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Old-fashion Miscellaneous Category
100
One of my jobs is to perform tasks that ensure equipment is working correctly and that I am performing procedures according to standards.  What is the term given to this practice?
Quality Control or Quality Assurance
100
Improper or unskillful care given to a patient by a healthcare worker is known as _______________.
Malpractice
100
List at least three reasons why a specimen may be rejected by the receiving laboratory.

unlabeled or incorrectly labeled

expired collection tube

hemolysis

discrepancy between requisition and label or tube

short draw

turbidity

incorrect storage of sample prior to testing

100
Skin punctures on a newborn should be performed where?  Be very specific
LATERAL edges of the heel
100

To ensure accuracy in testing, which method is best for requesting laboratory testing:

computer/electronic request

handwritten request

computer/electronic
200
Working as a team member, being willing to be held accountable for doing things right, respecting patient rights, communication, professional appearance and responsibility are all part of ___________________.

Professionalism or

Professional Healthcare Standards

200
Name the three main types of blood vessels in the human body and identify which of those is the thickest walled vessel.

arteries - the thickest walled vessel

veins

capillaries

200
List the three items that MUST be on a specimen label when being sent to the lab.

patient's name

unique identifier

date/time of collection

200

When performing a fingerstick, a HCW would expect the following results to be lower than if it was drawn via venipuncture.

glucose

potassium


potassium levels

(glucose is one that yields slightly higher results via capillary puncture than its venipuncture counterpart)

200
What is the purpose of a tourniquet?
Slow down venous blood return to the heart to allow pooling of blood in the vein.
300

The phlebotomist has the most effect over which phase of patient diagnostic testing:

post-analytical

analytical

pre-analytical

pre-analytical phase
300
The liquid part of the blood that is mainly used for testing, it has the clotting factors, and it should be clear with a pale tan/yellowish color to it is known as ____________.

plasma

(serum is plasma, minus the clotting factors)

300

Which of the following tests requires the patient to fast for 12 hours:

blood urea nitrogen

triglycerides

glucose

triglycerides
300

Which of the following tests are photosensitive:

ABGs

bilirubin

blood urea nitrogen

bilirubin
300

Tube colors needed for the following tests:

PT/PTT

CMP

CBC

PT/PTT - light blue

CMP- gold/tiger top

CBC - lavender

400

You are giving instructions to a patient about his upcoming phlebotomy procedure.  In which Zone of Comfort are you standing?

Intimate

Personal

Social

PUblic

Personal space
400
An object, such as a doorknob or stethoscope, that may be contaminated with infectious organisms and serve in their transmission from one person to another
fomite
400
Tourniquets should only be applied for a maximum of ________ before it should be released.
60 seconds
400
The condition of low RBC counts (or low hgb & hct counts) resulting from large or frequent removal of blood samples.
iatrogenic anemia
400

In which department of the laboratory is testing done for the following tests:

CMP

CBC

C & S

CMP - chemistry

CBC - hematology

C & S - microbiology

500
Name at least two other types of specimens a laboratory or phlebotomy technician might obtain from a patient other than blood samples.

sputum

urine

stool

wound cultures

throat cultures

nasal swabs

500
List the links in the Chain of Infection

infectious organism

reservoir

portal of exit

mode of transmission

portal of entry

susceptible host

500
Why must iodine be used for the collection of blood cultures?
to eliminate as many surface microorganisms as possible so as to not contaminate the specimen
500
The two criteria used to describe the vacuum tube's size is:

external tube diameter and length

and

maximum amount of specimen that can be drawn into the tube

500

Ethics versus Morals

Which of these helps you determine 'right' from 'wrong'

morals
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