Phlebotomy Practice Test - Questions with verified Answers What are examples of timed tests? GTT, Medication monitoring Selection of a preferred care
... [Show More] giver has to do with what? Insurance PPO/HMO. Not a patient right What does contamination mean? It is not clean anymore Extrinsic coagulation function is evaluated by what test? Protime, Prothrombin time, PT CLSI (Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute) is formerly known as? NCCLS (National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards) Every year laboratory employees must take a test to demonstrate what? Competence What should you do if you get blood on a requisition or on the side of a tube? Wipe off with disinfectant Positive body language is? Being sure of yourself, being confident. It is not being irate or cowering. Which fingers are used for skin puncture, most often? Third and fourth digits. Leg and foot draws can only be done? With a doctor order If you are drawing for a CBC, and having difficulty because of vein damage or bruising, it is acceptable to get the blood by which method? Skin puncture; "finger stick"; capillary draw What could cause "failure to obtain blood?" Missing the vein altogether, not going deep enough, or going through the vein Urinary tract infection is the most common? Nosocomial infection What is the most common size needle used for venipuncture? 21 gauge Which is larger 18 or24? 18 When using additive tubes, when should you start the mixing process? Immediately What is the additive in a grey top tube? Na fluoride and K oxalate What is the additive in additive in a green top tube? Heparin TDM means therapeutic drug monitoring. It is important to know the? Time of the last dose The feathered edge of a smear is how many layers thick? One layer What is the first step in phlebotomy? Introduction and explanation What is the difference between "inpatient" and "ambulatory patient"? Inpatient stays overnight and the ambulatory is out patient What is a VAD? Vascular Access Device What would you do if a patient has an I.V. In the right arm? Look for a vein in the left arm A patient states she/he has had a mastectomy on the left breast. What would you NOT DO? You will not put a tourniquet or BP cuff on that arm. No blood samples from that arm. If a patient had fragile skin, what would you use [Show Less]