Alexia M- Mock exam question 61-70

For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician examine the antecubital areas in both of the patients arms?

• The median cubital vein could be more accessible on one side than the other

• the median cubital vein on the dominant arm tends to be anchored better

• the median cubital vein in the nondominant arm tends to be inaccessible

• the median cubital could bruise more easily on one side than the other

Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take before leaving a patients room?

• Ask the patient for feedback

• Alert the nurse that she is leaving

• initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn

• initial and mark the date and time on the requisition form

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 using a point of care test system to determine a patients WBC count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the provider

• 1.8/mm^3

• 4.6/mm^3

• 7.4/mm^3

• 10.8.mm^3

A phlebotomy technician is selecting a site to collect a blood specimen from a patient. After applying the tourniquet, the technician sees no apparent vein to use for the venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Apply and inflate a blood pressure cuff to 60 mm Hg

• Puncture the area where the vein should be located

• tap the area repeatedly until the vein appears

• Have the patient dangle her arm for 1-2 min

A phlebotomy technician is preforming a venipuncture using a winged infusion set. The red-topped tube fills, but the light blue-topped tube slows and does not fill up completely. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Tell the patient that another venipunture will need to be preformed

• Write "issufficent quantity" an the requisition form

• Submit the partially filled light blue-topped tube to the laboratory

• Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from an patient who states this is his first blood draw. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Explain the reason the test was ordered

• inform the patient of the possible complications of the procedure

• show the patient the gauge of the needle

• Describe the procedure to the patient

A phlebotomy technician is preforming a venipuncture for a patient who begins to seize. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Insert a tongue depressor in the patients mouth

• Place the patient on the prone position

• Discontinue the draw

• Restrain the patient

A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Place the specimens in a specimen collection tray

• place the specimens in the trunk of a car

• Place the specimens in a lockable container

• Place the specimens near an air-conditioning vent in a car

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein of an older patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take to keep the vein from collapsing?

• Use a small needle for the draw

• Use a large evacuated tube for the draw

• Pull the syringes plunger back quickly

• probe the vein with the needle