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TERMINOLOGY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The ability of the body to maintain equilibrium or "steady state" is called | homeostasis |
| What does NPO mean? | nothing by mouth |
| Which of the following is a suffix | oxia |
| Inflammation of a vein is | phlebitis |
| CBC is an abbreviation for | complete blood count |
| Which of the follow terms means muscle pain | myalgia |
| The word root "erythro" mean | red |
| The abbreviation PT stands for | prothrombin time |
| What word means "controlling blood flow | hemeostasis |
| In the clinical laboratory, the abbreviation CSF is used for | cerbrospinal fluid |
| In which instance could an electrical shock to a patient most likely occur | touching electrical equipment while drawing a patient's blood |
| Which is not true of disinfectants? Disinfectants are | safe to use on human skin |
| If a health care provider is in an area of the health care facility where a fire stars, she or he should first | pull the lever in the fire alarm box |
| What are the major principles of self-protection from radiation exposure | time, distance, shielding |
| Primum no nocere comes from the Hippocratic oath | first do no harm |
| What does the National Fire Protection association (NFPA) codeword RACE mean? | Rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish |
| Disinfectants are | chemicals that are used to remove or kill pathogenic microorganisms |
| If an electrical accident occurs involving electrical shock to an employee or a patient, the first thing that the health care worker should do is | shut off electrical power |
| airborne precautions require the phlebotomist to wear | an N95 respirator |
| it is important for the phlebotomist to visually inspect the needle tip before inserting it in a patient's vein | check the needle for an imperfections that might damage the patient's arm |
| which of the following is a required characteristic of a sharps container? | all of the above-bright red, leak proof and puncture resistant, marked with a biohazard symbol |
| The first step in giving mouth to mouth resuscitation is to | determine whether the victim is conscious by gently shaking the victim and yelling "Are you ok?" |
| If a chemical is spilled onto a health care worker, she or he should first | rinse the area with water |
| For safety in the health care facility, which of the following should not occur? | liquid wast should be discarded rapidly |
| mixing equipment from different manufacturers can result in | all of the above-improper needle fit, needle coming unscrewed, tubes popping off |
| why are gauze pads rather than cotton balls considered a better choice for covering the site while holding pressure following venipuncture? | cotton fibers tend to stick to the site |
| the evacuated tube system requires | an evacuated sample tube, a plastic adapter, and a double-pointed needle |
| identify the tubes to collect a complete blood count, partial thromboplastin time, and STAT potassium by color and in the proper order of collection for a multi-tube draw | light blue, green, lavender |
| an acceptable blood smear | has a feathered uniform edge |
| for newborns, the penetration dept of lancets for blood collection must be | 2.4 or less |
| blood collected in a red stopper tube | yields serum and clotted red cells |
| which of the following is a commonly used intravenous device that is sometimes used in the collection of blood from patients who are difficult to collect blood by conventional methods | butterfly needle |
| all of the following tube stopper colors indicate the presence (or absence) and type of additive in the tube except | royal blue |
| proper finger puncture technique includes all of the following except | puncture parallel to the whorls of the fingerprint |
| which of the following procedures doesn't require cleansing the blood collection site with providone-iodine solution | therapeutic drug monitoring collection |
| what do you do if the patient's physician is in the room and the specimen is ordered STAT/ | politely introduce yourself, explain why you are there, and ask permission to proceed |
| in which instance is the needle recapping recommended | recapping is never recommended procedure |
| The following test have all been ordered at the same time on different inpatients. There is only one phlebotomist on duty. which test should be collected first | STAT electrolytes in the ER |
| you need to collect blood cultures, a gray top, and a lavender top on an adult with difficult veins, which specimens can be collected by skin puncture | gray top and lavender top only |
| which of the following is true concerning skin puncture on an infant compared with the dorsal hand venipuncture procedure? | hemolysis occurs more often |
| it is not a good idea to collect a cbc specimen from a screaming infant because | wbc may be falsely elevated |
| why should a laboratory report form indicate the fact that a specimen has been collected by skin puncture | some test results may vary depending on the source of the specimen |
| which of the following analytes is significantly increased in the blood with changes in position | iron |
| a vein may collapse because the | any of the above-tourniquet is applied too tightly, tourniquet is too close to the venipuncture site, tube vacuum is too much for the size of the vein |
| you have no choice but to draw a specimen from a site with a hematoma. where should you obtain the specimen | distal to the hematoma |
| identification of an inpatient can best be accomplished by which of the following | number on the hospital bracelet and verbal confirmation from the patient |
| a phlebotomist has attempted twice to draw a partial thromboplastin time on a patient with difficult veins. Both times the phlebotomist has been able to draw only a partial tube. What should the phlebotomist do? | have another phlebotomist attempt to draw the specimen |
| where should the tourniquet be placed on the patient during the venipuncture procedure | 3 in above the venipuncture site |
| you may have to be careful about what type of equipment is brought into the room if a patient is severely allergic to | latex |
| excessive or blind probing for a vein can cause | nerve damage |
| if a blood collection site continues to bleed after 5 minutes | notify the patient's physician or nurse |
| when collecting blood in a syringe, blood should be place in the specimen tubes in the correct order to minimize contamination or clotting, the recommended order is | blood culture tubes, coagulation tubes, other anticoagulated tubes, tubes without anticoagulant additives |
| a phlebotomist must collect a hemoglobin on a patient in the intensive care unit. There is an IV in the patient's left arm. There is no suitable antecubital vein in the right arm. What should the phlebotomist do | collect the specimen by skin puncture of a finger of the right hand |
| what is the advantage of using a butterfly | butterflies make it easier to draw difficult veins |
| a vein that feels hard and cord-like and lacks resilency may be | thrombosed |
| normal adult blood volume is 70 mL per kilogram, you weigh 130 lbs. what should your blood volume be | 4.1 L |
| if room temperature is 77 degrees, what is the temperature in centigrade | 25 |
| a blood culture bottle containing 45 mL of media require a 1:10 dilution of specimen. How much blood should be added | 5 mL |
| one teaspoon is approximnately | 5 mL |
| your requisition says that a specimen is to be drawn at 15:30. what time would that be in a 12 hr time | 3:30 |
| if a red blood cell is 8 um in diameter, what its size in millimeters | .008 |
| what does 2.2 pounds equal in the metric system | 1 kg |
| 200 ul is equal to | 0.2 mL |
| 10cc of blood equals approximately | 10 mL of blood |
| 1.2 kc is equal to how many grams | 1200 |
| a test requires 3 mL serum. The laboratory requires that the amount of blood collected be 250% of the volume of specimen required to perform the test. Which size tube should you use to collect the specimen | 10 mL |
| normal infant blood volume is 100 mL per kilogram. calculate the approximate blood volume of a baby who weighs 6 lbs | 270 mL |
| to prepare 100 mL of a 1:10 of bleach, add | 10 mL bleach to 90 mL water |
| one inch is equivalent to | 2.54 cm |
| the civilian equivalent of 1448 | 2:48 pm |
| In the metric system, a millimeter is | 1/1000 meter |
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