Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Mastery Quiz
Test your knowledge of phlebotomy and blood collection techniques with our comprehensive quiz designed for healthcare professionals and students alike!
Gain insights into:
- Tube types and their additives
- Laboratory destinations for different specimens
- Proper blood collection techniques
What lab do blood culture tubes go to?
Chemistry
Microbiology
Hematology
Cell Biology
What's the point of a discard tube?
Ensure blood draw is successful
Get rid of platelets
Prevent sample contamination
Just for fun
What lab does a light blue tube go to?
Coagulation
Hematology
Chemistry
Microbiology
What lab does a Tiger top tube go to?
Hematology
Chemistry
Microbiology
Toxicology
What lab does a green tube go to?
Blood bank
Chemistry
Hematology
Cell culture
What lab does a pink tube go to?
Blood bank
Hematology
Microbiology
Chemistry
What lab does a Lavender tube go to?
Chemistry
Hematology
Microbiology
Blood bank
What lab does a Gray tube go to?
Microbiology
Hematology
Chemistry
None, its a discard tube
What tube contains Sodium Citrate?
Light blue
Red
Light green
Yellow
What tube contains Silica and thixotropic gel?
Dark green
Light green
Royal blue w/ lavender
Tiger top
What tube contains no additive?
Pink
Red
Light blue
Gray
What tube contains lithium heparin and thixotropic gel?
Dark green
Yellow
Light green
Tiger top
What tube contains Sodium heparin?
Dark green
Orange
Light blue
Royal blue w/ red
What tube contains broth and SPS?
Light blue
Yellow
Green
Tiger top
What tube contains EDTA?
Gray
Lavender
Yellow
Green
Select all of the tubes that must be inverted 8-10 times
Yellow
Discard
Light blue
Red (plastic)
Red (glass)
Tiger top
Light green
Dark green
Pink
Lavender
Gray
Royal blue w/ red
Royal blue w/ lavender
None
All
Select all of the tubes that are inverted ONLY 3-4 times
Yellow
Discard
Light blue
Red (plastic)
Red (glass)
Tiger top
Light green
Dark green
Pink
Lavender
Gray
Royal blue w/ red
Royal blue w/ lavender
None
All
In a blood culture, what tube is filled first?
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Doesn't matter
None
In a blood culture, the venipuncture site is cleansed with
EtOH
Chloraprep
Either
None
Blood cultures are ordered in sets of two (BC x2)
True
False
In a light blue tube, Sodium Citrate binds to calcium to prevent coagulation
True
False
In a red tube, it takes blood 30-60 minutes to coagulate
True
False
Silica in a tiger top tube acts as a serum separator to prevent serum contamination
True
False
It takes blood 15-30 minutes to clot in a tiger top tube
True
False
Both light green and dark green tubes go to chemistry
True
False
Tiger top tube is aka SST
True
False
Pink and lavender tubes both go to hematology
True
False
A gray tube contains both potassium fluoride and sodium oxalate
True
False
Royal blue w/ red contains no additives and tests for lead poisoning
True
False
Royal blue w/ lavender contains no additives and tests for lead poisoning
True
False
Select all the tubes that contain anticoagulant
Discard
Light blue
Red
Light green
Dark green
Tiger top
Pink
Lavender
Gray
Royal blue w/ red
Royal blue w/ lavender
All of the above
What tube would you use to test for Pt/INR
Gray
Green
Yellow
Light blue
What tube would you use to test for alcohol levels
Red
Gray
Light green
More than one correct answer
What tube would you use to test for CMP, BMP or Electrolytes
Gray
Tiger top
Red
Lavender
What tube would you use to test for Hcg quantitative and Hcg qualitative?
Light green
Light blue
Dark green
Pink
What tube would you use to test for ammonia?
Light green
Light blue
Dark green
Pink
What tube would you use to test for blood type and cross match?
Lavender
Pink
Royal blue w/ lavender
Red
What tube would you use to test for ESR?
Hematology
Pink
Lavender
Light green
What tube would you use to test for OGTT
Gray
Pink
Yellow
Light blue
What tube would you use to test for Aluminum
Dark green
Royal blue w/ red
Lavender
Light green
What's the point of bloodletting?
To let blood exit the body
To replace blood in the body
To get rid of excess fluids
A medical procedure to add different medication to the blood stream
What is the primary role and responsibility of a phlebotomist?
To identify and verify the patient for the medical staff
To obtain blood sample via venipuncture or capillary
To get in the way of the medical staff
To centrifuge tubes all day
What does HIPAA stand for?
Human Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Protection and Accountability Act
Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Who oversees and insures quality health care?
HIPAA
OSHA
TJC
CLSI
OSHA stands for?
The occupational safety and health administration
The occupational safety and health act
The occupational safety and horse a**
The octopus sunscreen and hallelujah aquarium
The larger the gauge size the larger the needle.
True
False
Hemostasis is the process by which
The destruction of RBCs
Blood vessels repair after injury
The destruction of blood vessels
The formation of capillaries
You have been assigned to be working the ER for a 12 hour shift, on your to-do list there's a couple of routine draws and a couple of timed draws. Suddenly a patient is brought into the ER by an ambulance, this patient is unconscious, the doctor orders a PT, CMP, STAT electrolyte, CBC w/ Diff aka rainbow to be drawn STAT, can we proceed with this STAT order?
