50 Questions

1. After drawing blood from a patient, the phlebotomist should dispose of the needle by __________.

Breaking it so it cannot be reused by anyone

Depositing it in an approved "sharps container"

Todding it into waste cans in the laboratory

Recaqpping it carefully and bringing it back to the lab

2. Which of the following causes AIDS?

HBV

HIV

CMV

RSV

3. The heart, lymphatic organs, and blood vessels are in the __________.

Respiratory system

Cardiovascular system

Digestive system

Urinary system

4. A tube adapter that has been visibly contaminated with blood should be disposed of in __________.

A sealed double bag

The regular trash

A biohazardous waste container

A needle cutter

5. Because bacteria and other microorganisms can be found anywhere, all health care personnel should maintain sterility when handling __________.

IV supplies

Catheters

Instruments

All of the above

6. Safe working conditions for employees are regulated by __________.

FDA

OSHA

CDC

CLSI

7. Chemicals that precent blood from clotting are called __________.

Preservatives

Activators

Anticoagulants

Adhesives

8. The study of blood is called __________.

Hematology

Hematoxins

Hemoglobin

Hemolysis

9. The single, most important way to prevent the spread of infection while performing phlebotomy is by __________.

Wearing a mask

Cleaning spills

Washing hands

Burning waste

10. Which is not an infection control method?

Protective clothing

Biohazard containers

Sphygmomanometers

Hand washing

11. Which of the following is the single most common source of HIV and HBV in the workplace?

Semen

Saliva

Pleural fluid

Blood

12. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is known as __________.

Contamination

Infection

Sterilization

Colonization

13. A violation of a person's right to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs made public without giving consent is called __________.

Assault

Malpractice

Invasion of privacy

Battery

14. Negligence by a professional person is called __________.

Invasion of privacy

Slander

Malpractice

Tort

15. OSHA requires training and educational information on bloodborne pathogens to be given to employees __________.

At a reasonable cost

At no cost

For a pre-agreed fee

None of the above

16. When entering a room marked with isolation signs, __________.

Ask a nurse if gown, mask or gloves are needed

Ask the patient what the nurses wear

Go on it, as short visits in isolation do not matter

Read isolation signs to deternine what PPE is appropriate

17. Diastolic pressure is __________.

The bottom number of blood pressure readings

The intermediate number of blood pressure readings

The top number of blood pressure readings

None of the above

18. What information must be included if the phlebotomist must manually label a blood collection tube from an outpatient?

Patients full name and phlebotomist initials

Date of patients birth and/or social security number

Date and time of draw

All of the above

19. Which of the following is not known to transmit HIV?

Vaginal secretions

Breast milk

Semen

Sweat

20. Red and white blood cell counts are examples of __________ tests.

Chemistry

Blood banking

Hematology

Microbiology

21. When the heart is contracting, the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the __________.

Systolic pressure

Diastollic pressure

Heart pressure

Arterial pressure

22. When using evacuated tubes for blood collection, it is crucial to remember to __________.

Never to under fill tubes that contain anticoagulant

Never to use tubes past their stated expiration date

Immediately invert any tubes that contain additives

All of the above

23. Consent to treament based upon full understanging of all possible risks of unpreventable results of treatment is called __________.

Contributory negligence

Fraud

Assumption of risk

Proximate cause

24. The branch of study of moral issues, questions and problems arising in the practice of medicine and biomedical research is called __________.

Philosophy

Litigation

Bioethics

Morals

25. In health care, when all evaluated services and results compate within acceptable standards, principles of __________ are being used.

Quality assurance

Regulatory bodies

Networking

Risk management

26. A possible cause of tube breakage during centrifugation might be __________.

Too much blood in the tube

Unbalanced centrifuge

Not enough blood in the tube

Centrifuging too long

27. Treating all specimens as if they are hazardous and infectionsis the basis for __________.

Isolation

Quality control

Universal precautions

Hazardous waste control

28. The color of normal serum is usually __________.

Straw to yellow

Milky white

Clear red

Hazy brown

29. Infections that can be spread from person to person are called __________.

Environmental

Communicable

Indirect

Vector-borne

30. Capillary blood sampling may be used if the laboratory tests require __________.

A large volume of blood

Very little blood

Type O blood

An arterial stick

31. Eating and drinking are permissible in a laboratory setting __________.

At all times

Only in designated clean areas

After hours of operation

As long as care is used

32. The tissue that covers and protects the body is __________.

Epithelial

Connective

Muscle

Nerve

33. Drugs used to destroy or kill bacteria that cause disease, are called __________.

Disinfectants

Germicides

Sterilizers

Anitbiotics

34. Characteristics of capillaries include __________.

Being thin-walled in structure

Forming microscopic pathways

Connecting arterioles with venules

All of the above

35. The use if a chemical procedure to destory all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is called __________.

