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| What are the three parts of the "2 out of 3 rule?" |
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1-pt. name-they tell you who they are- has to match
2-pt. birthdate -if out pt.
2-pt. medical record #-if in pt. (hospital or long term care facility) |
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| Give an example of the "2 out of 3 rule use? |
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following acceptable conduct as determined by national standard.
EX: Drawing blood using CLSI guidelines
(Clinical Lab Standards Institute)
Write step by step procedures, if you follow you are legally protected. |
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| What is the most important thing you do as a phlembotomist? |
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| Give an example of what could happen if standard of care is not followed? |
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Criminal action-acts or offences against the public welfare. Charges can be brought against you. Can lead to imprisonment.
Civil action-injury to one person for which another person is legally responsible. Sued for $ damages. |
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| What is the difference between malpractice and negligence? |
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Malpractice-is the delivery of substandard care that results in harm to a pt.
Negligence-the failure to perform an action consistent with the standard of care is negligence. |
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| What is the difference between assault and battery? |
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Assault-the threat or attempt to touch someone without permission. (if you touch someone)
Battery-the intentional touching of another person without consent. (Draw blood with out pt. consent) |
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| How do you obtain permission if the patient is unconscious? |
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absence of consent or implied consent-emergency treatment pt. unconscious.
Book: pg 166 Never draw from a sleeping pt. try and wake them. If in ER, or ICU identify yourself and describe procedure. |
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Greek word.
Phlebo means vein
tomy means to make an incision |
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| Phlebotomy skills would not include which of the following? |
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Organization
handling pt. correspondence
interpersonal skills
being able to handle stress |
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| The monitoring system for institutions that train phlebotomists is know as? |
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Definition
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| Once phlebotomists are certified continuing education programs allow them to earn? |
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| CEUs (continuing educations units)to remain certified. |
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| pt. must be informed of intended treatments and their ristks before they are performed. |
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| Which is not a required personal characteristic of a professional phlebotomist? |
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Definition
dependability
honesty
compassion
sense of humor |
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| When a pt. in the hospital refuses to have blood drawn, the phlebotomist should? |
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| notify the patient's nurse to ensure that the physician or other ordering practitioner is notified promptly. |
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| What is the average depth of an infant lancet? |
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Definition
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| What is the average depth of an adult lancet? |
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| 2.4mm deep (2.0 - 3.0 also seen) |
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| Give four reasons why a skin puncture might be performed? |
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pt. for whom only 1 blood test ordered.
pt. requiring frequent blood tests.
pt. glucose monitoring
pt. under age 2.
geriatric pt.
obese pt.
pt. rist for serious complications from venous puncture
pt. rist for venous thrombois or pt. with burns or scars over venipuncture sites. risk of clotting within veins. |
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| List four different collection devices for the skin puncture blood.(what does the blood go in?) |
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microcollection tubes (bullets)
Micropipets/Caraway/Natelson pipets
Capillary tubes/microhematocrit tubes
metabolic screening cards
peripheral blood smear(slide) |
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From the 100 Most Common Lab Test list.
Name:4 antibiotics |
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Definition
Amikacin
Gentamicin
Tobraamycin
Vancomycin |
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From the 100 Most Common Lab Test list.
Name:1 Heart Medication |
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From the 100 Most Common Lab Test list.
Name: 2 Drugs for seizures(epilepsy) |
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Definition
Dilantin (Phenytoin
Phenobarbital |
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What are the drugs used/monitored for?
Name: cyclosporine |
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| anti rejection drug for transplant pt. |
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What are the drugs used/monitored for?
Name: lithium |
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| drug for treatment of psychosis |
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What are the drugs used/monitored for?
Name: theophyllin/aminophyllin |
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| What are the drugs used/monitored for? Name: ethanol |
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| Dermal punctures are performed on? |
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| Which of the following has a higher value in capillary blood as opposed to venous blood? |
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| Good candidates for dermal collection include patients who? |
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require frequent collection,
obese,
severely dehydrated,
all of the above |
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| Dermal puncture may be appropriate in elderly patients because |
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| their veins tend to be small and fragile. |
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| An infant heel-warming device should be applied for approx |
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| The depthof a heel puncture should not be more than? |
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| Which finger is most widely used for capillary collection? |
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Definition
| middle or ring finger on non dominate hand. |
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| In performing a dermal puncture, the puncture should be? |
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Definition
| perpendicular to the whorls of the fingerprint. |
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| The location for heel sticks is the? |
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Definition
medial or lateral boarders of the plantar surface.
back of the heel off to the side, fleshy side. |
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| In the dermal puncture, which test is collected first? |
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Blood smear #1
platelet counts#2
CBC#3
electrolytes#4 |
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