Color: Gray Additive: ___________ Uses: glucose
a. none
b. na fl/k oxalate
c. heparin
d. gel clot/clot activator
Answer: b
Color: Gray Additive: ___________ Uses: glucose
a. none
b. na fl/k oxalate
c. heparin
d. gel clot/clot activator
Answer: b
a. none
b. na fl/k oxalate
c. heparin
d. gel clot/clot activator
Answer: b
What does this symbol mean?
What does this symbol mean?
a. biohazardous
b. radiation
c. fire blanket
d. eye wash
Answer: a
A test is ordered done in a "Basal State". What does that mean?
A test is ordered done in a "Basal State". What does that mean?
a. it is to be done when the patient has had a restful sleep and nothing to eat
b. the patient has eaten in the last hour
c. the patient has had a good exercise workout
d. the patient is overheated and had become dehydrated
Answer: a
You receive a box of blood tubes that are needed immediately. The date reads March and it is May. What should you do?
You receive a box of blood tubes that are needed immediately. The date reads March and it is May. What should you do?
a. return them to the manufacturer
b. put them in front of the present tubes
c. ask the manufacturer for a discount
d. use them anyway and don't tell anyone
Answer: a
A box of blood tube supplies arrive at the laboratory. What should be done with them?
A box of blood tube supplies arrive at the laboratory. What should be done with them?
a. put them in a closet, and let someone else put them away
b. unpack them and put them in the back of present stock
c. return them to the manufacturer because you don't want them
d. unpack them and place them in front of the present stock
Answer: b
What is the purpose of FMC?
What is the purpose of FMC?
a. for better care production
b. for concerns of management regarding cost to run a facility
c. for better quality food
d. for better quality care of a patient by all that come in contact with him or her
Answer: d
What is FMC?
What is FMC?
a. ford motor company
b. for management's concern
c. Focused Manage Care
d. none of the above
Answer: c
Who should be involved?
Who should be involved?
a. the entire operating officers
b. the laboratory staff
c. representatives from various departments, such as nursing, laboratory and management, etc
d. only those people involved with housekeeping
Answer: c
What is the purpose of TQM?
What is the purpose of TQM?
a. to have an effective way to watch the staff
b. to be able to run the facility more effectively
c. to have the staffs of all departments involved in recognization of the facility
d. Both A and C are correct
Answer: d
What is TQM?
What is TQM?
a. Total Quantity Management
b. True Quarterly Meetings
c. Tuning up the m management
d. Total Quality Management
Answer: d
If a patient is suffering from hysteria and extreme anxiety, what will happen to the valves of the WBC's?
If a patient is suffering from hysteria and extreme anxiety, what will happen to the valves of the WBC's?
a. they will go down
b. they will not be effected
c. they will elevate
d. they will look abnormal
Answer: c
If you are asked to draw a cholesterol, what procedure do you need to follow?
If you are asked to draw a cholesterol, what procedure do you need to follow?
a. ask the patient when he or she last had something to eat
b. the patient has to be seated 5 minutes before the blood is drawn
c. draw an EDTA tube
d. Both A and B are correct
Answer: d
Refer again to the armband and requisition information in #138. What else do you find wrong?
Refer again to the armband and requisition information in #138. What else do you find wrong?
a. the MRN
b. the DOB
c. the name
d. all of the above
e. only a and b
Answer: d
What is wrong with this?
What is wrong with this?
a. you cannot do a PSA on a female
b. the armband needs the patients next of kin
c. the doctors name is spelled wrong
d. the location is incorrect
Answer: a
When identifying an outpatient, what should you do?
When identifying an outpatient, what should you do?
a. ask what his or her full name is
b. ask the date of birth
c. ask for mailing address
d. both A & B are correct
Answer: d
Which statement is untrue regarding drawing a specimen?
Which statement is untrue regarding drawing a specimen?
a. always clean hands before gloving
b. make sure to uncap the needle and look for burrs, then recap and proceed to cleanse arm
c. look for cracks in the tubes, expiration dates and burrs on the needle
d. identify your patient and get your equipment ready
Answer: b
What is important about QA when doing a 2 hr. PP?
