A chain of custody is

A chain of custody is



A) a special protocol used when collecting forensic specimens.

B) necessary in patient management for therapeutic phlebotomy.

C) required for the POC quality assurance program for nursing.

D) part of the type and cross match procedure for blood blank.



Answer: a special protocol used when collecting forensic specimens.

All POC glucose analyzers approved for hospital use have which of the following in common?

All POC glucose analyzers approved for hospital use have which of the following in common?



A) They have the ability to use capillary, venus, or arterial blood samples.

B) Data can be downloaded to a data management program.

C) They require the use of an authorized operator ID number.

D) All of the options are correct.



Answer: All of the options are correct.

To prevent introducing a contaminating substance into a trace-element collection tube, it is suggested that the phlebotomist

To prevent introducing a contaminating substance into a trace-element collection tube, it is suggested that the phlebotomist



A) collect the trace-element tube last in the order of draw.

B) draw it by itself using a syringe or evacuated tube system.

C) use a syring and transger blood into the royal-blue top tube last.

D) use only a royal-blue-top short-draw with heparin or EDTA



Answer: draw it by itself using a syringe or evacuated tube system.