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WorksheetsPhlebotomy Chp 2
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is one of the reasons governments make laws?
To ensure order and safety
To prevent citizens from making independent choices
To create jobs for police officers
To raise money through fines when people break laws
A PBT drew blood from a patient daily during an extended hospital stay. The patient offers the PBT a gift on the day she is discharged. Which of the following is true?
It is illegal for the PBT to accept the gift.
It is unethical for the PBT to accept the gift.
There is no legal or ethical reason for the PBT to decline the gift.
The only reason to decline the gift is if it is very valuable.
Which of the following is a breach of patient confidentiality?
Calling the provider who ordered a patient’s blood tests to clarify which tests were ordered
Checking with a charge nurse to confirm the room number of a hospital patient with a blood draw ordered
Calling a PBT colleague who has drawn blood from a particular patient before to the drawing station to assist in finding a good draw site
Talking to a PBT colleague at lunch about a patient who was especially challenging
What should a PBT do if he finds a paper requisition sitting on a counter in a break room?
Shred the form
Throw the form in the break room trash can
Give the form to a supervisor
Find the patient’s file and place the requisition inside
CLIA-waived tests can be performed by the following healthcare personnel:
Any healthcare personnel who have been trained to perform them
Medical technicians only
Nurses and medical technicians only
Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants only
Which of the following is one of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science’s goals for quality laboratory testing?
Perform tests with minimal patient wait
Perform tests with no patient pain
Produce healing for the patient
Produce accurate test results
Which of the following could be considered libel?
A PBT writes in a patient’s chart, “Patient is tough to stick and has it in for phlebotomists. Beware!”
A PBT writes in a patient’s chart, “Not able to complete venipuncture; alerted supervisor.”
A PBT makes a formal written report of verbally abusive behavior on a patient’s part.
A PBT says to a coworker, “That patient was a nightmare!”
A patient says, “I’ve changed my mind. I don’t want to have these blood tests done after all.” Which one of these responses could be considered assault?
I can answer any questions you have about the procedure if that might help.
Doctors order tests because they can help give you better care. Would you like to talk to your doctor again before you decide for sure?
We are going to do these tests. The doctor ordered them and you have to have them, so go ahead and roll up your sleeve.
If you’re worried about the pain, we can talk about ways to distract yourself. It can hurt a bit for some people, but it goes quickly.
Which of the following is true?
A signed general consent form means a PBT can draw blood from a patient no matter what.
A signed general consent form includes consent for blood draws, but the patient may still decline the procedure.
A signed general consent form does not relate to blood draws.
A signed general consent form means a patient can never decline any procedure ordered by a physician.
Which area of the Patient Care Partnership relates directly to infection prevention and control?
Involvement in your care
Protection of your privacy
High quality hospital care
A clean and safe environment
Which of the following shows respect for patient rights?
Always drawing blood from the arm the PBT is most comfortable using
Asking patients which arm they would prefer for the blood draw
Not describing procedures so as not to alarm anxious patients
Doing and saying everything possible to convince a reluctant patient to have blood drawn
Which type of consent is involved when healthcare workers provide care that a "reasonable person" would consent to if they could do so in order to protect life and well-being?
Express consent
Informed consent
Inferred consent
Implied consent
What was the original name of the document now known as the Patient Care Partnership?
The National Patient Safety Goals
The Patient's Bill of Rights
The Hospital Patient Protection Act
What to Expect during Your Hospital Stay
A do-not-resuscitate order is one type of
Advance directive
Tort
Code of ethics
Consent
During a blood draw, a patient tells PBT Melinda that she is having sharp pain and tingling in her arm. Melinda says, "That can be normal. I'm almost done." She leaves the needle in the patient's arm until the tube is filled. Which of the following is true?
If the patient has nerve damage from the draw, Melinda may be considered negligent.
If the patient has nerve damage from the draw, Melinda may be considered abusive.
Because the tube was almost filled, Melinda did the right thing continuing the draw.
Because nerve damage is not a serious problem, Melinda did the right thing continuing the draw.
Which of these is the best description of a waived test?
A test of moderate complexity that may be performed by a trained medical technician
A test of high complexity that requires clinical expertise
A simple, easy-to-perform test that involves little risk of error
A test that a patient must sign a waiver for the lab to perform
What two programs are run by CMS?
OSHA enforcement and CHIPS health insurance
Medicare and Medicaid
CLSI and CLIA
ASCLS and Joint Commission surveys
What does PHI stand for?
Personal health instruction
Private health information
Personal healthcare initiative
Protected health information
What is the goal of a code of ethics?
To promote proper conduct and high standards of practice
To provide instruction on how to behave in every situation
To enforce laws as they apply to healthcare workers
To punish employees who do not follow facility policies
Who provides consent for a patient who is younger than 18 years old?
The patient
A parent or guardian
A parent or guardian for a patient who is under 15; the patient if over 15
If the blood draw is routine, consent is not required.
All healthcare workers are mandated reporters. What do they have to report?
Suspected theft by other employees
Rude behavior by any facility employee toward a patient
Suspected or observed abuse or neglect
Misuse of facility equipment or supplies
Which of these laws was passed to expand the protection and security of electronic health records?
HIPAA
CLIA
The OSH Act
HITECH
How should PBT Susana call patient Miles Brown, who is at the lab for a fasting blood glucose test?
Mr. Brown? I'm ready for you.
Miles Brown for fasting blood glucose? Come on back.
Miles, I'm ready to do your glucose test.
I'm looking for Miles Brown? Glucose?
