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You have assembled your equipment for a routine venipuncture and you have the appropriate evacuated tubes and holder or syringe, needle, alcohol prep pads, and gloves. What are you missing? |
| | A) | Gauze pads, tourniquet, and sharps |
| | B) | Cotton, red pen, computer, and sterile gloves |
| | C) | Bandage or tape, permanent marker, pen, and computer label |
| | D) | Both A and C |
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You need help locating the patient's vein. Which of the following will best provide that assistance? |
| | A) | Place the patient in a supine position. |
| | B) | Ask the patient to tell you where the best vein is. |
| | C) | Hyperextend the patients elbow slightly. |
| | D) | Get another phlebotomist to assist you. |
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Which of the following statements about tourniquets is correct? |
| | A) | A tourniquet is used to stop the blood flood to the venipuncture site. |
| | B) | A tourniquet makes it easier to feel, or palpate the vein when the tourniquet is placed tightly above the site. |
| | C) | A tourniquet is applied three to four inches above the venipuncture site. |
| | D) | The tourniquet should gently pinch the patient's skin. |
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Which of the following is NOT a vein? |
| | A) | Basilic |
| | B) | Cephalic |
| | C) | Antecubital |
| | D) | Median cubital |
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The tourniquet should not be left on the patient for longer than: |
| | A) | two minutes. |
| | B) | one minute. |
| | C) | it takes to find the vein. |
| | D) | three minutes. |
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