National Questions Flashcards
When should the code on glucose cuvettes or strips be compared to the code on the glucose meter?
When patient is tested.
According to standard precaution, what is the procedure for shipping specimens to a reference lab in hot weather?
Place in a box with cold packs and a bio hazard label.
At what temperature should a semen sample be transferred by the phlebotomist?
36 to 38 degrees C
What is the best method to collect a blood specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy to collapse vein?
Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube
Which of the following tubes should be collected first for dermal samples?
Lavender top
What is the appropriate order of steps in venipuncture?
Asses the site, cleanse the site, insert the needle
What is the proper procedure after collecting an ammonia specimen?
Place specimen tube in an icewater slurry
TEST THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING, BLOOD THAT SITS IN ICY SLURRY WATER AFTER DRAW
AMMONIA & LATIC ACID
TEST THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING, MUST BE KEPT AT BODY TEMPERATURE 37c
COLD AGGLUTININS
MAKES RULES AND REGULATIONS AT WORKPLACE
RESPONSIBLE FOR MINIMIZING EXPOUSER
OSHA
AGENCY THAT SETS STANDARDS FOR LABORATORIES
CLIA
OPERATIONAL STANDARDS ARE ESTABLISHED, ASSESSMENT & IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY CONTROL
CLSI
DEVELOPS QUALITY ASSURANCE PRACTICE
CLIAC
PATIENT HAS SMALL VEINS ________ MAY BE CHOSEN FOR VENIPUNCTURE
WINGED INFUSION SET
PATIENT HAS EASY TO COLLAPSE OR FRAGILE VEIN _______ MAY BE CHOSEN FOR VENIPUNCTURE
SYRINGE
