What is to greet/correctly and positively identify the patient.
100
This stands for the larger set of methods used to guarantee quality patient care, including patient preparation and specimen collection and transport protocols
What is QA
100
These are the smallest living units in the body
What are the cells?
100
This muscle contracts to push blood through the circulatory system
What is the heart?
100
This action is the first that should be taken immediately after withdrawing the needle from the patient
What is to apply direct pressure to the puncture site?
200
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regulates these areas
What is privacy of health information?
200
A phlebotomist is most responsible for controlling for which these types of variables in test results.
What is preanalytic?
200
The body is constantly trying to maintain a dynamic steady state of health, which is called this
What is Homeostasis?
200
These structures carry blood away from the heart
What are the arteries?
200
This needle size is most commonly used for routine venipunctures.
What is 21 gauge?
300
The action you should take after you have entered a patient’s room and explained that you need to draw blood, with repeated refusals from the patient.
What is to notify the patient’s physician according to the institution’s written policies
300
Before collecting any specimen, the phlebotomist should do this.
What is observe the needle for burrs or blunt points?
300
This is a term for a nerve cell
What is a neuron?
300
These blood vessels are the smallest, consisting of only a single layer of epithelial cells
What are Capillaries?
300
The term multi-sample needle refers to this.
What is the needle has a retractable rubber sleeve that covers one end of the needle when a blood collecting tube is not attached?
400
This organization mandates quality assurance programs
What is Joint Commission?
400
A blood sample collected from a non-fasting patient may result in this plasma characteristic
What is Lipemia?
400
This term describes the wrist in relation to the shoulder
What is distal?
400
These structures return blood to the heart
What the veins?
400
This is when should the tourniquet be removed
What is once good blood flow has been established?
500
This refers to the quantitative methods used to monitor the quality of procedures to ensure accurate test results
What is QC?
500
This can occur in a blood sample if a patient has been suffering from prolonged diarrhea or vomiting
What is Hemoconcentration?
500
The term for a vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides
What is Sagittal?
500
This is the most commonly used antiseptic for routine blood draws
What is 70% isopropyl alcohol?
500
This is the pressure the blood pressure cuff should be inflated to when performing a bleeding time test