Phlebotomy Technician Quiz

The phlebotomy technician has an order to collect a blood specimen to measure a medication trough level. The technician understands that the trough level is:

• The highest concentration of medication in the patient's blood.

• The lowest concentration of medication in the patient's blood.

• Collected 2 hours after the patient is administered the medication.

• Collected 1 hour after the patient is administered the medication.

Anticoagulant tubes should be inverted to avoid this complication:

• Ph Imbalance

• Hemolysis

• Hemoconcentration

• Specific Gravity Imbalance

The phlebotomy technician is removing her gloves after a venipuncture. Which of the following actions should be taken?

• Grasp the tips of the fingers to pull off the first glove.

• Discard the first glove before removing the second.

• Turn the gloves right side out before discarding them.

• Remove the first glove, making sure it turns inside out during removal.

A phlebotomist is collecting blood for donation. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Place the donor in an upright position.

• Have the donor pump his fists prior to the venipuncture.

• Insert the needle while retracting the skin above the insertion site

• Instruct the donor to open and close her hand gently throughout the collection

Which entity provides quality control guidelines, patient test management, and testing of personnel and proficiency, and also regulates laboratories for proven competency?

• HIPAA

• CLIA

• Anti-Kickback Statue

• Civil Monetary Penalties Laws

If a coworker receives a major electrical shock while using the centrifuge, which of the following actions should be taken first?

• Call 911

• Notify the shift supervisor

• Remove the co-worker away from the machine

• Shut off the power to the machine

When a phlebotomist's shift manager instructs to use shortcuts for collecting specimens due to being swamped, but the phlebotomist disagrees and follows the standard rules, this is an example of maintaining what?

• Liability

• HIPAA

• Integrity

• Confidentiality

What is the correct action for a phlebotomy technician to take when washing hands between patients?

• Turn the faucet off with her wet hand

• Use enough soap to form a lather

• Rub hands together for 5 seconds

• None of the above

Why should a phlebotomy technician search the antecubital area on both of the patient's arms?

• The median cubital vein could bruise easier on one side than the other

• The median cubital vein in the nondominant arm is usually inaccessible.

• The median cubital vein in the nondominant arm is usually anchored better

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

When veins are inaccessible due to IV's, scarring, or burns, the phlebotomist should collect a capillary specimen instead.

• True

• False