Order of Draw 1
20 patients are waiting for their blood to be drawn. A patient hands the phlebotomist a requisition form for a STAT blood draw. Should the patient wait until the other 20 are drawn first?
NO
After cleansing the site for venipuncture, the phlebotomist should NEVER?
Wipe the skin dry
Verbal consent is ___________ consent
Expressed
If a patient has a latex allergy, what gloves should be used instead?
Nitrile
Vinyl
When performing a blood draw on a burn victim, what should the phlebotomist do?
Do not draw where the burn area is.
Define vacutainer
A tube that aspirates blood for testing
What's the equivalent of Cloroprep?
Chlorahexadine
What should the phlebotomist use for patient identification?
Patient ID band
Before contact with a patient should one wash their hands first and then put on gloves?
Yes
When performing a venipuncture in the antecubital fossa the patient suddenly complains of a sharp, shock like shooting pain. What should be done?
Remove the needle immediately
A micro-sample is usually performed on a 9-month-old by what method?
What is the maximum depth used by a lancet?
Heel Stick
2.0 mm
What is the order to end a blood draw?
Tourniquet
Tube
Gauze
Safety
What is Implied consent?
Informing the patient of the risks, methods and consequences of a procedure.
Which solution is stronger, a 1:100 or a 1:10 ?
1:10
The nerve most often injured in venipuncture is?
Median or musculocutaneous.
What size needle can cause hemolysis?
Too small
An infant's heels cannot be used for a blood draw. Where is the next best place to draw blood from?
Antecubital fossa with butterfly 23 g
If a phlebotomist unknowingly comes in contact with a patient in isolation, and then realizes the patient is in isolation during the draw what should they do?
Contact the supervisor and follow procedures
What entity monitors eating in the lab?
OSHA
A phlebotomist has attempted 2 unsuccessful blood draws, what should be done next?
Ask another phlebotomist to perform the blood draw.
When should a TROUGH level be drawn?
15 minutes prior to next administration of the medication.
Heel sticks are used on infants when small amounts of blood are needed for testing. What tests would these be?
CBC, Bilirubin, BMP, Glucose
T/F, is it sometimes OK to behave unprofessionally?
False
Should needles be recapped?
No
What is the difference between CLIA and CLSI?
CLIA is a federal regulatory agency that sets standards for all clinical labs.
CLSI is a professional organization that voluntarily develops standards for labs.