Unit 1

Question 1

Informed consent means

Answer 1

Patient must be informed of intended treatments and their risks before they are performed

Question 2

Not true about laboratory safety

Answer 2

Storing food in the laboratory refrigerator

Question 3

What is a phlebotomist

Answer 3

Trained professional in blood drawing

Question 4

The clinical laboratory is typically under the direction of a

Answer 4

Pathologist

Question 5

The _________ department identifies pathogenic microorganisms in patient samples

Answer 5

Microbiology

Question 6

The gray top tube contains

Answer 6

Sodium fluoride/ potassium oxalate

Question 7

When patients donate their blood for use during their own surgery, this is known as

Answer 7

Autologous donation

Question 8

In putting on PPE the first article that is put on is the

Answer 8

Gown

Question 9

The first thing to do when giving CPR to a victim is

Answer 9

Determine whether the victim is conscious

Question 10

The first thing to do when giving CPR to a victim is

Answer 10

Determine whether the victim is conscious

Question 11

Personal protection equipment must be provided by the

Answer 11

Employer

Question 12

An SDS provides information on

Answer 12

Chemicals

Question 13

Under HIPPA protected health information is defined as

Answer 13

Any part of a patient’s health information that is linked to information that identifies their patient

Question 14

Not considered a pathogen

Answer 14

Vectors

Question 15

The continuous links in the chain of infection are in order

Answer 15

Source, means of transmission, susceptible host

Question 16

_____ is the most important first step in phlebotomy and other testing procedures

Answer 16

Proper patient identification

Question 17

Droplet precaution to use for patient known to have or suspected of having

Answer 17

Disease transmitted by large infectious droplets that can be deposited on the
mucous membranes of susceptible host

Question 18

Largest sized needle

Answer 18

15 gauge

Question 19

What color coded tube does not contain any additives

Answer 19

Red, glass tube

Question 20

Sodium citrate prevents coagulation in blood tubes by

Answer 20

Binding calcium

Question 21

Blood collected in light blue topped tube is used for what test

Answer 21

Coagulation

Question 22

Most tubes containing additives should be inverted

Answer 22

5-8 times out of

Question 23

What tube yields a serum specimen

Answer 23

Red top tube

Question 24

Which vein lies in the center of the antecubital fossa

Answer 24

Median cubical

Question 25

A reddened swollen area where blood has collected under the skin is called a

Answer 25

Hematoma

Question 26

How high is the tourniquet placed above the site of draw

Answer 26

3-4 inches

Question 27

A tube holder is used to connect needle and evacuated tube to

Answer 27

Ensure a firm stable connection between them

Question 28

The proper way to dispose of a needle is to

Answer 28

Put it into a sharps container, after activating needle safety device, immediately after withdrawing it from the patient

Question 29

Ending the phlebotomy procedure

Answer 29

Remove the tourniquet, remove the tube, place gauze, remove the needle, apply pressure and discard the needle into the sharps container

Question 30

In performing a dermal puncture the puncture should not be

Answer 30

Aligned with the whirls of the finger print

Question 31

The depth of a heal puncture should not be more than

Answer 31

2.0mm

Question 32

What samples is collected first in capillary collection

Answer 32

Hematology tube

Question 33

Aspirin may affect a patient’s

Answer 33

Bleeding time

Question 34

Reason for cleaning the first drop of blood in a dermal puncture

Answer 34

To rid the sample of fluid from tissue