Question 1

Allowing blood to leak from a vein into the surrounding tissue will cause:

Accepted Answer

A)  hematoma. 
B)  hemolysis. 
C)  nerve damage. 
D)  syncope. 
A)  hematoma. 
B)  hemolysis. 
C)  nerve damage. 
D)  syncope.

Question 2

Older patients are more prone to hematoma formation because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they have smaller veins. 
B)  tourniquets must be tied tighter. 
C)  their veins have decreased elasticity. 
D)  they have difficulty making a fist. 
A)  they have smaller veins. 
B)  tourniquets must be tied tighter. 
C)  their veins have decreased elasticity. 
D)  they have difficulty making a fist.

Question 3

When blood is collected from an intravenous line:

Accepted Answer

A)  this should be noted on the requisition form. 
B)  the physician should be notified. 
C)  the intravenous fluid should not be restarted. 
D)  a butterfly apparatus should be used. 
A)  this should be noted on the requisition form. 
B)  the physician should be notified. 
C)  the intravenous fluid should not be restarted. 
D)  a butterfly apparatus should be used.

Question 4

If a patient refuses to have blood drawn, the phlebotomist should:

Accepted Answer

A)  send another phlebotomist to collect the specimen. 
B)  report the situation to the nursing station. 
C)  return the requisition form to the laboratory. 
D)  ask someone to hold the patient and collect the specimen. 
A)  send another phlebotomist to collect the specimen. 
B)  report the situation to the nursing station. 
C)  return the requisition form to the laboratory. 
D)  ask someone to hold the patient and collect the specimen.

Question 5

All of the following specimens would be rejected except a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  unlabeled specimen. 
B)  half-full red stopper tube. 
C)  half-full light-blue stopper tube. 
D)  specimen without a requisition form. 
A)  unlabeled specimen. 
B)  half-full red stopper tube. 
C)  half-full light-blue stopper tube. 
D)  specimen without a requisition form.

Question 6

A patient's identification band may contain special stickers to be applied to specimens for:

Accepted Answer

A)  blood bank. 
B)  chemistry. 
C)  microbiology. 
D)  hematology. 
A)  blood bank. 
B)  chemistry. 
C)  microbiology. 
D)  hematology.

Question 7

When performing a venipuncture, if blood does not immediately enter the tube, the needle should be withdrawn.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When an evacuated tube is pushed onto the needle, blood begins to flow and then stops. This could be caused by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  use of a 23-gauge needle. 
B)  collapsing of the vein. 
C)  the bevel of the needle resting on the vein wall. 
D)  an occluded vein. 
A)  use of a 23-gauge needle. 
B)  collapsing of the vein. 
C)  the bevel of the needle resting on the vein wall. 
D)  an occluded vein.

Question 9

The word meaning an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues is:

Accepted Answer

A)  phlebitis. 
B)  edema. 
C)  anemia. 
D)  plasma. 
A)  phlebitis. 
B)  edema. 
C)  anemia. 
D)  plasma.

Question 10

If a patient requests a drink of water, the phlebotomist should:

Accepted Answer

A)  report the request to the nursing station. 
B)  fill the patient's water pitcher. 
C)  tell the patient they are to have nothing by mouth (NPO). 
D)  explain that water will affect the patient's condition. 
A)  report the request to the nursing station. 
B)  fill the patient's water pitcher. 
C)  tell the patient they are to have nothing by mouth (NPO). 
D)  explain that water will affect the patient's condition.

Question 11

When collecting blood from a patient with an intravenous line, the phlebotomist should not:

Accepted Answer

A)  collect from the intravenous line after it has been stopped for 5 minutes. 
B)  draw from the opposite arm. 
C)  draw from above the intravenous line. 
D)  draw from below the intravenous line. 
A)  collect from the intravenous line after it has been stopped for 5 minutes. 
B)  draw from the opposite arm. 
C)  draw from above the intravenous line. 
D)  draw from below the intravenous line.

Question 12

Blood tests that are affected by the patient's posture are those that measure:

Accepted Answer

A)  electrolytes. 
B)  large molecules. 
C)  glucose. 
D)  small molecules. 
A)  electrolytes. 
B)  large molecules. 
C)  glucose. 
D)  small molecules.

Question 13

A phlebotomist encountering a comatose patient with no identification band should:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 14

Serum appearing red suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the patient was not fasting. 
B)  specimen was exposed to light. 
C)  potassium values will be falsely elevated. 
D)  the patient is jaundiced. 
A)  the patient was not fasting. 
B)  specimen was exposed to light. 
C)  potassium values will be falsely elevated. 
D)  the patient is jaundiced.

Question 15

A specimen collected from a patient who has recently eaten may appear:

Accepted Answer

A)  hemolyzed. 
B)  watery. 
C)  lipemic. 
D)  icteric. 
A)  hemolyzed. 
B)  watery. 
C)  lipemic. 
D)  icteric.

