NHA PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE TEST
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A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The technician notices swelling and a large hematoma forming at the puncture site. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - correct answer✔✔ Remove tourniquet and needle A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a vancomycin peak level for a patient in an inpatient setting.Which of the following actions should the tech take prior to collecting the blood specimen? - correct answer✔✔ Ask the attending nurse if the patient's vancomycin dose schedule is accurate A phlebotomist is performing a total cholesterol POCT for a patient. Which of the following findings should the tech immediately report to the provider? - correct answer✔✔ 300mg/dL A phlebotomist is using a POCT system to determine a patient's WBC count. For which of the following results should the tech immediately notify the provider? - correct answer✔✔ 1.8mm^3 To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomist should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? - correct answer✔✔ Sodium hypochlorite A phlebotomist is collecting blood specimen from a patient who has cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves, which of the following PPE should the tech wear? - correct answer✔✔ Gown A phlebotomist has a req form for a series of tests on a patient's serum. The tech should select a tube that contains which of the following additives? - correct answer✔✔ Thrombin Which of the following collection tubes should a phlebotomist use when collection for a routine chemistry test that requires serum? - correct answer✔✔ SST 1 / 2
A phlebotomist has a requisition form to perform a chromosome analysis for a patient. The tech should select a collection tube that contains which of the following additives? - correct answer✔✔ Heparin A phlebotomist is preparing to perform a blood draw when the patient states that he is severely allergic to latex. Which of the following actions should the tech take? - correct answer✔✔ Use a blood pressure cuff and inflate it to 40 mm Hg Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomist collect first when obtaining dermal samples? - correct answer✔✔ Lavender top A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a patient's troponin T level. Which of the following T levels should the tech immediately report to the provider? - correct answer✔✔ 0.3ng/mL (normal range 0-0.2ng/mL) A patient ask a phlebotomist to use her finger for blood work. In which of the following situations can the technician collect blood from the patient's finger? - correct answer✔✔ The ordered test can be performed on a capillary specimen A phlebotomist performs a POC glucose test for a patient in an outpatient setting. The results is in the critical value range. Which of the following actions should the tech take? - correct answer✔✔ Report the result to the patient's provider A phlebotomist is introducing herself to a patient and explaining the venipuncture procedure. In which of the following comfort zones if the tech working? - correct answer✔✔ Personal Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomist to collect a blood specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile easy-to-collaspe veins? - correct answer✔✔ Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube A phlebotomist tech is performing a venipuncture using a butterfly. The red-topped tube fills, but the light blue tube slows down and does not fill completely. Which of the following actions should the tech take? - correct answer✔✔ Insert a new light blue tube to see if it will fill
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