Safety & Compliance
What solution should a phlebotomist use when cleaning up a cerebral spinal fluid spill?
Chlorine bleach
A phlebotomist is instructing a patient on how to collect a 24-hour urine sample. When should the patient start collecting their urine?
What may be a cause of a vein collapsing during a venipuncture
Tourniquet to tight
What additive should a phlebotomy technician use when performing a WBC peripheral blood smear?
EDTA
Where should a blood sample for a lactic acid test be kept before transportation?
The refrigerator
A phlebotomy technician receives a needle stick injury while performing a venipuncture. What will need to be included in the incident report?
The department where the injury occured
What information is required to confirm a patient's identity?
Picture ID, full name, and DOB
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture through a hematoma. What should you expect to see in the specimen?
Hemolysis
What blood type is compatible with type O blood?
Only type O.
What action must be taken in front of the patient when collecting a urine drug screen?
Seal the sample in a tamper-evident container
While using a centrifuge, the device catches on fire. What class of fire would this be?
Class C
A phlebotomy technician is processing a blood sample of a patient who informed them that they had meat and cheese the day prior to the blood draw. What should the phlebotomist expect to see after the blood has been centrifuged?
The specimen is lipemic (appears cloudy)
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture on a patient who has edema in their right arm. Which site would you select to perform the draw?
Left side dorsal hand
You are instructing a patient on how to collect a sputum sample. When should the patient collect this sample?
In the morning before eating and drinking
How long must a serum sample stand before placing it into the centrifuge?
30 Minutes
What bloodborne pathogen are you most at risk for contracting during a needle stick injury?
Hepatitis B
What position would you place a patient in who has advised of prior syncope when having their blood drawn?
A phlebotomy technician accidentally punctures the patient's artery. What action should you take?
Apply pressure to the area for at least 5 minutes.
When is the optimal time for a phlebotomist to perform a neonatal screening?
between 24 and 72 hours after birth
A phlebotomy technician receives six filled evacuation tubes, but one of them is missing a label. What must be done to the sample that is missing the label?
Discard into biohazard sharps container and recollect
What antiseptic should be used when performing a blood alcohol test?
Chlorhexidine gluconate
What time of day should you advise a patient to take a urine pregnancy test?
First morning void
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture for a bilirubin test, cold agglutinin titer, CBC, and PTT. What tubes should you select and what is the order in which they should be drawn?
One light blue, 2 SST, and one lavender.
What blood type is known as the universal recipient?
Type AB
A phlebotomist receives a urine drug screen that reads a temp of 85.0 F. What must be done for this sample?
The sample needs to be re-collected under observation