The CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory and Standards Institute) provides guidelines to help phlebotomists provide better patient care and achieve greater accuracy. 

If coming in contact with patients that have diseases such as scabies, Hepatitis A, or herpes, it is important to take the following precaution

When an accidental exposure to a needle occurs, what is the first step in the exposure control plan?

Which of the following items should a phlebotomist place into a sharps container?

Which should be the first step when troubleshooting a centrifuge that is operating loudly?

You must ensure quality control when using a glucometer every week. 

What is the term for "toward the side" or "away from the center of the body"

What is the term for "toward the middle" or "close to the center of the body"

What is the 2nd choice of the four accessible veins that are most often used for venipuncture? 

As long as it has been more than a week since the occurrence, it is allowed to do a venipuncture through a hematoma. 

When unsure whether to perform a capillary specimen collection, seek advice from a colleague or supervisor. 

Use a capillary specimen, specifically a heel stick for patients under the age of ____

Phlebitis is ____

What is the term referred to when the veins are twisted, dilated, and lack elastisity. (HINT: they do not run in a straight line)

Which of the following should not be provided in a laboratory requisition form? 

What is the state called when the conditions are rest and fasting, usually for at least 12 hrs and typicalliny in the morning upon waking. 

Who is responsible for ordering laboratory tests?

You can _________ the area using a towel to help find a vessel or lower the arm below the patient's heart. 

Another term for fainting is __________

Small red dots that develop on the skin below the tourniquet. 

Which of the following tubes is recommended for STAT serum testing? 

A patient arrives with orders for a complete blood count (CBC), prothrombin time (PT/INR), and basic metabolic panel (BMP). Which of the following tubes should the phlebotomist collect?

The physician orders a prothrombin time. Which of the following tubes should be used to collect the specimen?