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 tech is preparing equipment for a blood draw. The tech notices that one of the tubes on the tray is expired. The tech should use a new tube from ___________
The front of the shelf
A phlebotomy technician is performing a glucometer reading for a young adult patient. The patient’s parent is in the room and asks about the patient’s glucose level. The technician should _______
Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results
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
A phlebotomy tech is performing a venipuncture. After removing the needle cap, the technician should anchor the vein 2.5 - ___cm below the puncture site.
5
A phlebotomy technician observes a glucometer reading of 250 mg/dL. A second test is performed and returns a reading within the expected reference range. This is likely the reason that the first result was inaccurate.
Too much blood
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 tech has three bar coded labels but has filled four tubes. The tech needs to create one more label for evacuated tubes. These three pieces of information are what the tech should include on the label.
Technician’s initials, date, and time of collection
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 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 3 pieces of information required for a positive identification in an outpatient facility
Picture ID, full name, date of birth