NHA Module 12

At which point during a patient's venipuncture process should a medical assistant label the blood specimen tube?

before the patient is discharged

Which of the following locations should a medical assistant identify as the preferred site for capillary puncture on an adult patient?

fourth digit

Which of the following veins should a medical assistant recognize as the preferred vein for routine phlebotomy?

median cubital vein

When drawing blood cultures, a medical assistant should prepare a patient's skin using which of the following products?

iodine solution

A medical assistant is obtaining samples for a CBC test. Which of the following tubes should the assistant select?

lavender

A medical assistant removes a needle from the antecubital space of a patient following a phlebotomy procedure and applies pressure. Which of the following steps should the assistant take next?

dispose of the needle

A medical assistant has completes a blood collection. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to ensure proper specimen processing?

Verify that the requisition form has been completed.

A medical assistant should allow a serum specimen tube without an anticoagulant additive to stand for which of the following length of time prior to centrifuging?

45 min

After receiving a patent's blood test results from the reference laboratory, which of the following actions should the medical assistant take?

have a provider review the results

Which of the following tubes should a medical assistant select first when adhering to the proper order of draw?

yellow

When reviewing a patient's blood work results, a medical assistant notices a fasting blood glucose of 200 mg/dL. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

notify the patient's provider of the results

Prior to performing a phlebotomy procedure, a medical assistant should ask the patient to verify which of the following information?

patient's date of birth

To avoid hemoconcentration during venipuncture, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take?

remove the tourniquet before 1 min has elapsed

A medical assistant is performing phlebotomy on an 80-year-old patient who has small veins. Which of the following venipuncture methods should the assistant use for this patient?

butterfly needle

A medical assistant is obtaining a sample for a sedimentation rate test. Which of the following tubes should the assistant use for blood collection?

lavender