General
Phlebotomy is
The Practice of drawing blood samples for analysis.
You have entered a patient’s room and explained that you need to draw blood, and the patient repeatedly refuses. What should you do?
Notify the patient’s physician according to the institution’s written policies
samples taken from a patient at the request of physicians or other licensed healthcare personnel.
Culture and sensitivity tests are performed by which laboratory department?
Microbiology
Which anticoagulant is used most often in collection tubes for hematology studies?
EDTA
An Ancient phlebotomy technique is
blood letting
The term informed consent means
A patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risk before the treatment is performed.
The director of a hospital clinical laboratory is usually which of the following?
Pathologist
Which department within the laboratory performs complete blood counts (CBCs)?
Hematology
Which hematology tests measures the blood’s capacity to carry oxygen?
Hemoglobin (Hgb)
A phlebotomist must (4)
1. Adhere to safety regulations
2. Interacts with patients
3. Keep accurate records
4. Operate computers
What is the term for when an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular area of practice?
Certification
Which kind of laboratory is independent and analyzes samples from other health care facilities?
Reference lab
What is another name for a reference laboratory?
Private testing laboratory
Which term is used to describe serum that is pink-tinged?
Hemolyzed
6 Steps in a routine blood collection
1. correctly and positively identify the patient
2.Chose the appropriate equipment for obtaining the sample.
3. Select and prepare site for collection
4. Collect the sample, ensuring patient comfort and safety
5. Correctly label the sample
6. Transport the sample to the lab in a timely manner
After becoming certified, what is a requirement to maintain that certification?
Participate in continuing education programs.
Which term for blood donated by a patient for his or her own use during a planned future surgical operation?
Autologous donation
Serology or immunology department evaluates what
patients immune response through detection of antibodies.
Which color tube may be used to obtain serum for a laboratory test?
Red
What does the term phlebotomy actually mean?
Incision of a vein
Which acronym is not a certification agency for phlebotomists?
NAACLS
The role of Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) is to
work with CAP to accredit laboratories and hospitals.
Which laboratory department would normally perform a prothrombin time (PT) test?
Coagulation
Which color of tube has Potassium Oxalate
Grey