During a venipuncture, the patient becomes pale, sweating excessively, and has a glassy stare. Your patient is likely experiencing:

• nerve damage

• syncope

• diaphoresis

• none of the above

You do not see a flashback of blood after inserting the needle into a patient's vein. Your next course of action should be:

• Pull back on the needle very slightly and move the needle side to side.

• pull back on the needle very slightly, re-palpate for the vein, and move needle from side to side.

• Pull back on the needle very slightly, re-palpate for the vein, and move closer to the vein.

• Pull back on the vein very slightly, re-palpate, and move closer the the needle.

Lavender-top tubes are most commonly used to collect:

• chemistry tests

• coagulation specimens

• hematology tests

• immunology tests

Tiny red spots that appear on a patient’s arm when the tourniquet is applied are a sign that the:

• patient is allergic to latex

• patient is anemic

• site may bleed excessively

• tourniquet is too tight

When the arm of the patient is swollen with excess fluids, the condition is called:

• edema

• hemoconcentration

• icterus

• syncope

Which of the following situations can result in hemoconcentration?

• Drawing a large tube with a small needle

• Mixing the specimen too vigorously

• Leaving the tourniquet on over 1 minute

• Partially filling a normal-draw tube

Which of the following parts of the syringe system refers to the “wings” that jut out from the side of the barrel that provide an area or surface for the index and middle finger to grasp during aspiration and administration?

• Flange

• Plunger

• Thumb press

• Plunger Rod

Which of the following is NOT a method of performing phlebotomy?

• Butterfly method

• Syringe method

• Vacuum tube method

• Lancet method

What position is used for venipuncture if the patient is nervous or fainted in the past?

• Prone

• Semi-Fowler

• Sims

• Sitting

How can venous reflux be prevented?

• Use an angle greater than 15 degrees

• Fill the vacuum only half way

• Keep the patient's arm in a downward position

• Remove the tourniquet after removing the needle