Routine Blood Collections
A patient sits down for a venipuncture in an outpatient setting, rolls up her sleeve, and extends her arm. The patient turns her head away from the phlebotomy technician and says “I don’t want my blood drawn” This is the response the tech should make.
"May I draw your blood?"
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves, this is the PPE the technician should wear.
Face mask
This is of urine specimen a phlebotomy tech should instruct a patient to collect for a pregnancy test
First morning
A phlebotomy technician should identify that a patient who has this blood type is a universal recipient:
AB
Vessels that return blood to the heart are called ______
Veins
A phlebotomy tech is preparing equipment for a blood draw. The tech notices that one of the tubes on the tray is expired. The tech should ___________
Grab a new tube
A phlebotomist prepares to enter a room and notices signs stating that hand washing with soap and water is required. Why?
The patient has C. Diff
A phlebotomy tech is preparing to collect blood from a patient who has experienced syncope during previous draws. This is the position the tech should place the patient in
Supine/reclined
This additive is used when performing a WBC count
EDTA
The left and right ventricles of the heart are separated by this
What type of needle and guage gives the highest quality sample?
21 g straight
A phlebotomy tech notices that the volume of blood required to fill the tests ordered by a patient's endocrinologist exceeds the recommended draw amount for the day. The technician should ______
Contact the patient's endocrinologist
A phlebotomy tech is positioning a patient for a venipuncture. To prevent reflux or backflow, the tech should instruct the patient to put their arm in this position
Fully extended in a downward position
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a newborn screening test. This is the optimal time to perform this test.
Between 24 and 72 hours after birth
Blood leaves the heart and travels to the body through this valve
Aortic valve
When collecting blood in a lavender top tube, what is the liquid portion of the blood?
Plasma
While a phlebotomy technician is using a centrifuge, the device catches on fire. This is the class of the fire.
Class C
A phlebotomy tech is processing the blood sample of a patient who ate a meal of meat and cheese prior to the draw. The tech should expect to find that the specimen is ______
Lipemic
A phlebotomy technician is performing two sets of blood cultures for a patient. The first choice for performing this is _____
Collect one set from the patient's left arm and one set from a different site on the same arm
The Rh blood group system is based on the presence or absence of ______
The D Antigen
A phlebotomy tech is drawing blood through a hematoma. This is the error the tech should expect to see in the specimen
Hemolysis
A phlebotomy technician experiences a needlestick injury during a draw. This is the bloodborne pathogen that they are most at risk of contracting.
Hepatitis B
These are the 2 pieces of information required for a positive identification in an outpatient facility
Full name, date of birth
A phlebotomist collects 10 ml of blood into a syringe for blood cultures, what bottle(s) should be used?
What is the first step in the hemostatic process?
Vasoconstriction