Deck 10: Multiskilling and Point-Of-Care for Phlebotomists

Question 1

Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?

A) Temperature
B) Pulse
C) Weight
D) Blood pressure

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following cannot be performed as a point-of-care test?

A) Glucose testing
B) Hemoglobin electrophoresis
C) Prothrombin testing
D) Blood gases

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is not a reason for prothrombin time point-of-care testing?

A) Immediate adjustment of patient medication
B) Improvement of patient compliance
C) Reduction of laboratory variability
D) Hemoglobin monitoring

Answer 3

D

Question 4

There is a normal ratio of _____ respirations to a pulse.

A) 1:2
B) 1:4
C) 1:6
D) 1:8

Question 5

This point-of-care testing procedure is performed to evaluate patients with diabetes mellitus:

A) Hemoglobin
B) Prothrombin time
C) Glucose
D) Electrolytes

Question 6

The combination of artificial respiration and artificial circulation is known as:

A) CPR
B) cardiopulmonary resuscitation
C) both a and b
D) none of the above

Question 7

Normal body temperature is ________________.

A) 97 to 99°C
B) 94 to 98°C
C) 95 to 97°C
D) dependent upon age

Question 8

The amount of electrical activity produced by the heart during the process of contraction and relaxation and the time required for this activity to travel through the heart during each heartbeat is measured by:

A) EKG
B) ECG
C) electrocardiograph
D) all of the above.

Question 9

Which of the following factors affects blood pressure?

A) Pain
B) Smoking
C) Exercise
D) All of the above

Question 10

The force exerted on the arterial walls by blood during contraction is:

A) systolic pressure
B) diastolic pressure
C) the blood pressure reading that is normally the higher reading
D) both a and c

Question 11

Which of the following is the correct definition of the waves found in a normal ECG cycle?

A) The P-R interval represents the time it takes from the beginning of the ventricular depolarization to the end of the ventricular repolarization.
B) The Q-T interval represents the time it takes from the beginning of the atrial contraction to the beginning of the ventricular contraction.
C) The ST segment represents the time interval from the end of the ventricular depolarization to the beginning of the ventricular recovery (repolarization).
D) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following body temperature sources is most accurate?

A) Oral
B) Tympanic
C) Axillary
D) Rectal

Question 13

In order for an axillary temperature to be accurate,the thermometer must be held in position for ___________ minutes.

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 10

Question 14

This type of testing is approved by the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendment of 1988 (CLIA '88)to be performed by the phlebotomist.

A) Waived testing
B) Moderate-complexity testing
C) High-complexity testing

Question 15

To accept patient results as accurate using point-of-care testing instruments,which of the following should be done?

A) Repeat all specimen tests until the same result is obtained on two consecutive tests
B) Run quality control samples for which a known value is expected,accepting patient results if the quality control sample results are as expected
C) Both a and c
D) None of the above

Question 16

This test is performed as a point-of-care procedure to screen for anemia in patients:

A) Glucose
B) Hemoglobin
C) Blood gases
D) Cholesterol

Question 17

The force exerted on the arterial walls during cardiac relaxation is:

A) systolic pressure
B) diastolic pressure
C) the blood pressure reading that is normally the higher reading
D) both a and c

Question 18

The normal ECG cycle consists of the following waves:

A) P
B) QRS
C) T
D) all of the above

Question 19

Because this testing often requires the use of arterial specimens rather than venous specimens,the phlebotomist would require additional training to collect and test these specimens:

A) Glucose
B) Hemoglobin
C) Blood gases
D) Prothrombin time

Question 20

Which vital sign is defined as the beat of the heart felt through the wall of an artery?

A) Respiration
B) Pulse
C) Temperature
D) Blood pressure

Question 21

Each cardiac cycle takes approximately _______ seconds for an average of _______ heartbeats per minute.

A) 0.8,75
B) 0.5,120
C) 1.0,60
D) None of the above