Chapter 1, Problem 4RQ

Answer the following A young adult comes to an outpatient lab to have his blood drawn. The phlebotomist refuses to draw this patient’s blood because the patienta. does not have insurance, but offers to pay cash.b. has never had his blood drawn before this time.c. has not reached the age of majority in the state.d. has not eaten breakfast and feels light-headed.

The family of a patient who has just died asks to be alonewith the body and asks for supplies to wash the body. Thenurse providing care knows that the mortician usually washesthe body. Which response would be most appropriate?a. Inform the family that there is no need for them to washthe body since the mortician typically does this.b. Explain that hospital policy forbids their being alone withthe deceased patient and that hospital supplies are to beused only by hospital personnel.c. Give the supplies to the family but maintain a watchful eyeto make sure that nothing unusual happens.d. Provide the requested supplies, checking if this request islinked to their religious or cultural customs and asking ifthere is anything else you can do to help.

A phlebotomist is to collect a post-dose level of blood on a patient at 10:30 am.  The phlebotomist is delayed in the collection, collecting the sample at 11:00 am.  To hide the fact that he was late for the collection, the phlebotomist enters 10:30 am as the collection time.  How will this affect the treatment of the patient?