Title: Exam 1
Course: Allied Health Assistant (Phlebotomy) > Section: Module 1

Q: Phlebotomists are an important part of the health care team because they:
- represent the laboratory and the institution
- are in direct contact with the patient
- perform tasks that are critical to the patient’s diagnosis
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: Phlebotomists often have many duties and tasks. Which is the primary duty?
- sample processing
- sample accession
- collecting venous blood samples
- collecting arterial blood samples
A: collecting venous blood samples

Q: Which laboratory employee has the most education and is usually a consultant to other physicians?
- pathologist
- MLS, medical laboratory scientist
- MLT, medical laboratory technician
- CLA, clinical laboratory assistant
A: pathologist

Q: When a patient refuses to have blood drawn, the phlebotomist should do all of the following EXCEPT:
- contact the patient’s nurse or physician
- return the requisition to the laboratory
- force the patient to have blood drawn
- try to convince the patient to have blood drawn
A: force the patient to have blood drawn

Q: The most common source of laboratory error is:
- bacterial
- chemical
- administrative
- technical
A: administrative

Q: What laboratory department tests a type and cross-match?
- chemistry
- cytology
- immunohematology
- microbiology
A: immunohematology

Q: A geriatric patient is:
- a patient in labor for childbirth
- a newborn
- a dialysis patient
- an elderly patient
A: an elderly patient

Q: Perhaps the single most important step in phlebotomy, and often where an error occurs, is:
- cleansing the site
- patient identification
- using a clean needle
- using the proper evacuated tube
A: patient identification

Q: Therapeutic phlebotomy is performed as a treatment for patients with:
- diabetes mellitus
- hepatitis
- lymphocytic leukemia
- polycythemia vera
A: polycythemia vera

Q: What laboratory department does the Pap test?
- chemistry
- cytology
- urinalysis
- microbiology
A: cytology

Q: The hematocrit test is performed in what department of the laboratory?
- hematology
- chemistry
- urinalysis
- microbiology
A: hematology

Q: What hospital department cares for newborn infants?
- oncology
- orthopedic
- nephrology
- neonatal
A: neonatal

Q: What hospital department cares for patients with cancer?
- oncology
- orthopedics
- nephrology
- neonatal
A: oncology

Q: What hospital department performs dialysis on patients?
- oncology
- orthopedic
- nephrology
- neonatal
A: nephrology

Q: Where in a hospital would you find a patient with broken bones?
- orthopedics
- obstetrics
- nephrology
- neonatal
A: orthopedics

Q: Which of the following is NOT a preexamination variable of sample collection?
- patient identification
- sample transport
- skin preparation (cleansing)
- sample testing
A: sample testing

Q: Which is the organization that does quality checks of the laboratory through surveys and sample specimens?
- Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
- College of American Pathologists (CAP)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
A: College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Q: Which is a quality assurance plan that not only aims to meet minimum standards, but also seeks to constantly improve performance?
- quality control
- proficiency testing
- continuous quality improvement
- none of the above
A: continuous quality improvement

Q: What is the type of phlebotomy where the phlebotomist is part of the laboratory team and is dispatched to the nursing units from the laboratory?
- outpatient phlebotomy
- centralized phlebotomy
- decentralized phlebotomy
- nursing phlebotomy
A: centralized phlebotomy

Q: An unexpected occurrence in a health care facility that involves death or serious psychological injury is a(n):
- earth-shattering occurrence
- standard operating procedure
- sentinel event
- quality event
A: sentinel event

Q: What should you do if you accidentally stick yourself with a contaminated needle?
- Clean the area with alcohol and continue working.
- If the patient was not in isolation, do nothing.
- Wash your hands and clean and bandage the puncture site. Record the patient’s name and ID number, report the incident to your supervisor, and fill out an incident report.
- Quit your job.
A: Wash your hands and clean and bandage the puncture site. Record the patient’s name and ID number, report the incident to your supervisor, and fill out an incident report.

Q: Which disease requires the use of respiratory (airborne) precautions?
- hepatitis B
- salmonella
- staphylococcal skin abscess
- tuberculosis
A: tuberculosis

Q: The primary purpose of infection control is to:
- determine the source of a communicable disease
- isolate patients from other patients and visitors
- protect the patient from outside contamination
- prevent the spread of communicable diseases within health care facilities
A: prevent the spread of communicable diseases within health care facilities

Q: All of the following are vaccine-preventable diseases EXCEPT:
- AIDS
- hepatitis B
- polio
- mumps
A: AIDS

Q: Gloves should be worn:
- during all venipunctures and capillary punctures
- for HIV-positive patients only
- only in cases of isolation
- only when in the laboratory
A: during all venipunctures and capillary punctures

Q: The single most important way to prevent the spread of infection in a hospital or other health care facility is:
- gowning and gloving
- handwashing
- wearing gloves
- avoiding breathing on patients
A: handwashing

Q: The name given to an infection that a patient acquires 48 hours or more after admission to a hospital is:
- hospital acquired (nosocomial)
- antibiotic resistant
- communicable
- HBV vaccine
A: hospital acquired (nosocomial)

Q: Which of the following is NOT classified as personal protective equipment (PPE)?
- gloves
- lab coat
- goggles
- HBV vaccine
A: HBV vaccine

Q: All of the following are components in the chain of infection EXCEPT:
- gloves
- lab coat
- goggles
- HBV vaccine
A: HBV vaccine

Q: Aerosols can be produced by:
- centrifuging open serum tubes
- popping the top off blood tubes
- pouring off a serum sample
- all of the above
A: all of the above

Q: When coming into contact with patients under airborne precautions, it is necessary to wear:
- a mask
- gloves
- a gown
- A and B
A: A and B

Q: Standard Precautions state that if there is a possibility of coming into contact with a patient’s blood, or any other body fluid, you must wear:
- a gown
- goggles
- gloves
- nothing, but wash your hands immediately
A: gloves

Q: According to Standard Precautions, blood and body fluids from which group are considered biohazardous?
- IV drug users
- homosexuals
- HIV-positive patients
- all blood and body fluids
A: all blood and body fluids

Q: According to Standard Precautions, all used needles are to be disposed of in the following manner:
- recapped
- discarded intact
- bent
- broken or cut off
A: discarded intact

Q: A person who has a buildup of fluids in their entire body is known to be:
- fat
- anemic
- edematous
- comatose
A: edematous

Q: Explain what you would you do if a patient wanted you to show him his test results?

Q: You walk into a patient’s room to draw blood and notice a fire in the patient’s wastebasket. What would you do?