Quiz #3 Phlebotomy

Which of the following is an acceptable way to confirm the patient's identity?

• d. Using a warm towel to increase blood flow.

Doing this during the vein selection process is bad for the specimen.

• a. Allowing the patient to pump his or her fist.

• b. Lowering the patient's arm.

• c. Palpating the antecubital area.

• d. Telling the child what to expect

• Communicating in this way before obtaining a blood specimen from a child is poor technique.

  • a. Establishing rapport with the child

  • b. Greeting the parent and the child

  • c. Telling the child it won't hurt

The patient is just finishing a big breakfast as the phlebotomist arrives to draw a fasting specimen. What should the phlebotomist do?

• a. Check with the patient's nurse to see if the specimen should still be collected.

• b. Draw the specimen since breakfast was just eaten and probably not absorbed.

• c. Draw the specimen, but write "nonfasting" on the lab requisition.

a. Check with the patient's nurse to see if the specimen should still be collected.

What may happen if you mix a specimen too vigorously?

• a. Glycolysis

• b. Hemoconcentration

• c. Hemolysis

• d. Microclot formation

• c. Hemolysis

Never leave a tourniquet on for more than

• a. 30 seconds.

• b. 1 minute.

• c. 2 minutes.

• b. 1 minute.

What is the most critical error a phlebotomist can make?

• a. Collecting a timed specimen late

• b. Failing to collect a specimen

• c. Misidentifying a patient specimen

• c. Misidentifying a patient specimen

The patient asks if the specimen about to be drawn is for a diabetes test. How should the question be answered?

• a. If the test is for glucose, say, "Yes, it is."

• b. Say, "No," even if the test is for diabetes.

• c. Say, "It's best to discuss that with the doctor."

c. Say, "It's best to discuss that with the doctor."

Of the following tests, which is most likely to result in fatal consequences if the patient is misidentified?

• a. Type and crossmatch

• b. Drug screen

• c. Blood cultures

a.Type and crossmatch

Which test requires strict skin antisepsis procedures before specimen collection?

• a. Blood culture

• b. Blood urea nitrogen

• c. Complete blood count

• a. Blood culture

What type of additive is recommended for collecting an ethanol test specimen?

• a. EDTA

• b. Sodium fluoride

• c. Sodium citrate

• b. Sodium fluoride

When performing a GTT, the timing should begin

• a. as soon as the patient finishes the drink.

• b. one-half hour after the drink is finished.

• c. right after the patient arrives in the lab.

• a. as soon as the patient finishes the drink.

When collecting a blood culture specimen directly from a butterfly into blood culture bottles, which should be filled first?

• a. Aerobic

• b. Anaerobic

• c. Either aerobic or anaerobic, it does not matter

• a. Aerobic

Which of the following tubes can be used to collect blood for a type and crossmatch?

• a. ETS gray top

• b. Pink top EDTA tube

• c. Royal blue top

• b. Pink top EDTA tube

This test requires a specimen with a 9:1 ratio of blood to anticoagulant.

• a. Ethanol

• b. Glycohemoglobin

• c. Prothrombin time

• d. Red cell count

• c. Prothrombin time