Question 16

Specimens are rejected by the laboratory for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 17

When encountering a patient who is sleeping, the phlebotomist should:

Accepted Answer

A)  return at another time. 
B)  try to collect the specimen without waking the patient. 
C)  notify the nursing station. 
D)  awaken the patient before collecting the specimen. 
A)  return at another time. 
B)  try to collect the specimen without waking the patient. 
C)  notify the nursing station. 
D)  awaken the patient before collecting the specimen.

Question 18

A phlebotomist is making morning rounds in the medical-surgical patient unit. Patient A is an elderly man requiring venipuncture for glucose and electrolytes. Patient B has an intravenous line running in the left antecubital area, and a prothrombin time (PT) and liver profile are requested. Patient C has a large hematoma in the right antecubital area and a fistula in the left arm. Answer the following questions in relation to these patients.
-The nurse shuts off the intravenous line in patient B for 2 minutes so that blood can be collected from the line. List the order of the syringes used and what is done with the blood.

Accepted Answer

Syringe 1 blood is discarded,

Question 19

When collecting a blood culture, complete blood count (CBC), and prothrombin time (PT) from a central venous device (CVAD), how many syringes must be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Five 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Five

Question 20

A phlebotomist is making morning rounds in the medical-surgical patient unit. Patient A is an elderly man requiring venipuncture for glucose and electrolytes. Patient B has an intravenous line running in the left antecubital area, and a prothrombin time (PT) and liver profile are requested. Patient C has a large hematoma in the right antecubital area and a fistula in the left arm. Answer the following questions in relation to these patients.
-What information should be added to the requisition forms for patient B?

Accepted Answer

Specimen w

Allowing blood to leak from a vein into the surrounding tissue will cause:

Older patients are more prone to hematoma formation because:

When blood is collected from an intravenous line:

If a patient refuses to have blood drawn, the phlebotomist should:

All of the following specimens would be rejected except a(n):

A patient's identification band may contain special stickers to be applied to specimens for:

When performing a venipuncture, if blood does not immediately enter the tube, the needle should be withdrawn.

When an evacuated tube is pushed onto the needle, blood begins to flow and then stops. This could be caused by all of the following except:

The word meaning an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues is:

If a patient requests a drink of water, the phlebotomist should:

When collecting blood from a patient with an intravenous line, the phlebotomist should not:

Blood tests that are affected by the patient's posture are those that measure:

A phlebotomist encountering a comatose patient with no identification band should:

Serum appearing red suggests that:

A specimen collected from a patient who has recently eaten may appear:

Specimens are rejected by the laboratory for all of the following reasons except:

When encountering a patient who is sleeping, the phlebotomist should:

When collecting a blood culture, complete blood count (CBC), and prothrombin time (PT) from a central venous device (CVAD), how many syringes must be used?

Phlebotomy and the Health-Care Delivery System

The Clinical Laboratory

Regulatory, Ethical, and Legal Issues

Safety and Infection Control

Basic Medical Terminology

Basic Anatomy and Physiology

Circulatory System

Venipuncture Equipment

Routine Venipuncture

Special Blood Collection

Dermal Puncture

Quality Assessment and Management in Phlebotomy

Arterial Blood Collection

Point-Of-Care Testing

Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist

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Exam 10: Venipuncture Complications and Preexamination Variables

Allowing blood to leak from a vein into the surrounding tissue will cause:

Older patients are more prone to hematoma formation because:

When blood is collected from an intravenous line:

If a patient refuses to have blood drawn, the phlebotomist should:

All of the following specimens would be rejected except a(n):

A patient's identification band may contain special stickers to be applied to specimens for:

When performing a venipuncture, if blood does not immediately enter the tube, the needle should be withdrawn.

When an evacuated tube is pushed onto the needle, blood begins to flow and then stops. This could be caused by all of the following except:

The word meaning an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues is:

If a patient requests a drink of water, the phlebotomist should:

When collecting blood from a patient with an intravenous line, the phlebotomist should not:

Blood tests that are affected by the patient's posture are those that measure:

A phlebotomist encountering a comatose patient with no identification band should:

Serum appearing red suggests that:

A specimen collected from a patient who has recently eaten may appear:

Specimens are rejected by the laboratory for all of the following reasons except:

When encountering a patient who is sleeping, the phlebotomist should:

When collecting a blood culture, complete blood count (CBC), and prothrombin time (PT) from a central venous device (CVAD), how many syringes must be used?

Phlebotomy and the Health-Care Delivery System

The Clinical Laboratory

Regulatory, Ethical, and Legal Issues

Safety and Infection Control

Basic Medical Terminology

Basic Anatomy and Physiology

Circulatory System

Venipuncture Equipment

Routine Venipuncture

Special Blood Collection

Dermal Puncture

Quality Assessment and Management in Phlebotomy

Arterial Blood Collection

Point-Of-Care Testing

Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist

Filters