NHA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 2024.
Everything you need to pass—nothing you don’t!
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was
administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication,
how long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw? - Answer: 2 hr after
administration
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take before leaving a
patient's room? - Answer: Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? - Answer: Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which
of the following instructions should the technician give the patient? - Answer: "Breathe
deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container."
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that
have been contaminated by blood with a
1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? - Answer: sodium
hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who
signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the
following actions by the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - Answer:
Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives
when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? - Answer: EDTA
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,Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses
povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - Answer: Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following
temperatures? - Answer: 36-38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient setting.
The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an
example of which of the following types of consent? - Answer: implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - Answer: Place the specimens in a lockable
container
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid
studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the
following colors? - Answer: Tiger(speckled)
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen
a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
- Answer: Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's WBC
count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the
provider? - Answer: 1.8/mm3
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, A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary
blood. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - Answer: Use the
second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood
specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - Answer:
Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a
glucometer in the laboratory? - Answer: Every day the meter is used
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's
(CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway.
As part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the following actions should
the technician take? - Answer: Enter critical laboratory data
A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following? -
Answer: Patient's information
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? - Answer: Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining blood
specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition includes which
of the following information? - Answer: A specimen identification code
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who had a
right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the technician select? -
Answer: Medial cubital vein in the left arm
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Everything you need to pass—nothing you don’t!
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was
administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication,
how long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw? - Answer: 2 hr after
administration
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take before leaving a
patient's room? - Answer: Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? - Answer: Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which
of the following instructions should the technician give the patient? - Answer: "Breathe
deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container."
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that
have been contaminated by blood with a
1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? - Answer: sodium
hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who
signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the
following actions by the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - Answer:
Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives
when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? - Answer: EDTA
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,Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses
povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - Answer: Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following
temperatures? - Answer: 36-38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient setting.
The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an
example of which of the following types of consent? - Answer: implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - Answer: Place the specimens in a lockable
container
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid
studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the
following colors? - Answer: Tiger(speckled)
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen
a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
- Answer: Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's WBC
count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the
provider? - Answer: 1.8/mm3
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, A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary
blood. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - Answer: Use the
second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood
specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - Answer:
Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a
glucometer in the laboratory? - Answer: Every day the meter is used
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's
(CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway.
As part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the following actions should
the technician take? - Answer: Enter critical laboratory data
A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following? -
Answer: Patient's information
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? - Answer: Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining blood
specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition includes which
of the following information? - Answer: A specimen identification code
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who had a
right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the technician select? -
Answer: Medial cubital vein in the left arm
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