Orders, Collections, and Samples, OH MY!
What color tubes would you draw if you had a CBC (Complete Blood Count), PT/INR, and Chemistry Panel ordered, in the correct order?
Light Blue, Light Green, and Lavender
What is the additive in a lavender tube?
EDTA
What is considered a Reservoir in the Cycle of Infection?
A sick patient or "the host" that carries the transmissible sickness.
A Glucose Tolerance tests requires the patient to
The process that validates final results and quantifies variations
Quality Control
What is the correct order of draw?
Blood culture (SPS), Light Blue, Red, Gold/SST, Light Green, Dark Green, Lavender, Gray, Yellow
What is the additive in a light blue tube?
Sodium Citrate
Before exiting a contact precaution room, which of the following is the last piece of PPE to remove?
Mask
The phlebotomist is collecting for Lithium levels, following a recent dose of medication. Which level should the phlebotomist collect?
Peak
The document that holds specimen stability information with which every Phlebotomist must be familiar
Specimen Collection Manual
When using a micro-collection tube for a dermal stick, the tube that goes first is the
lavender tube
What is the additive in a light green tube?
Transmission and precautions are condensed into three categories which are
Airborne, Droplet, and Contact
When is it important to sanitize or wash your hands
Between patients and after handling hazardous materials or samples.
If a lab sample is to be shipped to a reference lab, the packaging must be
Triple bagged
What department would a Complete Blood Count be completed in?
Hematology
What is the additive in a blood culture bottle?
SPS
A Phlebotomist is preparing for a patient who has pneumonia, which is isolated in a droplet precaution room. Which of the following PPE should the tech wear?
Face mask and gloves
A medication trough level should be collected when?
15 min or less, before the next dose
When should a phlebotomist perform external liquid controls for Quality Control on CLIA-waived glucose POCT?
The liquid portion of the blood from an SST after centrifugation is called
serum
The collection and testing of a blood sample at the site of a patient’s care
point of care testing
A phlebotomist experiences a needlestick injury while performing venipuncture. Which of the following information should be included on the injury log?
The department it occurred
A phlebotomist is educating a patient about 24hr urine collection. What should they tell the patient?
At the beginning of collection, you will void on the first day. Mark the beginning time of this void on the jug. Collect every urine sample for 24 hours and keep refrigerated. In the morning of the second day, collect your last sample at the same time as the first collection and write down the end time on the jug.
This institute created the standard for order of draw and rules for patient verification.
CLSI