Patient Care
Phlebotomy Equipment
Infection Control and Safety
Tubes and Additives
100

What motion should be used to disinfect a stick site

What is circular 


100

What item is contraindicated to use on a site after a blood draw to hold adequate pressure 

What is cotton balls


100

If a tube breaks in the centrifuge, what steps should you take in order to clean up 

What is applying PPE and using forceps to remove broken glass


100

Which tube contains a glycolytic inhibitor stopper

What is Grey

200

There is a French patient who does not speak English. The person you need to call before performing the procedure is

Who is a certified translater

200

What is the reason why are latex tourniquets avoided during venipuncture

What is allergies

200

What color are MSDS chemical warnings? 

What is yellow


200
The physician orders a prothrombin time, which is collected in what tube? 

What is light blue


300
a phlebotomist does a capillary stick on an infant and puts a bandaid on afterward. the risk caused is

What is a choking hazard

300

What antiseptic is preferred for a blood alcohol collection

What is benzalkonium chloride 

300

What occurs when you stick a patient on the side where they had a vasectomy? 

What is a lymphedema 


300

What additive is in a light blue tube? 

What is sodium citrate

400

An obese woman comes in for a routine venipuncture. What should be used instead of a tourniquet 

What is a blood pressure cuff

400

A 1:10 bleach solution is also know as what

What is sodium hypochloride

400

What should you use to successfully clean all equipment? 

What is a hypochlorite solution 


400

What is the primary function of sodium fluoride in tubes

What is antiglycolytic 

500

What are the 2 most common forms of patient ID 

What is name and date of birth 

500

A phlebotomist placed a tourniquet on an elderly patient and it damaged their skin. What should the phlebotomist do next time to prevent any harm? 

What is placing gauze under the tourniquet

500

What precautions should you take for active and dormant tuberculosis? 

What is airborne for active and standard for dormant


500

What other additive besides sodium fluoride is used in a grey tube? 

What is potassium oxalate 
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