A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has
pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment should the technician wear?
: Face mask
While collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician notices the glass c...
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has
pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment should the technician wear?
🗸🗸🗸: Face mask
While collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician notices the glass collection
tube is cracked. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
🗸🗸🗸: Dispose of the tube in a sharps container
A phlebotomy technician is performing a glucose meter reading for a young adult
patient. The patient's parent is in the room and ask about the patient's glucose level.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?
🗸🗸🗸: Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent present
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third set of blood draws for a
glucose tolerance test (GTT). The patient starts to cry and refuses to extend her arm for
the draw. Which of the following statements should the technician make?
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,🗸🗸🗸: "May I please perform the draw?"
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to complete the glucose monitor quality control
record. Which of the following information should the technician record in the quality
control record?
🗸🗸🗸: Date of battery change
A phlebotomy technician observes a glucometer reading of 250mg/dL. A second test is
performed and returns a reading within the expected reference range. Which of the
following circumstances could have caused the first result to be inaccurate?
🗸🗸🗸: Too much blood was used
Which of the following solutions should a phlebotomy technician used to clean a
cerebral spinal specimen spill?
🗸🗸🗸: Chlorine bleach
A phlebotomy technician experiences a needlestick injury while performing a
venipuncture. Which of the following information should the technician include in the
online sharps injury log?
🗸🗸🗸: The department where the injury occurred
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, When testing a patient for streptococcal pharyngitis, a phlebotomy technician should
implement which of the following types of transmission-based precautions?
🗸🗸🗸: Droplet
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take when performing a
blood culture collection?
🗸🗸🗸: Scrub the site with isopropyl alcohol for 1 minute in outward, concentric circles
Which of the following is the current procedure for medical professionals performing
CPR on an infant?
🗸🗸🗸: 30 compressions, 3.8 cm (1.5 in) deep
A phlebotomy technician collects a specimen in a microcollection container after two
failed venipuncture attempts. For which of the following reasons sure the technician
write on the medical requisition form that the blood was collected in this manner?
🗸🗸🗸: To alert the laboratory of the presence of capillary blood
While a phlebotomy technician is using a centrifuge, the device catches on fire. The
technician should identify a centrifuge fire as which of the following classes of fire?
🗸🗸🗸: Class C (electrical fire)
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