correct Answer-Explain the procedures used to
identify patients when they are about to receive blood transfusions?
Make two attempts to wake that patient, and give them time to become oriented. -
correct Answer-If you enter the room to draw blood and encounter a sleeping patient
what should you do first?
Accumulation of tissue fluid - correct Answer-Define edematous tissue.
True - correct Answer-Can collection of blood from edematous tissue alter test results?
Circulation; Infection - correct Answer-Areas of the skin with burns, scars, or tattoos
have imparied _______________ and can be susceptible to __________________.
True - correct Answer-Can tests be alter due to burns, scars, and tattoos?
, removal of breast - correct Answer-What is a mastectomy?
Lack of lymph fluid movement - correct Answer-What is lymphostasis?
True - correct Answer-Can lymohostasis alter blood tests?
Painful and risk of infection - correct Answer-What two things can happen when blood is
drawn from a patient that has had a mastectomu and has lymphostasis?
Only with physician's consent - correct Answer-If you enter a room of a resident that has
had a mestectomy and you detect lymphostasis should you draw their blood?
Not unless you have to - correct Answer-If your patient has an IV running should you
draw blood from this site?
Yes - correct Answer-Is it ever ok to draw blood from the site where an IV is running?
Draw distal to the IV. - correct Answer-If it is ok to draw blood from the site describe
what you would do?
Rashes, recent tattoos, incompletely healed stitches. - correct Answer-Describe some
examples of skin disruptions?
Should be avoided. - correct Answer-Is it appropriate to select an area with skin
disruptions for a blood draw?
Yes - correct Answer-Is it ever ok to draw blood from the site where an IV is running?
Draw distal to the IV. - correct Answer-If it is ok to draw blood from the site describe
what you would do?
should be avoided - correct Answer-If your patient has an IV running should you draw
blood from this site?
Try a different location, massage gently upward form the wrist to the elbow, dangle the
arm to increase blood flow, apply heat (not moist heat), rotate the wrist. - correct
Answer-Name 4 techniques that you could use if you cannot find a vein.
Alcohol - correct Answer-_______________ cannot be used for site cleaning, when
drawing a blood alcohol level.
Alcohol; blood cultures, blood gases, or blood donations. - correct Answer-
________________ is not strong enough antiseptic for drawing ________________,
___________________, or _____________________.
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Make every effort in locating the patient. - correct Answer-If the patient is not in their
room when you come for a blood draw what must you do?
Make every effort in locating the patient. - correct Answer-If the patient has a stat blood
draw or a timed request, but they have been taken to another department for testing,
what should you do?
Positively identifying the patient. - correct Answer-What is the most important procedure
in phlebotomy?
Emergency requisition, Emergency room collections, Orders telephoned into the
laboratory, Requisitions picked up at the site. - correct Answer-Name 4 situations that
can make ID of patient difficult:
Information on the requisitions must match the patients ID band. - correct Answer-
Despite difficulties in identifying a patients what must be done before any blood can be
drawn?
Call nurse station; Do not draw blood. - correct Answer-If a patients arm band is lying on
their nightstand because it is too big for their arm what is your procedure as a
phlebotomist?
Patients will have a specific ID band. - correct Answer-Explain the procedures used to
identify patients when they are about to receive blood transfusions?
Make two attempts to wake that patient, and give them time to become oriented. -
correct Answer-If you enter the room to draw blood and encounter a sleeping patient
what should you do first?
Accumulation of tissue fluid - correct Answer-Define edematous tissue.
True - correct Answer-Can collection of blood from edematous tissue alter test results?
Circulation; Infection - correct Answer-Areas of the skin with burns, scars, or tattoos
have imparied _______________ and can be susceptible to __________________.
True - correct Answer-Can tests be alter due to burns, scars, and tattoos?
, removal of breast - correct Answer-What is a mastectomy?
Lack of lymph fluid movement - correct Answer-What is lymphostasis?
True - correct Answer-Can lymohostasis alter blood tests?
Painful and risk of infection - correct Answer-What two things can happen when blood is
drawn from a patient that has had a mastectomu and has lymphostasis?
Only with physician's consent - correct Answer-If you enter a room of a resident that has
had a mestectomy and you detect lymphostasis should you draw their blood?
Not unless you have to - correct Answer-If your patient has an IV running should you
draw blood from this site?
Yes - correct Answer-Is it ever ok to draw blood from the site where an IV is running?
Draw distal to the IV. - correct Answer-If it is ok to draw blood from the site describe
what you would do?
Rashes, recent tattoos, incompletely healed stitches. - correct Answer-Describe some
examples of skin disruptions?
Should be avoided. - correct Answer-Is it appropriate to select an area with skin
disruptions for a blood draw?
Yes - correct Answer-Is it ever ok to draw blood from the site where an IV is running?
Draw distal to the IV. - correct Answer-If it is ok to draw blood from the site describe
what you would do?
should be avoided - correct Answer-If your patient has an IV running should you draw
blood from this site?
Try a different location, massage gently upward form the wrist to the elbow, dangle the
arm to increase blood flow, apply heat (not moist heat), rotate the wrist. - correct
Answer-Name 4 techniques that you could use if you cannot find a vein.
Alcohol - correct Answer-_______________ cannot be used for site cleaning, when
drawing a blood alcohol level.
Alcohol; blood cultures, blood gases, or blood donations. - correct Answer-
________________ is not strong enough antiseptic for drawing ________________,
___________________, or _____________________.
