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78) Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take when disposing of a
needle following a venipuncture?

A. Recap the needle and place it immediately in a sharps container.

B. Push the needle guard over the needle until it clicks and then place in a biohazard bag.

C. Place the needle with safety device activated immediately in a sharps container.

D. Recap the needle and place it on the blood collection tray.

79) The physician orders the following blood work to evaluate a patient for sepsis: CBC,
Blood Culture, and BMP. When using the evacuated tube method for venipuncture, in
which of the following orders should the tubes be drawn?

A. red top, blood culture, lavender top

B. lavender top, red top, blood culture

C. blood culture, lavender top, gray top

D. Blood culture, red top, lavender top