What is important about QA when doing a 2 hr. PP?
a. that patient has to have an 8 hr fast
b. the patient must eat a high carbohydrate diet for 3 days prior to the test
c. there is no QA for this test
d. the patient has to have a high carbohydrate meal 2 hours before the test is drawn
Answer: d
Where does the superior vena cava get its blood?
Where does the superior vena cava get its blood?
a. the head, neck, and upper extremities
b. the lungs
c. the aorta
d. the bottom part of the body
Answer: a
Where does the inferior vena cava get its blood?
Where does the inferior vena cava get its blood?
a. the head, neck, and upper extremities
b. the lungs
c. the aorta
d. the lower extremities
Answer: d
Smooth muscle lines the _______.
Smooth muscle lines the _______.
a. intestines, organs
b. heart
c. bones
d. brain
Answer: a
Where are platelets formed?
Where are platelets formed?
a. spleen
b. liver
c. thymus
d. bone marrow
Answer: d
In a blood tube, as blood separates about what percentage are red blood cells (in a normal patient)?
In a blood tube, as blood separates about what percentage are red blood cells (in a normal patient)?
a. 10%
b. 1%
c. 45%
d. 55%
Answer: c
What is the buffy coat?
What is the buffy coat?
a. white blood cells
b. white blood cells and platelets
c. red blood cells and platelets
d. platelets
Answer: b
What is systemic circulation?
What is systemic circulation?
a. blood circulating from the heart to body tissues
b. blood circulating from the heart to the lungs
c. circulation of blood through arteries, veins and capillaries
d. circulation of blood through the lymph system
Answer: c
If we eat a meal and digestion needs to occur, the blood flow directed to the organ is referred to as:
If we eat a meal and digestion needs to occur, the blood flow directed to the organ is referred to as:
a. autoregulatory blood flow
b. intestinal tract blood flow
c. sympathetic blood flow
d. responsive blood flow
Answer: b
Which of the following is not considered isolation?
Which of the following is not considered isolation?
a. pathogenic
b. respiratory
c. reverse
d. strict
Answer: a
The heart is made up of what type of muscle tissue?
The heart is made up of what type of muscle tissue?
a. smooth muscle
b. involuntary muscle all fused together
c. nucleated muscle
d. striated muscle
Answer: b
Why do you not draw a mastectomy patient on the side of the mastectomy?
Why do you not draw a mastectomy patient on the side of the mastectomy?
a. because there can be lymphostasis in that arm
b. it is okay to draw there after 5 years
c. because the vein is too deep in the arm after a mastectomy
d. because the arm is tender and it may be too painful for the patient
Answer: a
What system of the body deals with our immune system?
What system of the body deals with our immune system?
a. the circulatory system
b. the respiratory system
c. the lymph system
d. hematopoiesis
Answer: c
Which side of the heart sends the blood to the lungs?
Which side of the heart sends the blood to the lungs?
a. it does not go to the lungs from the heart
b. the right side
c. the left side
d. the aorta sends the blood to the lungs
Answer: c
How many parts does the conduction system have?
How many parts does the conduction system have?
a. 6
b. 5
c. 2
d. 8
Answer: b
What is the conduction system responsible for?
What is the conduction system responsible for?
a. generating the heart beat
b. pushing the blood from the heart to the body's cells
c. for the exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen in the lungs
d. for conducting urine from the kidneys to the outside
Answer: a
In question 118, what does this indicate?
In question 118, what does this indicate?
a. usually that the patient has eaten or has a high cholesterol
b. that the patient is normal
c. that the patient has a high bilirubin
d. that the patient is bleeding internally
Answer: a
What does lipemic mean?
What does lipemic mean?
a. a cloudy-milky appearance
b. a clear and colorless appearance
c. a yellow-green appearance
d. a darkish brown appearance
Answer: a
What vessels are involved in the exchange of nutrients for waste products?
What vessels are involved in the exchange of nutrients for waste products?
a. the capillaries
b. the alveolus
c. the veins
d. all of the above
Answer: d
What is interstitial fluid?
What is interstitial fluid?
a. fluid that between the cells
b. another name for tissue fluid
c. fluid that is inside the cells
d. both a and b are correct
Answer: c
The mitral valve is located here.
The mitral valve is located here.
a. the right atrium
b. the right ventricle
c. the left atrium.
d. the left ventricle
Answer: c
This blood vessel has valves. What is it?
