Which of the following is one acceptable way of confirming a patient’s identity?

A patient begins to experience a seizure during a blood draw.  What should be the phlebotomist’s first response?

In addition to causing pain for the patient, probing for a vein can result in              , which may affect analytes in a specimen.

If a phlebotomy technician is not able to read a note made on a manual requisition form, she should 

Just as a needle is removed from a patient’s arm, the patient has a coughing fit and the phlebotomy technician is accidentally stuck with the needle.  What should the phlebotomy technician do after placing the needle in the sharps container?

When performing venipuncture on a school aged child, which needle gauge is the best choice?

An emergency room physician directs a phlebotomist to draw blood from an unconscious patient of unknown indentity.  This is

Which of the following information on a requisition form is essential for a phlebotomy technician to match exactly with information provided by the patient?

A patient with measles is in an airborne infection isolation room.  When drawing blood from this patient, a phlebotomy technician will need to wear 

Which of the following statements about communication apprehension is false?