Scope of Practice
Areas of the Lab
Tubes
Lab Orders
Safety
100

The area of the examination phases that is the domain of the phlebotomist.

What is the Pre-examination phase.

100

Division of pathology that would handle a tissue biopsy specimen

What is Histology

100

The anticoagulant in a purple top tube

What is EDTA

100

Requisitions originate here

What is the patient's doctor.

100

The place ALL needles must be disposed of.

A sharps container

200

When a patient says they don't want their blood drawn they are exhibiting this right.

What is the right to refuse to have blood drawn.

200

Pathology division of the laboratory that would process a Pap smear

What is Cytology

200

The anticoagulant in a coagulation tube

What is sodium citrate

200

Most accurate and error free requisition type

Barcode requisitions

200

Used to inhibit growth and development of microorganisms on skin prior to routine venipuncture

70% isopropyl alcohol

300

The examination phase that includes proper labeling of a patient's tube

What is the pre-examination phase

300

What area of the laboratory would process a CBC, Differential and Platelet count

What is Hematology

300

The analyte in blood that is chelated or precipitated in order to prevent coagulation. 

What is calcium.

300

Specialized lab orders not done in your lab would go here

What is a reference lab

300

Process by which a needle is made free of microbes

Sterlization

400

The person that is allowed to explain the clinical purpose for a test.

What is the patient's physician

400

A BMP, LFP and Lipid panel would be tested in this area of the laboratory.

What is Chemistry

400

Yellow top tubes used for Microbiology studies

Sodium Polyethanol Sulfonate (SPS) tubes

400

Manual requisitions typically don't have this

The type of specimen for each test

400

Disinfectants are regulated by this entity

Environmental Protection Agency

500

Memory aid used to identify yourself.

What is AIDET.

500

A crossmatch would be processed in this area of the lab.

What is blood bank/immunohematology.

500

____ contains fibrinogen ______ does not contain fibrinogen

What is plasma, what is serum

500

Ensuring the patient specimen and corresponding documentation definitively refer to the same patient

Accession

500
The proper gauge of a needle for a routine venipuncture 

What is 21.