This blood vessel has valves. What is it?
a. an artery
b. a capillary
c. a cell membrane
d. a vein
Answer: d
What system has alveoli?
What system has alveoli?
a. the respiratory system
b. the urinary system
c. the integumentary system
d. the circulatory system
Answer: a
What serves as the pump for circulation?
What serves as the pump for circulation?
a. the heart
b. the blood vessels
c. the cells
d. the lungs
Answer: a
For safety reasons, your lab coat should
For safety reasons, your lab coat should
a. be worn at all times while you are at work
b. be worn open for comfort
c. be worn while working with patients and specimens, but removed before leaving the lab to go to a "clean" area
d. washed at home daily
Answer: c
In strict isolation, what order should you take your isolation attire off after finishing with the patient?
In strict isolation, what order should you take your isolation attire off after finishing with the patient?
a. gown, gloves, mask
b. gloves, mask, gown
c. mask, gown, gloves
d. mask, gloves, gown
Answer: a
Define viable.
Define viable.
a. adding on
b. living
c. multiplying
d. dying
Answer: b
What does the term communicable mean?
What does the term communicable mean?
a. the reason patients are in isolation
b. pertaining to a disease whose causative agent can be spread to the community
c. a pathological condition due to the growth of organisms
d. capable of producing disease
Answer: b
What does the term pathogenic mean?
What does the term pathogenic mean?
a. microorganisms
b. bacteria in blood
c. disease producing
d. organisms in the air
Answer: c
How are infections spread if it an airborne organism?
How are infections spread if it an airborne organism?
a. coughing and talking
b. moisture in the air
c. touching
d. coughing, talking, sneezing, or shaking out bed linen
Answer: d
A carrier is a person who:
A carrier is a person who:
a. is able to spread an infection to others by having the germ but has no symptoms
b. is able to spread an infection to others by airborne organisms
c. transmits disease by direct contact
d. transmits disease by indirect control
Answer: a
Define host.
Define host.
a. a person carrying a germ but not the disease
b. a person with the disease and germ
c. a person with low resistance
d. a person that transmits the germ
Answer: a
Things that are included under OPIM:
Things that are included under OPIM:
a. blood, body fluid with visible blood
b. urine, feces
c. tears, saliva
d. all of the above
Answer: d
What are the three necessary elements for the spread of infection?
What are the three necessary elements for the spread of infection?
a. host, susceptible person, transmission
b. airborne organism, vehicle, droplet
c. carrier, host, susceptible person
d. host, transmission, carrier
Answer: a
The main reason for Universal/Standard Precautions Standards is to:
The main reason for Universal/Standard Precautions Standards is to:
a. treat everyone equally
b. protect the hospital
c. protect the health-care worker and the patient
d. provide a sterile atmosphere
Answer: c
Which of the following test are effected by not cooling the tube?
Which of the following test are effected by not cooling the tube?
a. bilirubin
b. coagulation time
c. cholesterol
d. blood gases
Answer: d
After what age is a heel puncture usually no longer done?
After what age is a heel puncture usually no longer done?
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 6 months
d. 6 weeks
Answer: a
What is the angle of entry that should be used for a skin puncture?
What is the angle of entry that should be used for a skin puncture?
a. 30 degrees
b. 90 degrees
c. 45 degrees
d. 15 degrees
Answer: d
Capillary blood is defined as?
Capillary blood is defined as?
a. a clear, yellowish fluid composing the major portion of the blood
b. blood containing plasma and all its natural elements, white blood corpuscles, red blood corpuscles and platelets
c. a mixture of tissue fluid, venous and arterial blood
d. all of the above.
Answer: c
The small veins leading away from the capillaries are?
The small veins leading away from the capillaries are?
a. venules
b. great sapheneous
c. arterioles
d. virulence
Answer: a
Order of collection for capillary draws; what would you draw last?
Order of collection for capillary draws; what would you draw last?
a. blood gases
b. EDTA tubes
c. peripheral blood slides/smears and platelets
d. other additive tubes; green, gray, SST, serum
Answer: d
Order of collection for capillary draws; what would you draw first?
