Phlebotomy Practice Exam

Which of the following methods is is the best way to confirm your patients identity?

Get three verbal's check the patients identification method and compare all this information to the requisition

Which one of the following statements about blood cultures is incorrect?

Since latex gloves are sterile you may use your gloved finger without further preparation to feel the vein on a prepped arm before making the stick.

In therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) determining the concentration of a particular drug is done by collecting two tests

True

The angle of the needle should be inserted at an angle of between 15 and

30 degrees

Which one of the following statement about heelstick is incorrect?

You may collect blood from any part of the heel

Name three sense of touch when palpating for a vein

Bounce, depth, direction

Hemolysis may be caused by all of the following except:

Failing to invert the blood tube after collecting to mix it with anticoagulant

When drawing blood above an IV nine you must: (put the steps in order):

- Document the nurses name

- Mark 1st sample with an “X”

- Have the nurse turn IV off

- Have the nurse turn the IV back on

- Wait 2 minutes

3,5,2,1,4

Blood collection tubes have a premeasured that automatically draws blood into the specimen tube

Vacuum

Unsatisfactory specimens may be caused by:

All of the above

Anticoagulants are added to some blood collection tubes to prevent

Blood clot

Which one of the following statements about fingersticks to correct?

Use the middle or fourth finger

On an infant blood is drawn from the

Heel

What is PPE?

Equipment that protects you from any blood or body exposures

If a patient refuses to cooperate:

Seek help from the nursing staff

If an ID bracelet is not on a patient's wrist you must inform the nurse after you draw the blood

False

Which one of the following veins is not used for routine phlebotomy?

Femoral vein

Clotting may be caused by:

Failure to invert the vacutainer with an additive after collection and delay in expelling blood from a syringe into a vacationer

How many times are you allowed to stick an patient after the second attempt?

Zero

A shorted draw may affect the results of a test and could also be a specimen rejection.

True