Study Questions C10 Flashcards
A phlebotomist who encounters a comatose patient with no ID band should:
a. notify the phlebotomy supervisor
b. check the patient’s identity with the patient’s
roommate
c. leave the requisition at the nurse’s station
d. ask the nurse to band the patient
a. notify the phlebotomy supervisor
What should a phlebotomist do when the
patient is sleeping?
a. postpone the collection
b. gently wake the patient
c. allow the patient to become oriented
d. both B and C
d. both B and C
Why do phlebotomists perform their
routine blood collections early in the
morning?
a. the physician needs the results early
b. patients are in a basal state
c. patients will have had breakfast
d. patients have a lower chance of fainting
b. patients are in a basal state
Increased Hgb
- prolonged fasting
- stress
- erect posture
- long-term exercise
- tobacco
- tobacco
Decreased glucose
- prolonged fasting
- stress
- erect posture
- long-term exercise
- tobacco
- prolonged fasting
Increased WBCs
- prolonged fasting
- stress
- erect posture
- long-term exercise
- tobacco
- stress
Increased cholesterol
- prolonged fasting
- stress
- erect posture
- long-term exercise
- tobacco
- erect posture
Increased skeletal enzymes
- prolonged fasting
- stress
- erect posture
- long-term exercise
- tobacco
- long-term exercise
A patient who appears pale and has cold, damp
skin may develop:
a. coagulation problems
b. septicemia
c. sclerosis
d. syncope
d. syncope
Hemoconcentration can be caused by:
a. tourniquet applied for longer than 1 minute
b. failure to clench the fist
c. excessive probing
d. vigorously mixing the tubes
a. tourniquet applied for longer than 1 minute
Methods to locate veins that are not prominent
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. massaging the arm upward
b. hanging the arm down
c. applying heat for 3 minutes
d. applying a cold compress
d. applying a cold compress
Areas that should be avoided for venipuncture
include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. hematomas
b. deep cephalic veins
c. edematous tissue
d. tattoos
When encountering a patient with a fistula, the
phlebotomist should:
a. apply the tourniquet below the fistula
b. use the other arm
c. collect the blood from the fistula
d. attach a syringe to the T-tube connector
b. use the other arm
If the plunger of a syringe is pulled back too fast:
a. the patient feels a stinging sensation
b. the sample may be hemolyzed
c. the patient will develop a hematoma
d. both A and B
When collecting blood using a winged blood
collection set, all of the following are acceptable
EXCEPT:
a. lowering the angle of insertion
b. drawing blood into a syringe
c. using a 15-mL evacuated tube
d. threading the needle into the vein
c. using a 15-mL evacuated tube
All of the following may cause hematoma formation EXCEPT:
a. removing the tourniquet after removing the
needle
b. bandaging the patient’s arm immediately
after needle removal
c. firmly anchoring the vein in needle insertion
d. having the patient bend the elbow and apply
pressure
c. firmly anchoring the vein in needle insertion
The puncture site may require additional
pressure to stop bleeding when the patient:
a. has low blood pressure
b. is taking anticoagulants
c. frequently takes aspirin
d. both B and C
d. both B and C
. Samples are rejected by the laboratory for all of
the following reasons EXCEPT:
a. clots in a lavender stopper tube
b. collection in the wrong tube
c. incompletely filled light blue stopper tubes
d. clots in a red stopper tube
d. clots in a red stopper tube