Order of collection for capillary draws; what would you draw first?
a. blood gases
b. peripheral blood slides/smears and platelets
c. other additive tubes; green, gray, SST, serum
d. EDTA tubes
Answer: a
The term frothing refers to:
The term frothing refers to:
a. the mixture of blood and skin tissue causing discoloration
b. a collection of blood under the skin, a non-venous reaction
c. bubbles in the blood caused by an improper venipuncture technique
d. a fibrous part of a cell or muscle
Answer: c
Which of the following is the correct procedure?
Which of the following is the correct procedure?
a. puncture parallel to the fingerprints
b. do a finger puncture on a neonate
c. puncture across finger/heel prints
d. use the shortest lancet possible to obtain the best specimen
Answer: a
Where is the dermal subcutaneous junction found in the tissues?
Where is the dermal subcutaneous junction found in the tissues?
a. 1.6mm
b. 2.4mm
c. 3.5mm
d. 4.2mm
Answer: a
What is the dermal subcutaneous junction?
What is the dermal subcutaneous junction?
a. where capillaries are found
b. where arteries and veins are found
c. where veins are found
d. location of maximum concentration of blood vessels
Answer: a
Why is it necessary to wipe away the alcohol before performing a skin puncture?
Why is it necessary to wipe away the alcohol before performing a skin puncture?
a. to help the skin become red
b. to prevent hemolysis
c. to help direct the flow of blood down the finger
d. all of the above
Answer: b
If the hand of an inpatient is cold, what does that indicate?
If the hand of an inpatient is cold, what does that indicate?
a. that the patient has been building a snowman
b. that the patient may have poor circulation
c. that the patient has been working in refrigeration
d. that the patient is normal
Answer: b
The combination of alcohol, squeezing, and massaging may result in:
The combination of alcohol, squeezing, and massaging may result in:
a. hemoconcentration
b. bruising
c. hemolysis
d. cyanosis
Answer: b
Where is a PKU drawn?
Where is a PKU drawn?
a. the finger
b. the ear lobe
c. the heel
d. the wrist
Answer: c
When is a PKU drawn?
When is a PKU drawn?
a. within 14 days of birth
b. at 6 months
c. before 1 year of age
d. before baby has eaten
Answer: a
What happens if a PKU goes undetected?
What happens if a PKU goes undetected?
a. nothing
b. it may lead to brain damage
c. the patient may develop type 1 diabetes
d. the patient may develop kidney problems
Answer: b
PKU is an abbreviation for:
PKU is an abbreviation for:
a. phenketouria
b. phenylkure
c. phenyleketonure
d. phenylketonuria
Answer: d
Which of the following tests cannot be collected from a skin puncture?
Which of the following tests cannot be collected from a skin puncture?
a. ammonia level
b. CBC with a differential
c. Bun and Creatinine
d. SMAC
Answer: a
What is a microtainer / microvette?
What is a microtainer / microvette?
a. something that looks like a bullet and holds ammonia spirits
b. something that is shot from a gun
c. a tube that is used for blood collection from a skin puncture
d. none of the above
Answer: c
Heating a site for a skin puncture
Heating a site for a skin puncture
a. decreases blood flow
b. prevents bruising
c. increases blood flow
d. causes hemolysis
Answer: c
Choose the correct spelling for EDTA
Choose the correct spelling for EDTA
a. erglenedmeteatrate
b. ethylenediaminetetraacetrate
c. ethylenedtaminecetrate
d. none of the above
Answer: d
Notify your supervisor if you notice the following on an inpatient:
Notify your supervisor if you notice the following on an inpatient:
a. redness or swelling in the limb you are to use for drawing blood
b. a break or tear in the skin
c. a rash or drainage
d. none of the above
Answer: a
Name the additive in the plain top tube
Name the additive in the plain top tube
a. clot activator
b. Na citrate
c. nothing
d. nothing with silica particles for clotting
Answer: c
The best way to eliminate stress for the phlebotomist and the patient is:
The best way to eliminate stress for the phlebotomist and the patient is:
a. communication
b. lie to the patient so he won't worry
c. have apathy for the patient
d. have another phlebotomist draw for you
Answer:a
While performing the venipuncture your patient develops a hematoma. After removing the needle and applying pressure, you instruct the patient to:
While performing the venipuncture your patient develops a hematoma. After removing the needle and applying pressure, you instruct the patient to:
a. bend the arm at the elbow
b. apply a cold pack as directed by the nurse or doctor
c. wrap the arm tightly to restrict blood flow
d. apply heat
Answer:b
Which of the following groups of patients should always have a bandage applied to the venipuncture site?
