NHA Phlebotomy

You are explaining a phlebotomy procedure to a patient who wears hearing aids. The patient seems distracted. Which of the following questions should you ask to ensure the patient understands the procedure.

• Did you hear what I said?

• Do you understand what you need to do?

• Would you like me to repeat the directions?

• Do you need me to talk slower?

You are preparing to draw blood from a patient who has been admitted for life-threatening cardiac symptoms. Which of the following actions should you take?

• Ask the patient to sign a consent

• Ask for consent from a family member

• Proceed with collecting the patient's blood

• Proceed after verbal consent has been given

In reference to veins, marked by many twists and turns.

• tortuous

• sclerotic

• erythema

• common pathway

• assay

Reddened skin due to capillary congestion.

• erythema

• erythrocytapheresis

• erythocytosis

• erythropoietin

• chemotaxis

In reference to veins, scarred and thickened or hardened; common in habitual intravenous drug users.

• sclerotic

• tortuous

• leukaphersis

• erythema

• chemotaxis

A hormone involved in stimulating the formation of red blood cells.

• erythropoietin

• control material

• erythrocytosis

• fomite

• leukaphersis

A condition in which red blood cells and hemoglobin levels are increased above regular levels.

• polycythemia

• plasmapheresis

• erythema

• erythocytapheresis

A specimen to be used in the course of a legal case of inquiry; precise chain of custody rules must be observed in the collection and handling of such specimen.

• forensic specimen

• common pathway

• chemotaxis

• polycythemia

• toruous

The expiration date and integrity of vacutainers, needles, and collection tubes should be checked before collection.

• True

• False

Which of the following needle is the smallest?

• 25G

• 21G

• 23G

• 18G