Quiz 3 Flashcards
There is a request to draw a specimen from an inpatient by the name of John Doe. Which of the following is an acceptable way to confirm the patient’s identity
Match ID band & registration with his verbal statement of ID
Doing this during the vein selection process is bad for the specimen.
Allowing the patient to pump fist
Communicating in this way before obtaining a blood specimen from a child is poor technique.
Telling the child it won’t hurt
The patient is just finishing a big breakfast as the phlebotomist arrives to draw a fasting specimen. What should the phlebotomist do?
Check with the patient’s nurse to see if they still want you to collect it
What may happen if you mix a specimen too vigorously?
Hemolysis
Never leave a tourniquet on for more than
1 minute
What is the most critical error a phlebotomist can make?
misidentifying a patients specimen
The patient asks if the specimen about to be drawn is for a diabetes test. How should the question be answered?
say its best to discuss with your doctor
Of the following tests, which is most likely to result in fatal consequences if the patient is misidentified?
Type & cross match
Which test requires strict skin antisepsis procedures before specimen collection?
Blood cultures
What type of additive is recommended for collecting an ethanol test specimen?
sodium fluoride
When performing a GTT, the timing should begin
as soon as the patient finishes drink
When collecting a blood culture specimen directly from a butterfly into blood culture bottles, which should be filled first?
Aerobic
Which of the following tubes can be used to collect blood for a type and cross match?
Pink top EDTA tube
This test requires a specimen with a 9:1 ratio of blood to anticoagulant
prothrombin time
