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VEINS
PHLEBOTOMY TECH STUDY QUESTIONS
Question | Answer |
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WHAT IS SCLEROTIC VEINS & WHY ARE THESE NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR VENIPUNCTURE? | HARD OR INFLEXIBLE & B/C THEY CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PUNCTURE THIS OFTEN COMES AS PPL AGE. |
WHAT IS TORTUOUS VEINS & WHY ARE THESE NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR VENIPUNCTURES? | TWISTED VEINS, THEY DON'T RUN IN A STRAIGHT LINE. & B/C IT WILL BE EASY TO PUSH THROUGH THE WALL OF THE VEIN. |
WHAT IS THROMBOTIC VEINS & WHY ARE THEY NOT A GOOD CHOICE FOR VENIPUNTURES? | VEINS THAT'S HARD & INFLEXIBLE & B/C THEY ARE TENDER TO TOUCH. |
TRUE OR FALSE? YOU SHOULD DETERMINE A VENIPUNCTURE SITE ACCESSIBILITY BASED ON A PATIENT AGE AND CONDITION? | TRUE |
TRUE OR FALSE FACTORS SUCH AS AGE,MEDICAL, OR MENTAL CONDITION MAY ALTER PATIENT'S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? | TRUE |
WHICH IS AN APPROPRIATE INTRODUCTION TO A PATIENT? | "HELLO, MY NAME IS JESSIE. I AM A PHLEBOTOMY TECH AND AM HERE TO DRAW YOUR BLOOD." |
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF PROPER PATIENT IDENTIFICATION? | COMPARE THE WRISTBAND TO THE LAB ORDER SHEET, AND ASK THE PATIENT TO SPELL HIS NAME. |
A 19-YR-OLD PATIENT EXTENDS HER ARM AND LOOKS AWAY WHEN THE PHLEBOTOMIST ENTERS THE ROOM. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CONSENT? | IMPLIED |
A PATIENT HAS NEVER HAD BLOOD DRAWN BEFORE. WHEN EXPLAINING THE VENIPUNCTURE PROCEDURE TO HIM, WHICH WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE STATEMENT? | "IT MAY HURT.TELL ME IF IT DOES." |
A BLOOD DRAW MUST BE PERFORMED ON A 5-MNTH-OLD INFANT. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SHOULD BE THE FIRST CHOICE? | HEEL STICK |
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ANTISEPTIC OF CHOICE FOR VENIPUNCTURE? | ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL- REDUCES THE PRESENCE OF MICRO-ORGANISMS W/OUT LEAVING SIGNIFICANT RESIDUE,DON'T DRY SKIN OUT , OR OBSCURE SITE. |
THE FIRST STEP IN THE PATIENT CARE PROCESS IS? | ASSESSMENT- THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING & JUDGING |
TO INFORM A PATIENT WHAT PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE PERFORMED FOR A TEST IN THE BASAL STATE. WHICH SHOULD THE CPT TELL THE PATIENT? | "THE TEST SHOULD BE PERFORMED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING." |
WHAT IS A BASAL STATE? | 12-HR PERIOD OF FASTING & REST |
WHATS FASTING? | NO EATING OR DRINKING 8-12 HRS BEFORE A TEST ONLY WATER IS OKAY SOME TEST ALLOWS BLACK COFFEE OR TEA |
WHAT ARE COMMON TEST PREPARATIONS? | FASTING,MEDICATIONS,BASAL STATE. |