71-80 anna moore mock exam

an unconscious patient is brought to the emergency department, and several blood test are ordered, a phlebotomy technician should collect the patients blood because he has received which of the following types of consent?

• implied consent

• informed consent

• expressed consent

• explicit concent

a phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture on a patient who recently had a mastectomy on her right side. the technician should draw blood from which of the following locations?

• right arm

• right index finger

• left arm

• left index finger

a phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following colors signifies a health hazard in the national fire protection association (NFPA) 704 marking system?

• red

• white

• yellow

• blue

a phlebotomy technician is preparing to dispose of contaminated sharps. according to OSHA standards, which of the following actions should the technician take?

• replace the sharps container when its two-thirds full

• discard covered lancets into metal trash receptacle

• recap needles before placing them into the sharps container

• disassemble the evacuated tube system prior to dropping in into the sharps container

a phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from an adolescent patient who weighs 42.6kg (94lbs) which of the following ammounts is appropriate to collect if the maximum allowable volume blood is 1%

• 70ml

• 60ml

• 50ml

• 40ml

a phlebotomy technician is collecting blood specimens from a patient for multiple blood assays. The technician should fill the tube that has which of the following additives first?

• EDTA

• Potassium Oxalate

• heparin

• sodium citrate

a phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the technician wear?

• goggles

• gown

• mask

• N95 respirator

a phlebotomy technician is applying a tourniquet prior to collecting a blood specimen from a patient. which of the following actions should the technician take?

• place the tourniquet 5cm (2in) above the antecubital space

• tuck a partial loop of tourniquet underneath the tournquiet

• allow space for two fingers beneath the tourniquet

• release the tourniquet after the blood tube is full

for which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician avoid drawing blood from the leg or foot of patient who has diabetes?

• veins in these areas are smaller

• these areas are more susceptible to infection

• blood draws from these areas are more likely to cause petechlae

• the volume from the draw in this area is too low for testing

a phlebotomy technician enters a patients room to perform a venipuncture and notices the patient is sleeping. which of the following actions should the technician take?

• perform the blood draw

• return later in the day

• wake the patient before collection

• write "unable to collect" on requisition form