Which of the following groups of patients should always have a bandage applied to the venipuncture site?
a. geriatrics
b. outpatients
c. pediatrics
d. neonates
Answer:b
If you run into a problem during a blood draw, what is the most important thing you must do?
If you run into a problem during a blood draw, what is the most important thing you must do?
a. document all happenings
b. wash your hands
c. discuss it with the patient
d. refuse to draw
Answer:a
The significance of a Reticulocyte study is to access the patients
The significance of a Reticulocyte study is to access the patients
a. the amount of white blood cell formation
b. if decreased the patients spleen may be overactive, or there may be bone marrow suppression
c. no real value
d. the patient has too much iron in their blood
Answer:b
The general rule for Isolation is
The general rule for Isolation is
a. what goes in stays in
b. leave your tray outside the room
c. always gown, glove, mask, wash
d. A and B are correct
Answer:d
Venipuncture cleansing is done in an ___________ technique.
Venipuncture cleansing is done in an ___________ technique.
a. aseptic
b. clean
c. asepsis
d. sterile-type
Answer:a
Peripheral blood is composed of
Peripheral blood is composed of
a. lymph fluid
b. formed elements in the blood
c. venous blood and arterial blood
d. plasma and RBC's
Answer:d
Plasma is ________ water.
Plasma is ________ water.
a. 90%
b. 50%
c. 45%
d. 10%
Answer:a
Asepsis means the killing of all
Asepsis means the killing of all
a. living microorganisms
b. pathogenic bacteria
c. staph aureus
d. strep infection
Answer:a
Blood spills should be cleaned up immediately. The appropriate procedure is:
Blood spills should be cleaned up immediately. The appropriate procedure is:
a. wipe up immediately with paper towels
b. cover with paper towels, wear gloves, pour bleach mix from out to in over spill
c. wipe up wearing gloves
d. leave it for next shift
Answer:b
What is the significance of the Great Saphenous Vein?
What is the significance of the Great Saphenous Vein?
a. its the deep vein in the legs
b. its the longest vein in the body
c. its the only vein in the legs
d. its the vein that returns the blood to the heart
Answer:b
What can cause hemoconcentration?
What can cause hemoconcentration?
a. leaving the tourniquet on too long
b. tying the tourniquet too tight
c. taking too much blood at one time
d. both 1 & 2 are correct
Answer:d
Which of the following characterizes venous blood?
Which of the following characterizes venous blood?
a. usually brighter red in color
b. unoxygenated blood
c. oxygenated blood
d. obtained through routine skin puncture
Answer:a
Digoxin is a therapeutic drug that is used in what type of condition?
Digoxin is a therapeutic drug that is used in what type of condition?
a. cardiac
b. kidney
c. bone disease
d. infectious disease
Answer:a
When a patient has blood work drawn and the order reads HS, how often should it be drawn?
When a patient has blood work drawn and the order reads HS, how often should it be drawn?
a. upon arising
b. at bedtime
c. after eating
d. fasting
Answer:b
After blood is collected from a patient, the serum should be separated from the cells within one hour:
After blood is collected from a patient, the serum should be separated from the cells within one hour:
a. to prevent hemolysis
b. to prevent hemoconcentration
c. to get results back to the doctor ASAP
d. to prevent rupture of WBC's
Answer:a
Define hemoconcentration
Define hemoconcentration
a. a change in the ratio of formed elements to plasma
b. the change in appearance of the formed elements
c. the dilution of whole blood with tissue fluid
d. swollen RBC's
Answer:a
HB. effects what organ?
HB. effects what organ?
a. heart
b. liver
c. kidneys
d. brain
Answer:b
C & S tests are ordered to check for the presence of:
C & S tests are ordered to check for the presence of:
a. iron in the specimen
b. hemoglobin in the specimen
c. bacteria in the specimen and what will kill it
d. platelets in the specimen
Answer:c
If something is given T.I.D., it is an abbreviation for:
If something is given T.I.D., it is an abbreviation for:
a. two times a day
b. this is done daily
c. three times a day
d. try in duplicate
Answer:c
CK-MB/LD blood tests are used to assess what body system?
