Phlebotomy Ch 1 Hartman RQ

Medicare and Medicaid are considered

• Healthcare payers

• Healthcare providers

• Healthcare facilities

• Healthcare enablers

Which of the following is true of freestanding emergency rooms?

• They are usually staffed by nurses, with a physician available on call

• They are not subject to regulation by state or federal government

• They are required to operate as satellites of established hospitals.

• They usually have more medical equipment and services available than urgent care centers.

The laboratory department would be responsible for testing how quickly a patient's blood clots:

• Immunology

• Cytology

• Hematology

• Pathology

Which of the following is a task only a doctor, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner can perform?

• Measuring vital signs

• Recording a patient's medical history

• Making a diagnosis

• Performing an electrocardiogram

Which of the following is true about employers who hire phlebotomists?

• Only hospitals hire phlebotomists

• Only diagnostic laboratories hire phlebotomists

• Only doctors' offices hire phlebotomists

• Healthcare facilities, laboratories, and insurance companies hire phlebotomists

__________ is beyond the scope of practice for a phlebotomist.

• Collecting a urine sample

• Swabbing a patient's cheek to collect a cell specimen

• Drawing blood from an intravenous port

• Answering patient questions about a blood draw such as "How many tubes of blood will you be collecting? or "Where will you draw the blood from"?

What is the term for a course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs?

• Policy

• Best Practice

• Procedure

• Official guidance

Which of the following exemplifies continuous quality improvement for a PBT?

• Accurately guessing a patient's diagnosis based on the tests ordered

• Following procedures carefully to obtain a high-quality specimen

• Saving time for supervisors by performing tests on patient specimens without being asked to do so

• Streamline facility procedures by eliminating time-consuming steps

Clinical experience for a phlebotomist in training must include

• Performing venipuncture and capillary puncture procedures

• Observing venipuncture and dermal puncture procedures, but not performing them

• Taking written or computer- based tests

• Observing surgeries

Which of the following is true about certification for phlebotomy technicians?

• There is one national certification agency

• The federal government regulates phlebotomy technician certification

• Costs and requirements for certification are the same across all agencies.

• Different certification agencies have different requirements for clinical experience.