Yes
No
Yes, only after the patient wakes up and gives us consent
No, because sometimes death is the answer :)
How do you identify an unconscious patient that was brought to the ER by an ambulance?
Wrist band
Check their ID
Ask them to say and spell their first and last names
No identification needed
If you have some timed draws and a doctor puts in a STAT orders, what do you do?
Continue the timed draws and then perform the STAT order
STAT order takes priority over timed draws
Inform coworkers and supervisor for consultation on whether there is enough time to perform STAT order without messing up the results for the timed draws
Go and cry in the corner
A patient informs you that they are on blood thinners, what do you do differently?
Apply extra pressure after the draw is complete
Thank them for letting you know and doing nothing about it
Using a butterfly on their hand
Applying pressure for extended period of time until the bleeding stops
During the draw, the patient states that the blood draw hurts, itches or is painful. What do you do?
Comfort them verbally
End draw immediately
Kiss their forehead and tell them its gonna be ok
Nothing, continue and complete the draw
Which vein are you looking for first to draw blood from?
Basilic vein
Median cubital vein
Cephalic vein
Capillary
Which vein is easiest to find on obese patients?
Basilic vein
Median cubital vein
Cephalic vein
Capillary
Place the following actions in the correct order
Check requisition form
Introduce self
Verify patient (name, DOB, ID/Band)
Interview patient (fasting? allergies? Blood thinners?)
Gather supplies
Wear gloves
Tie tourniquet
Palpate vein
Cleanse site
Assemble needle
Anchor vein
Stick them
Insert tubes & collect
Remove tourniquet
Remove tube
Hover with gauze
Remove needle and activate safety
Apply pressure
Dispose of needle
Invert tubes
Label tubes
Which of the following is household bleach?
Sodium chloride
Hydrochloric acid
Acetic acid
Sodium hypochlorite
To clean body fluid spills, what bleach dilution ratio to use?
1:1
1:10
1:100
1:1000
In what order do you perform the following actions if exposed to an accidental needle stick?
Wash the area for 15 minutes with soap and running water
Report exposure to your supervisor
Refer to MSDS
Fill out an exposure report form
Which of the following is the most commonly occurring nosocomial infection for lab employees?
HIV
HBV
HPV
STD
Only personnel who deal with blood are susceptible to HBV
True
False
HBV can survive on dried blood for seven days
True
False
A light blue tube has a ratio of 9 parts blood to 1 part additive
True
False
You must use a discard tube before drawing into a light blue tube
True
False
You must use a discard tube before drawing into a light green tube
True
False
A CBC cannot be performed on hemolyzed samples
True
False
In a gray tube, sodium fluoride preserves glucose for how long?
30 minutes
3 hours
24 hours
3 days
Which of the following statements about bilirubin is incorrect?
Bilirubin can cause permanent brain damage in infants
After collection, bilirubin must be placed on ice
Bilirubin over production is due to liver malfunction
All of the options are correct
When should a PKU test be done on an infant?
72 minutes of birth
72 hours of birth
72 days of birth
Doesn't matter
How many attempts do you have to stick a patient if you miss the vein?
1 attempt
2 attempts
3 attempts
As many as it takes to get blood
What is the difference between serum and plasma?
Serum has coagulation factors
Plasma has coagulation factors
Plasma is the liquid portion of coagulated blood
No difference
Who defined the order of draw?
OSHA
TJC
CLSI
NHA
AAP recommends that the heel puncture do not exceed ____ on infants.
1.0 mm
1.5 mm
2.0 mm
2.5 mm
The venipuncture of draw is the same as a capillary?
True
False
CLSI estimates how many lab errors result from improper handling?
10%-20%
30%-40%
40%-60%
60%-80%
You have been ordered to perform a blood culture x2, how many bottles do you need?
1 aerobic and 1 anaerobic
2 aerobic and 2 anaerobic
3 aerobic and 3 anaerobic
4 aerobic and 4 anaerobic
A patient you need to draw blood from has an IV on both arms, where do you draw blood from?
3-4 inches above the IV
Anywhere above the IV
Anywhere under the IV
Remove the IV and continue with your draw
How long do you want after the IV is removed from the patient to proceed with your draw?
No waiting required
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
What information do you need on an incident report?
Where the incident happened
How did the incident occur
What chemical was involved
All of the above
Which of the following specimens require chilling?
Ammonia
Arterial blood gas (ABG)
Lactic acid
All of the above
An OGTT requires a fasting patient
True
False
A 3 hour OGTT will require 3 blood draws
True
False
What tubes are used to collect ABG?
Silica tubes
Heparin tubes
No additive tubes
Sodium citrate tubes
The average adult body contains _____ of blood
2L-4L
5L-7L
8L-10L
11L-13L
The recommended allowance for the total volume of blood that should be drawn in a 24 hour period is
1%-5%
5%-10%
10%-15%
15%-20%
What to do if a stool sample cannot be sent to the laboratory immediately?
Freeze sample
Refrigerate sample
Dispose of sample
Collect sample when lab is ready to receive sample
FOBT is a test to detect blood in a stool sample
True
False
The phlebotomist should take the temperature of a urine sample within ______ of collection
1 minute
4 minutes
8 minutes
15 minutes
To create a blood smear, you draw the blood sample into what color tube?
Red
Lavender
Gray
Light green
POCT procedures are waved tests done by anyone other than healthcare staff or doctors
True
False
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