CK-MB/LD blood tests are used to assess what body system?
a. hepatic
b. cardiac
c. renal
d. respiratory
Answer:b
How many identifiers do you need from a patient?
How many identifiers do you need from a patient?
a. 3
b. 1
c. 4
d. 2
Answer:d
A VDRL/RPR test checks for ___________ disease?
A VDRL/RPR test checks for ___________ disease?
a. syphilis
b. renal
c. liver
d. bone and joint
Answer:a
A drug level is ordered, and you are asked to draw blood 1 hour after the administration of the drug. What are you drawing?
A drug level is ordered, and you are asked to draw blood 1 hour after the administration of the drug. What are you drawing?
a. fasting level
b. peak level
c. post prandial level
d. trough level
Answer:b
What is the proper name for a GTT?
What is the proper name for a GTT?
a. great thyroid test
b. glucose tolerance test
c. drops
d. gastric tolerance test
Answer: b
What lab samples should be collected before starting a GTT?
What lab samples should be collected before starting a GTT?
a. blood and urine
b. stool sample
c. blood
d. sputum sample
Answer: a
A patient must ______ 8-10 hours before starting a GTT.
A patient must ______ 8-10 hours before starting a GTT.
a. drink plenty of coffee
b. fast
c. eat a special diet
d. drink plenty of juice
Answer: b
The patient suffers from hyperglycemia. what is that?
The patient suffers from hyperglycemia. what is that?
a. low blood sugar
b. high cholesterol
c. low protein in the blood
d. high blood sugar
Answer: d
If you drew a BUN/Creatinine what body system is being checked?
If you drew a BUN/Creatinine what body system is being checked?
a. hepatic
b. cardiac
c. renal
d. musculoskeletal
Answer: c
What tube normally will be used for drug levels?
What tube normally will be used for drug levels?
a. plain
b. SST
c. EDTA
d. Na Flouride/K Oxalate
Answer: a
Which clot tube is inappropriate for the blood bank?
Which clot tube is inappropriate for the blood bank?
a. EDTA
b. gel barrier
c. citrate
d. plain red
Answer: c
An order to draw an alcohol level comes to you. what would you do?
An order to draw an alcohol level comes to you. what would you do?
a. use the normal blood drawing procedure, no special requirements
b. use a lavender tube
c. use guidelines from procedure manual
d. use betadine and alcohol prep for cleaning
Answer: c
What do these symbols represent? Na+, K+, Cl+, CO2
What do these symbols represent? Na+, K+, Cl+, CO2
a. sodium, potassium, chloride, oxygen
b. sodium, potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide
c. sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, ammonia
d. BUN, sodium, potassium, chloride
Answer: b
What color top indicates the presence of NaFl/K Oxalate?
What color top indicates the presence of NaFl/K Oxalate?
a. green
b. marble
c. gold
d. gray
Answer: d
What is the correct order of draw for ALL ADDITIVE TUBES :
What is the correct order of draw for ALL ADDITIVE TUBES :
a. Lt. blue, SST, green, lavender, gray
b. lt. blue, lavender, green, gray
c. lavender, lt. blue, green, gray, SST
d. SST, lt. blue, green, gray, lavender
Answer: a
How long should alcohol be allowed to dry before doing the venipuncture?
How long should alcohol be allowed to dry before doing the venipuncture?
a. 30-60 seconds
b. 5 minutes
c. 2 minutes
d. 5-10 seconds
Answer: a
What does proper cleansing of the venipuncture site do?
What does proper cleansing of the venipuncture site do?
a. it takes the place of betadine wipes
b. pulls away strep to below the entry site
c. nothing special, any motion works
d. removes the Staph aureus from the entry site
Answer: d
What does a sclerosed vein feel like?
