Lesson 1: Understanding Phlebotomy

Question 1

Emergency Department

Answer 1

Immediate Care

Question 2

Intensive Care Unit

Answer 2

Critically Ill Patients

Question 3

Cardiac Care Unit

Answer 3

Patients with Acute Cardiac Disorders

Question 4

Pediatrics

Answer 4

Children

Question 5

Nursery

Answer 5

Infants

Question 6

Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery

Answer 6

Newborns Experiencing Difficulty

Question 7

Labor and Delivery

Answer 7

Childbirth

Question 8

Operating Room

Answer 8

Surgical Procedures

Question 9

Recovery Room

Answer 9

Postoperative Patients

Question 10

Psychiatric Unit

Answer 10

Mentally Disturbed Patients

Question 11

Dialysis Unit

Answer 11

Patients with Severe Renal Disorders

Question 12

Medical/Surgical Units

Answer 12

General Patient Care

Question 13

Oncology Center

Answer 13

Cancer Treatment

Question 14

Short-stay unit

Answer 14

Outpatient Surgery

Question 15

collecting blood through vein using incision or puncture methods
phlebos - vein, temnein - cut

Answer 15

Phlebotomy

Question 16

What is the other term for Phlebotomy?

Answer 16

Venesection

Question 17

Two methods used in phlebotomy

Answer 17

Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture

Question 18

involves expressing ideas through words

Answer 18

Verbal Communication

Question 19

Phlebotomists should be keen in observing the patient’s facial expressions and other _________ cues that could tell something about how the patient feels.

Answer 19

Non-verbal Communication

Question 20

Body motion and language

Answer 20

Kinesics

Question 21

requires patients to stay in the hospital for at least one night to be serviced by tertiary care practitioners

Answer 21

Inpatient

Question 22

patients are served by secondary care specialists on the same day

Answer 22

Outpatient

Question 23

health units in the rural areas and sub units which are operated by the Department of Health

Answer 23

Primary Level

Question 24

non-departmentalized hospitals that attend to patients during the symptomatic stages of an ailment

Answer 24

Secondary Level

Question 25

medical centers and large hospitals where services are sophisticated coupled with highly technical facilities that can address serious diseases

Answer 25

Tertiary Level

Question 26

medical care given to outpatients or patients requiring care or follow-up check-ups after their discharge from the hospital

Answer 26

Ambulatory Care

Question 27

procedures, tests, and services provided to a patient which are done in a patient's home or in a long-term facility

Answer 27

Homebound Services

Question 28

unit at the local level but are still under the jurisdiction of the health department of the government

Answer 28

Public Health Service

Question 29

crude tools to cut vessels and drain blood from the body

Answer 29

Bloodletting

Question 30

blood and brain

Answer 30

Earth

Question 31

phlegm and lungs

Answer 31

Air

Question 32

black bile and spleen

Answer 32

Fire

Question 33

yellow bile and gall bladder

Answer 33

Water

Question 34

application of special heated suction cups on the patient's skin

Answer 34

Cupping

Question 35

hirudotherapy is a method that uses leeches for bloodletting

Answer 35

Leeching

Question 36

to collect blood samples for laboratory testing or for transfusion

Answer 36

Phlebotomists

Question 37

an institution that has permanent inpatient beds with 24hr nursing service along with therapeutic and diagnostic services managed by organized medical staff or personnel.

Answer 37

Hospital

Question 38

Traits good phlebotomists possess

Answer 38

good manual dexterity special communication skills good organizational skills thorough knowledge of laboratory specimen requirements training in phlebotomy skills coupled with standard practice

Question 39

certification or license and continuing education

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Credentials

Question 40

phlebotomists should be reassuring and pleasant when dealing with patients

Answer 40

Patient-Care Interaction

Question 41

Qualities of Professionalism

Answer 41

Professional appearance should be maintained Self-confidence Integrity, Honesty, Consistency Show compassion Self-motivated Dependable Good Ethical Behavior