Phlebotomy Study Guide Latest Updated
A program that guarantees quality patient care by tracking the outcomes through
scheduled audits in which areas of the hospital look at the appropriateness,
applicability, and timeliness of patient care. - ANSWER-What is quality assurance?
PKU testing is done on blood from the newborn's heel or urine. - ANSWER-Briefly
explain the area in which to draw a PKU test on an infant
Sodium Citrate (anticoagulant) - ANSWER-What is the additive in a light blue top tube?
CBC or Complete Blood Counts are processed in the Hematology lab. An Automatic
Differential count is performed by a calibrated machine and a manual differential count
is performed by a certified lab technician. - ANSWER-What section of the lab would
process a CBC? What is the difference between a manual and automatic differential
count?
Green Top Tube - ANSWER-What tube does a lytes panel go in?
Oncology - ANSWER-If a patient is being treated for cancer, what section of the hospital
would they be in?
Butterfly needle - ANSWER-What is another word for a winged infusion set?
From the finger (adult) and the heel (infant 0-2) - ANSWER-Capillary samples are
normally collected from two different parts of the body in adults and infants. What are
they?
Blood cultures are ordered to detect microorganisms in a patients blood. - ANSWER-
Blood cultures are drawn to identify what in the blood stream?
ESR or erythrocyte sedimentation rate is drawn in a Lavender tube - ANSWER-Which
tube is an ESR drawn in? What does ESR stand for?
Wash the area with soap and water and report incident. - ANSWER-If you got an
accidental needlestick on your finger with a used butterfly needle, what is your next
course of action?
Let the supervisor know - ANSWER-If the sharps container is overflowing when you
come in, what is the appropriate response?
A program that guarantees quality patient care by tracking the outcomes through
scheduled audits in which areas of the hospital look at the appropriateness,
applicability, and timeliness of patient care. - ANSWER-What is quality assurance?
PKU testing is done on blood from the newborn's heel or urine. - ANSWER-Briefly
explain the area in which to draw a PKU test on an infant
Sodium Citrate (anticoagulant) - ANSWER-What is the additive in a light blue top tube?
CBC or Complete Blood Counts are processed in the Hematology lab. An Automatic
Differential count is performed by a calibrated machine and a manual differential count
is performed by a certified lab technician. - ANSWER-What section of the lab would
process a CBC? What is the difference between a manual and automatic differential
count?
Green Top Tube - ANSWER-What tube does a lytes panel go in?
Oncology - ANSWER-If a patient is being treated for cancer, what section of the hospital
would they be in?
Butterfly needle - ANSWER-What is another word for a winged infusion set?
From the finger (adult) and the heel (infant 0-2) - ANSWER-Capillary samples are
normally collected from two different parts of the body in adults and infants. What are
they?
Blood cultures are ordered to detect microorganisms in a patients blood. - ANSWER-
Blood cultures are drawn to identify what in the blood stream?
ESR or erythrocyte sedimentation rate is drawn in a Lavender tube - ANSWER-Which
tube is an ESR drawn in? What does ESR stand for?
Wash the area with soap and water and report incident. - ANSWER-If you got an
accidental needlestick on your finger with a used butterfly needle, what is your next
course of action?
Let the supervisor know - ANSWER-If the sharps container is overflowing when you
come in, what is the appropriate response?
