Specimen collection and handling is referred to as the: analytical phase preanalytical phase postanalytical phase intra-analytical phase - ANSWER preanalytical phase Which of the followi... ng provides a standard of conduct by which a phlebotomist guides his/her own actions and judges that of others? state administrative codes personal ethics legal proceedings from hospital lawsuits legal proceedings from blood collection lawsuits - ANSWER personal ethics Professional negligence in blood collection is the same as: malice malpractice informed consent implied consent - ANSWER malpractice A 4-year-old girl who refused to have her blood collected was locked in a room by a health care worker and was forced to have her blood collected. This is an example of: informed consent invasion of privacy misdemeanor assault and battery - ANSWER assault and battery Ethics are: a set of principles or values based on religious and moral teachings. not a part of phlebotomy because ethics are religious and not medical. a set of principles designed by clinical laboratory administrators. usually an afterthought of legal proceedings regarding medical lawsuits. - ANSWER a set of principles or values based on religious and moral teachings. In home health care, if the phlebotomist had a needlestick during blood collection from the patient, the home health care phlebotomist immediately needs to: write the laboratory where he/she took the patient's blood specimen that he/she had a needlestick injury. contact the FDA and let them know he/she had a blood exposure event. contact the state health department and let them know he/she had a needlestick from a home health care visit. obtain the patient's HIV status and other potential infectious diseases such as Hepatitis C. - ANSWER obtain the patient's HIV status and other potential infectious diseases such as Hepatitis C. Failure to act or perform duties according to standards of the profession is: criminal action slander negligence assault - ANSWER negligence Which of the following seemingly innocent activities can lead to a lawsuit? Discussing patient information with a patient's family member with the patient's permission. Discussing a 17-year-old patient's information with the patient's father without the patient's permission. Sending a patient's lab test request to print and forgetting to take it off of the printer. Logging off the computer after entering blood collection updates. - ANSWER sending a patient's lab test request to print and forgetting to take it off the printer In legal cases, which is the measuring stick representing the conduct of the average health care worker in the community? Discovery Standard of care Informed consent Implied consent - ANSWER Standard of care All of the following are ways to avoid malpractice litigation except: properly handling all HIPAA communications without violation reporting incidents within 72 hours obtaining consent for the collection of blood specimens regularly participating in continuing education programs - ANSWER reporting incidents within 72 hours Causing harm or loss through improper health care is the same as: assault battery negligence informed consent - ANSWER negligence The federal regulations that are enforced to ensure the quality and accuracy of clinical laboratory testing is under the auspices of: HIPAA CLIA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANSWER CLIA [Show More]
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