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When should gloves be removed and replaced?

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?

How should a vein be anchored before venipuncture?

At what temperature should a specimen drawn to for cryofibrinogen testing be held?

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

If a patient’s veins seem difficult to access, one appropriate adaptation is to 

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

A phlebotomy technician asks a patient to state and spell his name.  He says, “Chris Morgan, C-H-R-I-S M-O-R-G-A-N.”  The name listed on the requistion is “Criss Morgan.”  What should the phlebotomy technician do?

Sharp, shooting pain during venipuncture is a possible sign of what complication?

Gray topped tubes typically have two additives.  What are the actions of these two additives?