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A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an example of which of the following types of consent? ...
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A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient setting. The
patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an example of
which of the following types of consent? - Answer: implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - Answer: Place the specimens in a lockable
container
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid
studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the following
colors? - Answer: Tiger(speckled)
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a
newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
Answer: Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper
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,A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's WBC
count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the provider?
- Answer: 1.8/mm3
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary blood.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? - Answer: Use the second drop of
blood that emerges from the puncture
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood
specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - Answer: Choose
a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was
administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication, how
long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw? - Answer: 2 hr. after
administration
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take before leaving a
patient's room? - Answer: Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? - Answer: Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which of the
following instructions should the technician give the patient? - Answer: "Breathe deeply and
then cough up a specimen into the container."
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, To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have
been contaminated by blood with a
1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? - Answer: sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a
general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by
the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - Answer: Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives when
collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? - Answer: EDTA
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses povidone-
iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - Answer: Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following
temperatures? - Answer: 36-38 C
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a glucometer
in the laboratory? - Answer: Every day the meter is used
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI)
clinical laboratory workflow pathway.
As part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the following actions should the
technician take? - Answer: Enter critical laboratory data
A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following? -
Answer: Patient's information
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