CHAPTER 10

Question 1

a phlebotomist who encounter a comatose patient with no ID band should:

Answer 1

notify the phlebotomy supervisor

Question 2

what should a phlebotomist do when the patient is sleeping?

Answer 2

gently wake the patient

Question 3

why do phlebotomist perform their routine blood collections early in the morning?

Answer 3

patient are in a basal state

Question 4

increased Hgb

Answer 4

tobacco

Question 5

decreased glucose

Answer 5

prolonged fasting

Question 6

increased WBCs

Answer 6

stress

Question 7

increased skeletal enzymes

Answer 7

long-term exercise

Question 8

increased cholesterol

Answer 8

erect posture

Question 9

a patient who appears pale and has cold, damp skin may develop:

Answer 9

syncope

Question 10

hemoconcentration can caused by:

Answer 10

tourniquet applied for lonnger than 1 min

Question 11

methods to locate veins that are not prominent include all the following EXCEPT:

Answer 11

applying cold compress

Question 12

physician approval is required when collecting blood from:

Answer 12

foot and leg veins

Question 13

areas that should be avoided for venipuncture include all the following EXCEPT:

Answer 13

tattoos

Question 14

when encountering a patient with a fistula, the phlebotomist should:

Answer 14

use the other arm

Question 15

if the plunger of a syringe is pulled back too fast:

Answer 15

the sample may be hemolyzed

Question 16

when collecting blood using a winged blood collection set, all of the following are acceptable EXCEPT:

Answer 16

using a 15-ml evacuated tube

Question 17

all of the following may cause hematoma formation EXCEPT:

Answer 17

firmly anchoring the vein in needle insertion

Question 18

samples are rejected by the laboratory for all of the following reasons:

Answer 18

clots in a red stopper tube