What does a sclerosed vein feel like?
a. soft and elastic
b. cord-like
c. spongy
d. full
Answer: b
How can you compensate for veins that collapse:
How can you compensate for veins that collapse:
a. don't use a tourniquet
b. use a 22 gauge needle
c. draw with a small tube, or wing tip and small gauge needle
d. use a blood pressure cuff
Answer: c
When holding a vein taut, you must use:
When holding a vein taut, you must use:
a. use all index fingers if you feel comfortable that way
b. use the index finger above, and thumb below
c. use the index finger or thumb below the site to be punctured
d. both a & c are correct
Answer: c
Your patient has had a non-venous reaction. An example would be a:
Your patient has had a non-venous reaction. An example would be a:
a. bruise
b. thrombophlebitis
c. syncope
d. hematoma
Answer: d
Tissue contusion means:
Tissue contusion means:
a. a release of blood and tissue fluids caused by a break in the capillaries
b. an inflammation in a vein
c. an infiltration of fluids under the skin
d. a collection of blood under the skin
Answer: a
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
a. make sure to check the requisition for tests ordered before drawing
b. check for cracks in the tubes before drawing
c. check the tubes for expiration date
d. you should pre-label tubes before doing your draw
Answer: d
Which statement below is NOT true?
Which statement below is NOT true?
a. you must complete the draw under any condition
b. the patient should be seated in a comfortable position
c. the phlebotomist should also be in a comfortable position
d. you may lower the bed-rails, or raise the bed for the procedure
Answer: a
Your patient is to have a 2 hr. PP/PC. what instructions do you need to tell the patient?
Your patient is to have a 2 hr. PP/PC. what instructions do you need to tell the patient?
a. nothing to eat or drink for 2 hrs
b. come in 2 hrs before you are ready to eat
c. eat a high carbohydrate meal and come back 2 hours after you finish
d. come in 2 hours after you get up in the morning
Answer: c
If a patient is to have a BUN and Creatine what must you ask?
If a patient is to have a BUN and Creatine what must you ask?
a. are you fasting?
b. there are no special fasting requirements for these tests
c. when was the last time you had anything to eat or drink
d. what did you have for breakfast
Answer: b
What happens to a vacuum tube if it is not mixed
What happens to a vacuum tube if it is not mixed
a. the tube may clot
b. it provides a short draw to analyze
c. the tube may form an incomplete clot, if it is a serum tube
d. both A and C are correct
Answer: d
If you have a "short draw" in a light blue tube, what would happen to the results?
If you have a "short draw" in a light blue tube, what would happen to the results?
a. nothing, the lab would have yo be careful with the blood they have
b. the results would be artificially prolonged
c. the results would be artificially shortened
d. the answer does not appear here
Answer: b
If you are asked to draw electrolytes in a green top tube, which tube would you use?
If you are asked to draw electrolytes in a green top tube, which tube would you use?
a. ammonium heparin
b. sodium citrate
c. lithium heparin
d. you can't draw a green top tube for electrolytes
Answer: d
If you are ordered to draw a aPTT and a H & H on a patient, what is your order of draw?
If you are ordered to draw a aPTT and a H & H on a patient, what is your order of draw?
a. Lt. Blue, and lavender
b. lavender and Lt. blue, green
c. SST, lt. blue and lavender
d. green, lavender and gray
Answer: a
What are the main departments within the Clinical Pathology Laboratory?
What are the main departments within the Clinical Pathology Laboratory?
a. histology, chemistry, biopsy, urinalysis and blood bank
b. cytology, histology, autopsies, and x-ray
c. nuclear medicine, x-ray, catherization lab, biopsies and autopsies
d. microbiology, chemistry, hematology, blood bank, serology and coagulation
Answer: d
When should a Vaccutainer blood tube be mixed?
When should a Vaccutainer blood tube be mixed?
a. within 30 seconds after draw
b. within 30 minutes after draw
c. it does not matter as long as it has not clotted yet..
d. within 2 minutes after draw
Answer: a
An SST tube should be inverted _______ number of times.
An SST tube should be inverted _______ number of times.
a. 0
b. 5
c. 8-10
d. 3-4
Answer: b
A light blue tube must be inverted ______ number of times.
A light blue tube must be inverted ______ number of times.
a. 0
b. 3-4
c. 8-10
d. 5
Answer: c
The correct order of draw for a CBC, PTT, and a Chemistry Panel when using a wing tip needle is:
The correct order of draw for a CBC, PTT, and a Chemistry Panel when using a wing tip needle is:
a. plain, Lt. Blue, SST, lavender
b. Lt. Blue, SST, lavender
c. Lavender, Lt. Blue, SST
d. SST, Lt. Blue, lavender
Answer: c
Collection, tubes should be labeled from:
Collection, tubes should be labeled from:
a. the patients spelling of their name
b. bed/door label
c. asking the nurse
d. information on the arm band
Answer: d
Never __________ a patients arm after the venipuncture.
