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 

Why is it especially important that a phlebotomy technician take care when drawing from a patient who is quadriplegic?

For which of the following tests commonly performed on newborns should an amber microcollection tube be used?