Chapter One

Question 0

What is a dermal puncture!

Answer 0

Puncturing the skin

Question 1

Venipuncture

Answer 1

Puncturing the vein, phleblos Greek for vein, tome to cut

Question 2

What is polycythemia?

Answer 2

Overproduction of red blood cells the phlebotomist may help removes these

Question 3

What do phlebotomists work?

Answer 3

Inpatient and outpatient facilities
Inpatients are hospitals or nursing homes
Outpatients are physicians offices blood banks and home help

Question 4

What is that NAACLS

Answer 4

National accrediting agency for clinical laboratory sciences

Question 5

What’s the most effective method of preventing transmission of micro organisms

Answer 5

Handwashing

Question 6

What is informed consent

Answer 6

Permission from the patient to perform any treatment obtained only after the patient has been told what to expect the risks and potential consequences of the procedure

Question 7

If a phlebotomist fails to obtain permission from the patient he could be legally charged with what

Answer 7

Assault and battery

Question 8

Patients that are minors must have consent by who

Answer 8

Parent or guardian

Question 9

What is accreditation

Answer 9

The process by which a governmental agency evaluate a program or institution according to establish guidelines or standards

Question 10

What does aseptic mean?

Answer 10

Pertaining to the condition that is free of disease producing microorganisms or germs

Question 11

What is a capillary

Answer 11

The smallest of all blood vessels which allows exchange of nutrients and oxygen between the cells and the blood , capillaries connect arteries today

Question 12

What is a urinalysis

Answer 12

Examination of urine for physical chemical or microscopic characteristics

Question 13

Define informed consent

Answer 13

Permission granted by the patient to perform any treatment obtained only after the patient has been told what to expect the risks and potential consequences of the procedure

Question 14

What is immunology also called serology

Answer 14

The study of the body’s resistance to allergies and other agents that back the bodies immune system

Question 15

What is hematology

Answer 15

The study of blood and blood forming tissues

Question 16

What is histology

Answer 16

The study of the human body’s tissues and cells

Question 17

What is microbiology

Answer 17

The study of one cell organisms microorganisms that are usually visible only under a microscope (one cell organisms)

Question 18

What is microtechnique

Answer 18

The process of obtaining blood using a dermal or skin puncture procedure

Question 19

What is the national accrediting agency for clinical laboratory sciences
naacls

Answer 19

The organization provides accrediting to phlebotomy training programs and offers certification for structured educational programs

Question 20

What is a three-step process for patient identification?

Answer 20

Ask compare validate

Question 21

What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA responsible for?

Answer 21

It’s responsible for minimizing risks and injuries to employees

Question 22

Where to phlebotomists work?

Answer 22

Inpatient and outpatient facilities

Question 23

What’s an inpatient facility?

what’s an outpatient facility?

Answer 23

Inpatient a nursing home or hospital

outpatient is lab doctors office Red Cross

Question 24

When should you wash your hands?

Answer 24

Before and after putting on gloves, between patient contacts ,between different procedures on same patient , after touching blood ,body fluid ,secretions , excretions and contaminated objects after handling specimens or after restroom visits eating combing hair handling money or any other time your hands can get contaminated