Practice Questions

Question 1

A health hazard is signified by the color:

Answer 1

Blue

Question 2

The technician should encase the warm towel in a ____ to maintain the towel’s temperature and to keep the patient’s skin dry.

Answer 2

Plastic bag

Question 3

The technician should rinse the affected area for a minimum of ____ for affected area

Answer 3

15 minutes

Question 4

A technician should verify that the specimen contains at least ___ mL of urine for drug screening

Answer 4

45

Question 5

What to when when you cannot locate a vein in antecubital fossa

Answer 5

The technician should ask the patient to dangle her arm for 1 to 2 min for the veins to be filled to capacity with blood.

Question 6

A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient to measure the trough level of a medication. The technician should collect the specimen at which of the following times?

Answer 6

Within 15 min before the patient receives the next dose of medication

Question 7

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication, how long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw?

Answer 7

2 hr after administration

Question 8

The technician should select a collection tube that has a ____ colored top to determine the patient’s sodium levels

Answer 8

Green

Question 9

A phlebotomy technician has a requisition form for a series of tests on a patient’s serum. The technician should select a collection tube that contains which of the following additives?

Answer 9

Thrombin

Question 10

The technician should check the requisition form for ______ prior to performing the venipuncture

Answer 10

duplicate test orders, discrepancies, and missing information

Question 11

The technician should check the requisition form for ______ prior to performing the venipuncture

Answer 11

duplicate test orders, discrepancies, and missing information

Question 12

The technician should use a 1:10 dilution of ______ with water to disinfect items that are contaminated by blood.

Question 13

The technician should use a 1:10 dilution of ______ with water to disinfect items that are contaminated by blood.

Answer 13

Sodium hypochlorite or chlorine bleach

Question 14

What is the last peice of PPE that a tech should remove

Answer 14

Mask

Question 15

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a patient’s troponin T level. Which of the following troponin T levels should the technician immediately report to the provider?