Orders, Collections, and Samples, OH MY!
Additives and The Other Mystery
Pretty Precautions
Special Collections
Ugh, Compliance
100

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

100

What is the additive in a lavender tube?

EDTA

100

What is considered a Reservoir in the Cycle of Infection?

A sick patient or "the host" that carries the transmissible sickness.

100

A Glucose Tolerance tests requires the patient to

Come to the lab fasting and have the first draw.  Drink 50g-100g of glucola and wait for 30 minutes for the next draw.  A timer is set for multiple draws for 1 to 5 hours.
100

The process that validates final results and quantifies variations

Quality Control

200

What is the correct order of draw?

Blood culture (SPS), Light Blue, Red, Gold/SST, Light Green, Dark Green, Lavender, Gray, Yellow

200

What is the additive in a light blue tube?

Sodium Citrate

200

Before exiting a contact precaution room, which of the following is the last piece of PPE to remove?

Mask

200

The phlebotomist is collecting for Lithium levels, following a recent dose of medication. Which level should the phlebotomist collect?

Peak

200

The document that holds specimen stability information with which every Phlebotomist must be familiar

Specimen Collection Manual

300

When using a micro-collection tube for a dermal stick, the tube that goes first is the

lavender tube

300

What is the additive in a light green tube?

Lithium Heparin
300

Transmission and precautions are condensed into three categories which are

Airborne, Droplet, and Contact

300

When is it important to sanitize or wash your hands

Between patients and after handling hazardous materials or samples.

300

If a lab sample is to be shipped to a reference lab, the packaging must be

Triple bagged

400

What department would a Complete Blood Count be completed in?

Hematology

400

What is the additive in a blood culture bottle?

SPS

400

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

400

A medication trough level should be collected when?

15 min or less, before the next dose

400

When should a phlebotomist perform external liquid controls for Quality Control on CLIA-waived glucose POCT?

Every time a new kit is opened
500

The liquid portion of the blood from an SST after centrifugation is called

serum

500

The collection and testing of a blood sample at the site of a patient’s care

point of care testing

500

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

500

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.

500

This institute created the standard for order of draw and rules for patient verification.

CLSI