Phlebotomy Study Guide with Complete
Solutions
What cleansing solution is used for a venipuncture?
a. 50% Isopropyl Alcohol
b. 75% Isopropyl Alcohol
c. 10% Isopropyl Alcohol
d. 70% Isopropyl Alcohol - ANSWER-d. 70% Isopropyl Alcohol
What is the liquid portion of whole blood called?
a. Plasma
b. Water
c. Lymph
d. Serum - ANSWER-a. Plasma
What does OSHA stand for?
a. Occupational Service & Health Administration
b. Occupational System & Health Admission
c. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
d. Occupational Simple & Health Act - ANSWER-c. Occupational Safety & Health
Administration
Where should a phlebotomist dispose of a cracked tube?
a. Discard tube in a glove then place in trash
b. Dispose of tube in the trash
c. Return tube to lab as is
d. Discard tube in sharp's container - ANSWER-d. Discard tube in sharp's container
What is the appropriate choice to do a dermal puncture on an infant less than 1 year
of age?
a. Call the nurse
b. Either heel
c. Either hand
d. Both pinky fingers - ANSWER-b. Either heel
Which of the following tests might be collected in a light blue tube?
a. HDL Test
b. TSH Test
c. CBC Test
d. Coagulation Test - ANSWER-d. Coagulation Test
, Which of the following organizations is committed to providing high quality care for
patients?
a. CALI
b. CLSI
c. CLAA
d. CILA - ANSWER-b. CLSI
After a venipuncture when are tubes labeled?
a. Before the draw
b. With the patient present
c. During the draw
d. After patient leaves - ANSWER-b. With the patient present
Which of the following should be reported in the sharps log?
a. An accidental needle sticks
b. The time the phlebotomist arrived at work
c. The patients vein location
d. The nurses name - ANSWER-a. An accidental needle sticks
What can cause a specimen to become hemolyzed?
a. Showing the tube to a co-worker
b. Shaking or roughly handling the tube
c. Slowly inverting the tube
d. Showing the tube to the patient - ANSWER-b. Shaking or roughly handling the tube
Which of the following tests can hemoconcentration influence?
a. Sodium
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin C
d. Potassium - ANSWER-d. Potassium
The main way to break the chain of infection is through.
a. Effective listening
b. Effective hand hygiene
c. Effective passageway
d. Break the links of the watch - ANSWER-b. Effective hand hygiene
Which of the following are typically collected in a serum tube?
a. CMP, BUN
b. Bacteria, RBC's
c. WBC's, Drugs
d. Viral Infections - ANSWER-a. CMP, BUN
What PPE do you wear for patients who have infections?
a. Gown, mask and gloves
b. Mask and gloves
Solutions
What cleansing solution is used for a venipuncture?
a. 50% Isopropyl Alcohol
b. 75% Isopropyl Alcohol
c. 10% Isopropyl Alcohol
d. 70% Isopropyl Alcohol - ANSWER-d. 70% Isopropyl Alcohol
What is the liquid portion of whole blood called?
a. Plasma
b. Water
c. Lymph
d. Serum - ANSWER-a. Plasma
What does OSHA stand for?
a. Occupational Service & Health Administration
b. Occupational System & Health Admission
c. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
d. Occupational Simple & Health Act - ANSWER-c. Occupational Safety & Health
Administration
Where should a phlebotomist dispose of a cracked tube?
a. Discard tube in a glove then place in trash
b. Dispose of tube in the trash
c. Return tube to lab as is
d. Discard tube in sharp's container - ANSWER-d. Discard tube in sharp's container
What is the appropriate choice to do a dermal puncture on an infant less than 1 year
of age?
a. Call the nurse
b. Either heel
c. Either hand
d. Both pinky fingers - ANSWER-b. Either heel
Which of the following tests might be collected in a light blue tube?
a. HDL Test
b. TSH Test
c. CBC Test
d. Coagulation Test - ANSWER-d. Coagulation Test
, Which of the following organizations is committed to providing high quality care for
patients?
a. CALI
b. CLSI
c. CLAA
d. CILA - ANSWER-b. CLSI
After a venipuncture when are tubes labeled?
a. Before the draw
b. With the patient present
c. During the draw
d. After patient leaves - ANSWER-b. With the patient present
Which of the following should be reported in the sharps log?
a. An accidental needle sticks
b. The time the phlebotomist arrived at work
c. The patients vein location
d. The nurses name - ANSWER-a. An accidental needle sticks
What can cause a specimen to become hemolyzed?
a. Showing the tube to a co-worker
b. Shaking or roughly handling the tube
c. Slowly inverting the tube
d. Showing the tube to the patient - ANSWER-b. Shaking or roughly handling the tube
Which of the following tests can hemoconcentration influence?
a. Sodium
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin C
d. Potassium - ANSWER-d. Potassium
The main way to break the chain of infection is through.
a. Effective listening
b. Effective hand hygiene
c. Effective passageway
d. Break the links of the watch - ANSWER-b. Effective hand hygiene
Which of the following are typically collected in a serum tube?
a. CMP, BUN
b. Bacteria, RBC's
c. WBC's, Drugs
d. Viral Infections - ANSWER-a. CMP, BUN
What PPE do you wear for patients who have infections?
a. Gown, mask and gloves
b. Mask and gloves
