NHA Phlebotomy Exam – Flashcards

What is the most preferred site for venipuncture?

Prior to preforming the capillary (dermal) puncture the PT should select the

When collecting blood cultures from an adult patient it is recommended to collect

Feather edge reflects the correct results for a

What tests require fasting

When entering a patients room you should

What two factors that determine weather a child should have capillary collection by heel or stick?

What is used to collect cerebrospinal fluid, which is a non blood specimen?

What type of alcohol compound is appropriate for a routine skin puncture?

When running an IV what is the preferred site for drawing blood specimen?

If during a venipunture the patient moves needle and needle comes out PT should

If patient notifies PT of fainting during blood collection you should

OSHA guidelines are standards for

The lavender evacuated tube contains

Stool specimen should be refrigerated for 24 hours when conducting what test

If a PT needs to collect a prothrombin time from a patient with difficult veins

According to CISI order of draw guidelines, the following samples should be collected first

What is the most important info included on MSDS (material safety data sheet)

In order for blood alcohol level to be admitted by evidence in court of law what must be done

What is needed for proper out patient ID

If a patient is a contact isolation

If a female refuses to get blood drawn from a male for religious purposes

A PT should explain the procedure prior to the venipuncture in order to

According to CISI the standard depth of dermal puncture for infants is

What are one of the complications associated with dermal puncture?

What is the most common reason for glucose monitoring through point of care testing

If a patient had a mastectomy when preforming a venipuncture you should

When is it appropriate to place specimen in ice when transporting

The timing for a GTT begins when

The proper order of draw of capillary specimen is

An alcohol level test is ordered

After collecting a billirubin test the specimen should

Using antimicrobial sanitizers is a way of preventing

The proper way a Pt should instruct their patient to collect a C&S stool specimen is to tell them to

Which veins should be avoided by PT unless otherwise instructed by Physician

When receiving a specimen collected by a patient PT shoudl

After cleansing a site PT should

What is the most important to verify prior to obtaining specimen

When performing a capillary collection serum tubes sample should be drawn when?

What is a complication that could happen is the needle is too small?

Which veins should be used by a PT at first choice by a venipuncture on a 3 yr old?

What does warming the site do?

When collecting a bilirubin specimen from a newborn it must?

If PT is inserting needle and patient complains of sharp radiating pain down his arm you should?

What is needed for homeostasis to take place?

When collecting a capillary specimen after the site is punctured you should?

When is the winged infusion needle used?

If the PT observes a hematoma forming at the site of draw the PT should?

When a PT enters room without introducing or asking permission to enter its considered

The duties of a PT are to

When drawing blood on a small child the PT should explain procedure to

When performing a dermal puncture on patients 1 year or older they should perform it on which finger?

A PT has orders to draw blood cultures, CBC, PTT, and iron panels but forgets to draw PTT what should you do?

Quality control testing of glucometer is important to

What are additives sodium citrate and EDTA used to prevent?

While on flood a PT is paged for a STAT which is the most useful to PT?

During venipuncture the needle in the vein and bloodflow is established when the second tube is attached blood flow stops the PT should

While the PT is drawing and patient reports feeling lightheaded and faints PT should

All test results of hospital patients are available to physicians and nursing staff in house via

While preforming donor phlebotomy for blood bank PT should use what size needle?

Vein located laterally on arm is called

Hemoconcentration of a venous blood sample is most often caused when

When performing a draw on a diabetic patient with small fragile veins and PT misses twice the PT should

Utilizing tubes that have expired may result in

What causes hemolysis

Dermal puncture performed on an infant are routinely collected from

After introducing yourself you should

What is negligence

Heel sticks are done for which neonatal screening

For patient compliance with GTT test PT should

Sclerosed vein

Hemoconcentration

Hematoma

Phlebitis

Thrombus

Petechaie

Thrombophlebitis

Spticemia

Trauma

When is povidone iodine solution used?

When is chlorhexidine gluconate used?

What should you do when antibodies are produced in response to an infection?

What specimens must be chilled immediately after collection?

Which specimens must be protected from light after collection?

Where should dermal puncture be preformed for adult?

Where should dermal puncture be preformed for infant less than 1 year?

What is order of draw for capillary punctures?

Pre analytical errors

Post analytical erros

Intra/ Co analytical errors

After draw the patient begins to twitch and shake and her eyes roll back what should PT do

If before draw pattient was very talkative and after draw becomes quiet and stares blankly you should?

When collecting blood in an evacuated tube hemolysis would occur with which gauge needle>

What are signs PT should recognize on patient during venipuncture?

If a patient turns pale and complains of nausea when PT is about to collect these are signs of what

Where should a PT document test preformed with regent products as part of protocol

To ensure safety of PT and psychiatric patients and others a PT should

What does SST in a collection tube indicate

Because of time between collection and plasma separation the PT should

If a PT is ordered to draw blood from a 6lb newborn from the NICU and the order states blood draw for HCT, HGB and potassium every 24 hours what is a complication for patient?

What is the percent of body weight is the volume of blood that can be drawn at one time or short period of time before patient faces the risk of latrogenic anemia?

What must be followed exactly whenever a PT draws patient test samples that may be used in a legal proceeding?

For inpatient in addition to patients complete name and DOB, medical record # what else must be included in the physicians requisition form

A positive HIV test results are an example of

When labeling a non blood specimen where must the label be put

Quality assurance standards include

A STAT electrolyte panels was reported to have critically high sodium levels

What would exclude a patient from donating blood?

The emergency dept sends 2 swabs from 2 year old child for influenza and strep only one swab has patients label PT should

Which is a likely result of filling a light blue tube with a ratio 1:6

When drawing blood PT should instruct patient to