Never __________ a patients arm after the venipuncture.
a. bandage
b. lower
c. bend
d. poke
Answer: c
The venipuncture site should be cleaned in a
The venipuncture site should be cleaned in a
a. circular motion
b. downward motion
c. concentric motion
d. up and down motion
Answer: c
What can be the results if you probe blindly?
What can be the results if you probe blindly?
a. it can cause undo pain
b. patient can lose use of the arm
c. a nerve can be stuck
d. all of the above
Answer: d
What is edema?
What is edema?
a. body tissues that contain excess amounts of tissue fluid
b. the outer layer of skin cells
c. abnormal red blood cells
d. skin discoloration that contains large areas of hemorrhaging
Answer: a
A bruise is an example of:
A bruise is an example of:
a. a hematoma
b. edema
c. a blood clot
d. tissue contusion
Answer: d
What is the most important thing you must do when any unusual circumstance happens?
What is the most important thing you must do when any unusual circumstance happens?
a. wash your hands
b. document
c. discuss it with the patient
d. refuse to draw
Answer: b
Where is the anticubital fossa located?
Where is the anticubital fossa located?
a. in the middle of the forearm
b. in the upper arm area
c. in the inside bend of the elbow
d. on the dorsal surface of the hand
Answer: c
What purpose does the tourniquet serve?
What purpose does the tourniquet serve?
a. none
b. it allows for more accurate results
c. it "dams" up the blood so the vein can be felt
d. it allows for hemoconcentration
Answer: c
When palpating the vein before doing a venipuncture, you must consider the following:
When palpating the vein before doing a venipuncture, you must consider the following:
a. depth
b. bounce
c. size
d. all of the above
Answer: d
When performing a venipuncture, the patients arm should be:
When performing a venipuncture, the patients arm should be:
a. held downward from the shoulder
b. elevated and even with the heart
c. bent at the elbow
d. held in an upward position
Answer: a
You have had a venous reaction. An example would be a:
You have had a venous reaction. An example would be a:
a. hematoma
b. thrombophlebitis
c. syncope
d. bruise
Answer: b
What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection?
What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection?
a. washing and/or cleaning hands
b. wearing gloves
c. wearing a mask
d. wearing a disposable gown
Answer: a
When do you wash/clean your hands?
When do you wash/clean your hands?
a. when entering room
b. after finishing your blood draw
c. before putting gloves on and after taking them off
d. after taking your gloves off
Answer: c
Which defines "Non per os"?
Which defines "Non per os"?
a. nothing to eat or drink
b. nothing by mouth
c. nothing to chew
d. nothing but water
Answer: b
If patient is to have a FBS what must you ask?
If patient is to have a FBS what must you ask?
a. are you fasting?
b. are you NPO?
c. when was the last time you had anything to eat?
d. have you had anything to eat or drink for the past 8-10 hours?
Answer: d
Identification of an outpatient is performed by:
Identification of an outpatient is performed by:
a. having the patient state full name and birth date after sitting in blood drawing chair
b. have the receptionist verify identity
c. calling the patient to lab area yourself
d. the patient should show an identification card
Answer: a
What must be done if there is a discrepancy on the arm band?
What must be done if there is a discrepancy on the arm band?
a. verify with the patient who they are
b. have the nurse okay the arm band
c. draw the blood and make a document on requisition
d. do not draw blood, have information nb corrected before drawing blood
Answer: d
What is the proper response to the patient asking, "what tests are you drawing?"
What is the proper response to the patient asking, "what tests are you drawing?"
a. tests your doctor has ordered
b. i dont know
c. state the test you are drawing
d. a test for Syphilis, kidney function, and diabetes
Answer: a
What is the most important step when doing a venipuncture?
What is the most important step when doing a venipuncture?
a. washing hands
b. drawing the correct tubes
c. identification of the patient
d. checking to see if patient is fasting
Answer: c
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