Assisting in Phlebotomy

A tourniquet should never be used when a venous blood sample is to be drawn from the hand.

Capillary blood is a mixture of venous and arterial blood

The vaccutainer tube with a marbled, red and gray top contains silica particles to enhance clotting and a thixotropic gel to assist in the separation of serum and blood cells.

When a medial assistant obtains blood sample, it is important that he or she squeeze and milk the finger to obtain an adequate amount of blood

If a patients while their blood is being drawn, they must remain in the facility for at least 15 minutes and should not operate a vehicle for at least 30 minutes.

The tourniquet should be left tied on the arm no longer than 1 minute.

If a patient has had a mastectomy on the left side, you should never draw blood on that side.

If a hematoma forms while you are performing a blood draw, you should move the needle around until you have re-entered the vein.

The patient complains of tingling of numbness during a phlebotomy procedure, the medical assistant should continue the procedure to get it completed as soon as possible.

Which of the following vacutainer tubes is routinely used for hematology testing

No anticoagulants are found in which of the following tubes?

Which type of tube should be used to collect blood specimens during a glucose tolerance test?

_____________ is an anticoagulant that prevents platelets from clumping and preserves the appearance of blood cells for microscopic preparation.

The slant at the open end of a needle used for venipuncture is called the:

The needle size most commonly used for adult venipunture is called the: