Phlebotomy and Patient Care CPCT #3

Venipuncture is the same as ....

• veinotomy
• angiogram
• phlebotomy
• arterectomy

When performing a dermal(capillary) procedure, which color top should it come after? 

• light blue
• lavender
• red
• gray

What are the most common patient identifiers?

• Full name
• Date of Birth(DOB)
• address
• Full name and DOB

Some facilities may use a 3rd identifier. What is it?

• address
• DOB
• last 4 digits of social security number
• where you were born

 Patients must have the _____ ______ to understand what will happen during the venipuncture. 

• mental acuity
• verbal aggreement
• complete knowledge
• acute capacity

If there is any reasonable suspicion that the patient does not understand what venipuncture is and what will happen ------- 

• Do it anyway
• Do not perform the venipuncture.
• Leave the patient alone.
• Don't notify the supervisor.

Coumadin or warfarin, aspirin, Lovenox, heparin, plavix, and aggrenox are medications that will ____ bleeding. 

• decrease
• increase
• stop
• continue

When assisting with hygiene on a patient who has hepatitis B, you should observe ______ precautions.

• airborne
• contact
• biohazard
• standard

Tourniquets should be ______ if they are soiled.

• reused
• kept
• cleaned
• discarded

Gloves and ______ are considered part of PPE and standard precautions.

• masks
• shoe covers
• hair covers
• gowns