Ch. 44: Blood Specimen Collection Pretest

Which are the most ideal areas for capillary puncture on the hand?

• Ring finger and great finger

• Great finger, ring finger, and thumb

• Pinky finger, thumb, and great finger

• Any of the five fingers

What should you do prior to applying a tourniquet to a patient's arm?

• A. Palpate one arm for the vein.

• B. Palpate both arms for the vein.

• C. Ask the patient which site is preferred or best site.

• Both B and C

To prepare the site for veripuncture, you should clean the site with alcohol and then do the following:

• Fan the site to dry the alcohol.

• Have patient blow on the site to dry.

• Blow on the site to dry.

• None of the above

What is the first step for an MA to do if a patient faints when he or she is performing venipuncture?

• Remove the needle

• Remove the tourniquet

• Keep the needle and tourniquet on the arm and call for help

• None of the above

Why must an MA check all blood collection supplies for expiration date?

• A. To remain in compliance with quality assurance.

• B. To remain in compliance with quality control.

• C. To remain in compliance with HIPAA.

• Both A and B

When performing a capillary puncture, puncturing along or parallel to the fingerprint may cause:

• no problem, as this is the correct process.

• a hematoma to occur.

• a change to the flow of blood, making it difficult to collect

• too much blood to flow from the site.

Blood should not be attained via venipuncture in the arm of a patient when:

• A. an intravenous line is inserted in that arm.

• B. lymph node dissection has been performed on that side.

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Signs such as a rapidly forming hematoma, rapidly filling blood tube, and bright red blood when performing a venipuncture usually indicate you are in:

• an artery.

• a vein.

• a capillary.

• a nerve.

A tourniquet shoud be placed:

• about one inch above bend in elbow.

• about two inches above bend in elbow.

• about three inches above bend in elbow.

• It doesn't matter where it is placed.