Phlebotomy

1. A phlebotomy technician is eplaining the venipunture process to an adult patient. The patient nods frequently but appears confused. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Sodium hypochlorite.
• Rephrase the information for the patient.
• 300 mg/dL (Normal Range 140 to 200 mg/dL)
• Use the thumb to anchor the vein 5 cm (2 in) below the puncture site.
• None

2. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following temperatures?

• Yellow-topped tube
• Hand immobilizer
• Place specimen tube in an ice-water slurry
• 36 degrees to 38 degrees Celsius
• None

3. A phlebotomy technician has a mild sensitivity to latex. According to The National Institute for Occupation Safety and Health (NIOSH), which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Wear nitrile gloves instead of latex gloves.
• Dorsal veins.
• Sodium Polyantenol Sulfonate
• Flush the injured area with running water
• None

4. A phlebotomy technician is teaching a patient about collecting a sputum specimen at home. Which of the following instructions should the technician include?

• Back and forth strokes
• Spit thick secretions into the container after coughing deeply.
• Use an amber-colored micro container.
• Engage the needle safety device
• None

5. A phlebotomy technician is collecting a patient's blood specimen in a lavender-topped tube. How many times should the technician gently invert the tube before setting it in the specimen collection tray?

• Eight to ten times
• Arterial blood gas
• "I will collect the specimen in a sterile container and return it to the lab within 1 hour."
• Rolling up his shirtsleeve.
• None

6. A phlebotomy technician is preparing several specimens for transport to the facility's laboratory. Which of the following specimens should the technician protect from bright light by placing it in an amber/brown biohazard bag for transport?

• Assess the site, cleanse the site, and insert the needle.
• The distal phalanx of either middle finger
• Left arm
• Vitamin B6
• None

7. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the patient indicates implied consent for the venipunture?

• 1.8/mm3 Normal Range(4.4 to 11/mm3)
• Rolling up his shirtsleeve.
• Assess the site, cleanse the site, and insert the needle.
• Rephrase the information for the patient.
• None

8. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to remove personal protective equipment following a venipuncture for a patient in an isolation room. Which of the following pieces of equipment should the technician remove first?

• Place the specimens in a lockable container.
• Wear gloves when contact with blood is anticipated
• Gloves
• Identify patients correctly
• None

9. A phlebotomy technician is required to obtain which of the following from a potential blood donor?

• Accession number
• Have the patient put her head between her legs.
• Release the tourniquet and remove the needle.
• Complete medical history.
• None

10. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water?

• Use an amber-colored microcontainer.
• To determine if the patient is at risk for developing iatrogenic anemia.
• Sodium hypochlorite.
• Reject the specimen.
• None