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. 2016 Jul 6;35(3):347–353. doi: 10.1515/jomb-2016-0011

Table I.

The questionary was composed of 11 questions on the preanalytic laboratory phase. The participants answered these questions before the education as a pre-test and after the education as a post-test.

1. Which period of laboratory process is the major source of analytical errors?

  1. preanalytical

  2. analytical

  3. postanalytical

  4. pre-preanalytical

  5. post-postanalytical

2. Which anatomical region is the most preferred site for venous blood sampling?

  1. dorsal hand veins

  2. head veins

  3. antecubital fossa veins

  4. dorsal foot veins

3. Number the following tubes in order of collecting the blood samples (…) Hemogram (purple cap)

  • (…) Heparinized (green cap)

  • (…) Blood culture

  • (…) Serum tubes (red, yellow and orange cap)

  • (…) Citrated tubes (blue and black cap)

4. What should be the right angle between the arm and the needle during blood sampling?

  1. 90 degrees

  2. 15–30 degrees

  3. parallel to the veins

  4. 120 degrees

5. Which of the following is true?

  1. Only the tubes with anticoagulant should be inverted after blood sampling

  2. Only the serum tubes should be inverted after blood sampling

  3. All tubes should be inverted after blood sampling

  4. Tubes should not be inverted after blood sampling

6. What is compromised with the rejection of samples by the laboratory?

  1. Employee safety

  2. Patient safety

  3. Laboratory safety

  4. Institution safety

7. When is the correct time for blood gas analysis following blood collection?

  1. Within 5 minutes

  2. Within 15 minutes

  3. Within 30 minutes

  4. Within 45 minutes

8. What is hemolysis?

  1. The destruction or dissolution of platelets with release of cell content

  2. The destruction or dissolution of macrophages with release of cell content

  3. The destruction or dissolution of monocytes with release of cell content

  4. The destruction or dissolution of erythrocytes with release of cell content

  5. The destruction or dissolution of neutrophils with release of cell content

9. What do we call a value that represents a pathophysiological state at such variance with normal (reference values) as to be life-threatening unless something is done promptly and for which some corrective action must be taken?

  1. critical (panic) value

  2. high value

  3. abnormal value

  4. normal value

10. When is the laboratory in charge of the samples?

  1. After the test requests are made.

  2. After the sample collection is completed

  3. After the sample is accepted.

  4. When the samples are analyzed

11. Which region is suitable for collecting blood samples?

  1. hematoma region

  2. presence of scar tissue on the region

  3. proximally of the IV catheters

  4. distally of the IV catheters