What you do when your hands are visibly contaminated
Wash your hands with soap and water
100
The tube for which the blood to additive ratio is most critical
Light blue top
100
Sharing collection site information on a difficult patient is NOT an example of
A violation of a patient's right to confidentiality
100
Quality control protocols prohibit use of outdated evacuated tubes because
tubes may not fill completely, changing additive to sample ratios
100
Acknowledging a patient's beliefs, customs, knowledge, and attitudes exemplifies this
Diversity awareness
200
The medical terms for red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets (in that order)
Erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes
200
This is the first step a phlebotomist should take in the event of an accidental needle stick
Wash the site with soap and water for at least 30 seconds
200
The term phlebotomy comes from Greek words that literally translates to
Vein Incision
200
If the patient adamantly refuses to have blood drawn, you should
Notify the patient's nurse or physician (AND DOCUMENT EVERYTHING!)
200
When you have an order for STAT blood work, but the patient is talking with his physician when you show up
You should introduce yourself and ask permission to draw the specimen
300
When anchoring a vein, your index finger is 1-2 inches below the intended site and is
pulling the skin toward the wrist
300
The slanted tip of the needle that enters the vein is called
the bevel
300
This is the solution normally used to clean the site before routine venipuncture
70% isopropal alcohol
300
DNR means
Do not resuscitate
300
Which needle gauge has the largest lumen out of 18,20,21, and 22
18
400
When a catheter site of a patient in ICU becomes infected, this is an example of
HAI or nonsocomial infection
400
Another name for a blood clot circulation in the bloodstream is
embolus
400
Federal law requires that hepatitis B vaccinations be made available to employees assigned to duties with occupational exposure risk
within 10 working days of initial assignment
400
A major difference between arteries and veins is that most veins
have one-way valves
400
A person's blood type is determined by the presence or absence of a certain type of
antigen present on the red blood cells
500
The purpose of an antiglycolytic agent is to
preserve glucose
500
This department performs tests on specimens collected in a tube with a sodium citrate additive
Coagulation
500
Drawing a patient's blood without his or her permission can result in a charge of
Assault and battery
500
Orders for fasting glucose, STAT glucose in the ER, STAT hemoglobin in the ICU, and a ASAP CBC in the ICU have been received at the same time. Which test do you collect first?