PMLS TOPIC 1 PART 2

Question 1

is the collection of blood
samples for laboratory analysis to
diagnose and monitor medical
conditions

Answer 1

Phlebotomy

Question 2

is a person trained to
obtain blood samples primarily by
venipuncture and microtechniques.

Answer 2

Phlebotomist

Question 3

Duties of the Phlebotomist

Answer 3

1. Correct identification and preparation of the patient before
   sample collection
2. Collection of the appropriate amount of blood needed
3. Selection of appropriate sample containers
4. Correct labelling of all samples
5. Appropriate transportation of samples
6. Effective interaction with patients and hospital personnel

Question 4

AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST (AMT)

Answer 4

REGISTERD PHLEBOTOMY TECNICIAN RPT (AMT)

Question 5

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY (ASCP)

Answer 5

PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN PBT (ASCP)

Question 6

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN (ASPT)

Answer 6

CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN CPT (ASPT)

Question 7

NATIONAL PHLEBOTOMY ASSOCIATION (NPA)

Answer 7

CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN NPA (CPT)

Question 8

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION (NHA)

Answer 8

CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN CPT (NHA)

Question 9

Health-Care Delivery System
► Employment settings

Answer 9

1. Hospitals
2. Physician Office Laboratories (POL)
3. Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO)
4. Reference laboratories
5. Urgent care centers
6. Nursing homes
7. Home health-care agencies
8. Blood donor centers

Question 10

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED)

Answer 10

Patients who are in immediate care

Question 11

INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)

Answer 11

Patients who are critically ill

Question 12

CARDIAC CARE UNIT (CCU)

Answer 12

Patients who have acute Cardiac Disorder

Question 13

PEDIATRICS

Answer 13

Children

Question 14

NURSERY

Answer 14

Infant/babies

Question 15

Neonatal intensive care Unit Department (NICU-N)

Answer 15

Newborns who are experiencing difficulties

Question 16

Labor and delivery (L&D)

Answer 16

Childbirth

Question 17

Operating room (OR)

Answer 17

Surgical Procedure

Question 18

Recovery Room

Answer 18

Postoperative patients

Question 19

Psychiatric Unit

Answer 19

Mentally Disturb Patients

Question 20

Dialysis unit

Answer 20

Patients with renal disorders

Question 21

Medical/Surgical units

Answer 21

General Patient care

Question 22

Oncology Center

Answer 22

Cancer Treatment

Question 23

Short stay unit

Answer 23

out patient department

Question 24

Requirements for persons performing waived, provider- performed microscopy,
moderate-complexity, and high-complexity testing.

Answer 24

CLIA (CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS OF 1988 –

Question 25

Accreditation and certification of health care organizations

Answer 25

JC (JOINT COMMISSION)

Question 26

agency that develops written standards and guidelines for sample collection, handling and processing, and laboratory testing and reporting

Answer 26

CLSI (CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STANDARDS INSTITUTE)

Question 27

Laboratory accreditation and provision of proficiency testing

Answer 27

CAP (COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS)

Question 28

Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals

Answer 28

1. Improving the Accuracy of Patient Identification 2. Improving the Effectiveness of Communication among Healthcare Givers 3. Reduce the Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections 4. Encourage Patients’ Active Involvement in Their Own Case as a Patient Safety Strategy

Question 29

are recommended standards of right and wrong

Answer 29

Ethics

Question 30

specifies legally required conduct of health-care providers.

Answer 30

Medical law

Question 31

A wrongful act committed by one person against another that causes harm to the person or his or her property is called

Answer 31

Tort

Question 32

Is the threat to touch another person without his or her consent and with the intention of causing fear or harm

Answer 32

Assault

Question 33

Is the actual harmful touching of a person without his or her consent

Answer 33

Battery

Question 34

Is a spoken or written words that can injure a person's reputation

Answer 34

Defamation