CPCT Module 4: Phlebotomy Questions and Answers Graded A+
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CPCT Module 4: Phlebotomy Questions
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A PCT is placing a label on an evacuated tube. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? Apply the label immediately following the venipuncture. The technician
should apply the label and fill in all necessary informa...
CPCT Module 4: Phlebotomy Questions and Answers Graded A+ A PCT is placing a label on an evacuated tube. Which of the following actions should the technician take? ✔✔Apply the label immediately following the venipuncture. The technician should apply the label and fill in all necessary information direct ly following the venipuncture procedure. This ensures that documentation is only completed if the procedure takes place. The label should be applied in front of the patient and before leaving the patient's room. Which of the following actions should a PCT take when processing a 24 -hour urine specimen? ✔✔The technician should note the time and date that the specimen collection began on the specimen label and attach it to the container Which of the following actions should a PCT take to prevent hemolysis? ✔✔Use a small -volume tube with small -diameter butterfly needle A PCT is transporting a blood specimen to a laboratory. For which of the following reasons should they keep the specimen container in a vertical position with the stopper up during transport? ✔✔To prevent hemolysis. The specimen must be transported with the stopper up to help develop necessary clotting in the blood and prevent hemolysis Which of the following indicates proper use of an evacuated tube system (ETS) for blood collections? ✔✔Used once per patient, to maintain sterility and discarded in a sharps container A PCT missed the 0900 specimen collection for a patient's glucose toler ance test (GTT). Which should they do next? ✔✔Perform the collections and record what time they were collected. The technician should perform the blood and urine collections as soon as possible and document the reason for delay A PCT is speaking with a cl ient who is performing a 240hr urine collection. the patient states, "I accidentally urinated into the toilet once today and did not collect the urine." Which response should they make? ✔✔"You should discard all of the previous specimens and begin the collection again." The technician should instruct the patient to discard all previous specimens and begin the 24 -hr collection again from the beginning A PCT is performing a blood collection with a winged infusion set through a dorsal hand vein. At which of t he following angles should they insert the needle? ✔✔10° This will help reduce the risk of damage to the major structures in the hand A PCT collects a specimen in an EDTA tube, but the specimen clots. This could have been caused by which of the following? ✔✔The collection tube was past its expiration date. The
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