Disinfection

Detoxification

Sterilization

Acid washing

36. Common syptoms of shock include all of the following except __________.

Pale skin

Increased shallow breathing rate

Temperature

Weak pulse

37. The term asepsis literally means __________.

Full of germs

Infected

Contaminated

Without bacteria

38. A tube containing sodium citrate as an additive is the __________.

Green tube top

Black tube top

Blue tube top

Yellow tube top

39. The venipuncture site should be cleansed in a circular motion from the center to the __________.

Periphery

Injection point

Opposite side you started from

None of the above

40. If tests require serim rather than a plasma, a tube with what color top should be drawn?

Red

Blue

Green

Purple

41. Lack of physical or mental fitness is __________.

Malpractice

Obesity

Negligence

Incompetence

42. Which of the following are types of tourniquets used in specimen collection?

Velcro

Blood pressure cuff

Pliable strap

All of the above

43. Do not draw blood __________ an intravenous infusion.

Before

During

Above

After

44. Which of the following legally enforces the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?

FDA

OSHA

CDC

The Joint Commission

45. The health care worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted as expected when compared with fellow workers. This is called __________.

Respondent superior

Reasonable care

Duty of care

None of the above

46. Arterioles, the smallest arteries, subdivide into __________.

Capillaries

Bronchioles

Venules

Veins

47. Within the capillaries, blood cells __________.

Give away oxygen

Pick up carbon dioxide

Pick up waste products

All of the above

48. Which of the following conditions would stop a phlebotomist from drawing blood from a patient's vein?

Same side mastectomy

Recent heart attack

IV in the opposite arm

Active tuberculosis

49. The rubber sleve (at the end opposite the needle tip) on an evacuated tube needle makes it possible for use with __________.

Mulitple tubes

Sterile technique

Intravenous drips

Blood cultures

50. The tube to collect whole blood with an EDTA additive in it has a __________ stopper.

Red

Lavender

Green

Yellow

50 Questions

1. After drawing blood from a patient, the phlebotomist should dispose of the needle by __________.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Which of the following causes AIDS?

3. The heart, lymphatic organs, and blood vessels are in the __________.

4. A tube adapter that has been visibly contaminated with blood should be disposed of in __________.

5. Because bacteria and other microorganisms can be found anywhere, all health care personnel should maintain sterility when handling __________.

6. Safe working conditions for employees are regulated by __________.

7. Chemicals that precent blood from clotting are called __________.

8. The study of blood is called __________.

9. The single, most important way to prevent the spread of infection while performing phlebotomy is by __________.

10. Which is not an infection control method?

11. Which of the following is the single most common source of HIV and HBV in the workplace?

12. The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is known as __________.

13. A violation of a person's right to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs made public without giving consent is called __________.

14. Negligence by a professional person is called __________.

15. OSHA requires training and educational information on bloodborne pathogens to be given to employees __________.

16. When entering a room marked with isolation signs, __________.

17. Diastolic pressure is __________.

18. What information must be included if the phlebotomist must manually label a blood collection tube from an outpatient?

19. Which of the following is not known to transmit HIV?

20. Red and white blood cell counts are examples of __________ tests.

21. When the heart is contracting, the pressure is highest. This pressure is called the __________.

22. When using evacuated tubes for blood collection, it is crucial to remember to __________.

23. Consent to treament based upon full understanging of all possible risks of unpreventable results of treatment is called __________.

24. The branch of study of moral issues, questions and problems arising in the practice of medicine and biomedical research is called __________.

25. In health care, when all evaluated services and results compate within acceptable standards, principles of __________ are being used.

26. A possible cause of tube breakage during centrifugation might be __________.

27. Treating all specimens as if they are hazardous and infectionsis the basis for __________.

28. The color of normal serum is usually __________.

29. Infections that can be spread from person to person are called __________.

30. Capillary blood sampling may be used if the laboratory tests require __________.

31. Eating and drinking are permissible in a laboratory setting __________.

32. The tissue that covers and protects the body is __________.

33. Drugs used to destroy or kill bacteria that cause disease, are called __________.

34. Characteristics of capillaries include __________.

35. The use if a chemical procedure to destory all microbial life including highly resistant bacterial endospores is called __________.

36. Common syptoms of shock include all of the following except __________.

37. The term asepsis literally means __________.

38. A tube containing sodium citrate as an additive is the __________.

39. The venipuncture site should be cleansed in a circular motion from the center to the __________.

40. If tests require serim rather than a plasma, a tube with what color top should be drawn?

41. Lack of physical or mental fitness is __________.

42. Which of the following are types of tourniquets used in specimen collection?

43. Do not draw blood __________ an intravenous infusion.

44. Which of the following legally enforces the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard?

45. The health care worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted as expected when compared with fellow workers. This is called __________.

46. Arterioles, the smallest arteries, subdivide into __________.

47. Within the capillaries, blood cells __________.

48. Which of the following conditions would stop a phlebotomist from drawing blood from a patient's vein?

49. The rubber sleve (at the end opposite the needle tip) on an evacuated tube needle makes it possible for use with __________.

50. The tube to collect whole blood with an EDTA additive in it has a __________ stopper.