PCT Phlebotomy #4(Preparing for Specimen collection Part #1)

Blood is tested for the presence of bacteria by performing a

• (A) Blood culture

• (B) Complete blood count

• (C) Complete blood count with differential

• (D) Coagulation study

Needles used for venipuncture are

• (A) Hollow with an angled opening

• (B) Solid with a pointed tip

• (C) Hollow with a blunt, rounded opening

• (D) Available in hollow or solid models

What equipment would be best to use when performing venipuncture on an elderly patient currently undergoing chemotherapy?

• (A) A winged collection set and syringe with a 23-gauge needle

• (B) A winged collection set and evacuated tubes with a 21-gauge needle

• (C) A straight, 23-gauge multisample needle and evacuated tubes

• (D) A straight, 21-gauge multisample needle and evacuated tubes

Collection tubes for capillary puncture usually have a volume of

• (A) 1.0–3.0 mL

• (B) 0.125–0.6 mL

• (C) 1.8–2.2 mL

• (D) 0.25–1.0 mL

The substances studied in blood tests are called

• (A) Analytes

• (B) Materials

• (C) Factors

• (D) Activators

Which of the following may be present in a collection tube but in most cases does not change the qualities of the blood itself?

• (A) Calcium-binding anticoagulants

• (B) Thrombin-inhibiting anticoagulants

• (C) Clot accelerators

• (D) Separator gel

A red-topped tube is often used for _________ tests.

• (A) Coagulation

• (B) Serology

• (C) Hematology

• (C) Hematology

A large group of patients checks in first thing in the morning for routine blood tests. When the last patient in this group is seen by a phlebotomist at 8:30 a.m. she reports that she last ate at 5:00 p.m. the previous day. Which of the following is true?

• (A) There is no concern that the length of the patient’s fast will affect any analytes.

• (B) There is a chance that the length of the patient’s fast will affect some analytes.

• (C) The patient should be sent home and asked to return the next day.

• (D) The phlebotomist should tell the patient she should have eaten dinner later.

. Which of the following might be used to confirm the identity of a patient who is unable to speak?

• (A) A name tag on the patient’s door

• (B) A family member at the patient’s bedside who states and spells his name

• (C) A roommate who nods when asked if the patient’s name is the name on the requisition form

• (D) A chart on the patient’s bedside table

. One of these patients is more likely than the others to be misidentified. Which one?

• (A) A patient named Tim Brown who has Alzheimer’s disease

• (B) A patient named Andres Calderon who is fluent in Spanish and English

• (C) A patient named Beatrice Seddon who has diabetes

• (D) A pediatric patient named Natasha Disher whose father is accompanying her