A patient indicates that phlebotomy technicians have always had the best luck drawing blood from his right arm, but no suitable site can be found in the right arm after visual inspection and palpation.  What should the phlebotomy technician do next?

Drawing blood from ________ is usually considered to be beyond the scope of practice for entry-level phlebotomy technicians.

A patient’s chart indicates that her veins are thin, fragile, and frequently collapse.  A total of 5 mL of blood needs to be drawn for various tests.  Which of the following techniques would be best for drawing blood from this patient?

Facility policy states that no more than 5% of a patient’s blood may be drawn in 30 days.  What is the maximum amount of blood than can be drawn from a 9 pound infant in a month?

Where is venipuncture most commonly performed if no suitable site can be found in the antecubital area of either of the patient’s arms?

When performing a draw on an inpatient with a recent mastectomy, the phlebotomy technician finds that an IV is running in the arm on the non-mastectomy side. Which site should the phlebotomy technician use?

Public speakers should:

Which of these items may be reused between patients with proper cleaning?

The anticoagulant action of this tube additive can be reversed with the addition of calcium:

Hemoconcentration may be caused by