Quiz 7 - Ch 10 & 15 Flashcards
Hyperkalemia means
Increased `potassium in the blood
At 7:30 a phlebotomist receives requests for a cortisol level on unit 4B, a fasting blood sugar level on unit 4A, and a stat crosshatch in the ED. In which order should the phlebotomist collect these specimens
Crossmatch, fasting glucose, cortisol
A phlebotomist is unfamiliar with how to perform an arterial puncture but does it anyways. The resulting nerve injury to the patient is an example of
Malpractice
The timing for an OGTT begins when
The patient finished drinking the glucose
Specimens that require chilling immediately after collection are placed in
A container of crushed ice and water
Specimens for bilirubin levels must be
Protected from light
Phlebotomist’ involvement with the patient care partnership includes the patients right to
A continuity of care, a clean and safe environment, and privacy
A phlebotomist who tells a patient who refused to have blood drawn to calm down or he will get someone to hold the patient down is committing
Assault
Why are specimens collected at specific times
To measure the body’s metabolism of a test substance
Implied consent for a venipuncture on an adult requires the
Patient extending an arm
When a patient refused to have blood drawn the phlebotomist should
Document the refusal
An unexpected patient death that is not related to that patients illness is termed a
Sentinel death
The trough level for therapeutic drug monitoring is collected
At the time specified by the manufacturer
When blood is inoculated into the blood culture bottles using a winged blood collection set the
Aerobic bottle is inoculated first
Risk management departments develop policies to protect the
Employee, employer, and patients
