Marco is a medical assistant at Plymouth General Hospital. When he reports for work this morning, his supervisor asks him to draw blood for STAT (immediate) laboratory tests for Bertha Grover in room 3114. This task would be classified as an ____.
A. entry-level laboratory duty
B. entry-level clinical duty
C. entry-level general duty
D. advanced laboratory duty
E. advanced clinical duty
B. entry-level clinical duty
Phlebotomy, including venipuncture and capillary puncture, is considered a basic, entry-level clinical duty.
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C. curettes
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