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A phlebotomist was assigned to perform a glucose screening test on a pregnant woman in a doctor's office. The phlebotomist noticed that the patient had just finished eating her sack lunch. What extra step should a phlebotomist take?
 
  a. document the nonfasting condition
  b. warm the site prior to the fingerstick
  c. discard the sack lunch before beginning the procedure
  d. no extra steps are required

Question 2

A phlebotomist was supposed to perform a skin puncture on a patient but the patient had very cold, pale hands. What step should the phlebotomist consider next?
 
  a. warming the hand
  b. applying a tourniquet
  c. asking the patient to clench/unclench his/her fist
  d. extra steps are not needed and the skin puncture should proceed


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Correct answers!


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