CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech)
National Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
A phlebotomist must choose the right tube color and additive for
the corresponding _______? -
correct answer ✅Laboratory test
When a new lot # or kit is opened -
correct answer ✅When should a phlebotomist perform external
liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived point of care
test?
1 to 2 minutes -
correct answer ✅A phlebotomist is drawing 5 blood collection
tubes. When should the tourniquet be released?
Providone Iodine" -
correct answer ✅What agent should a phlebotomist cleanse the
skin with before drawing blood cultures?
Blood cultures -
correct answer ✅According to the CLSI order of draw guidelines,
which of the following samples should the phlebotomist collect
first?
,CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech)
National Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Blood cultures
coagulation
electrolytes
glucose levels
SST (serum separator tube) -
correct answer ✅Which of the following is appropriate to use
when collecting for a chemistry test that requires serum?
SST
SPS
EDTA
PST
saturate each circle -
correct answer ✅After performing a heel puncture for neonatal
screening, which of the following is the correct procedure for
collecting the blood?
,CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech)
National Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Smear the blood on the circle
saturate each circle
touch the heel to the center of the circle
drop the blood on the circle
Release the tourniquet and stop the draw -
correct answer ✅A phlebotomist observes a hematoma
developing at the site of a venous blood draw. The phlebotomist
should??
When a patient is tested -
correct answer ✅When should the code on glucose cuvettes or
strips be compared to the code on the glucose meter?
Ask the patient when she last ate or drank -
correct answer ✅The phlebotomist needs to draw a glucose
tolerance test (GTT) on a patient and notices an empty breakfast
plate on the bedside table. Which of the following actions should
the phlebotomist take?
, CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech)
National Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
EDTA -
correct answer ✅Tubes with what additive should be used when
collecting a sample for CBC
Arterial blood gases -
correct answer ✅When preparing for transport, what specimens
must be placed into an ice bath within 30 minutes after collection?
An incorrect needle gauge -
correct answer ✅Which of the following actions would result in a
grossly hemolyzed specimen?
An incorrect order of draw
applying the tourniquet too close to the draw site
failure to invert the tube
an incorrect needle gauge
Below the IV -
correct answer ✅The phlebotomist must perform a blood draw on
a patient with an IV on the right side, and there has been a
National Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
A phlebotomist must choose the right tube color and additive for
the corresponding _______? -
correct answer ✅Laboratory test
When a new lot # or kit is opened -
correct answer ✅When should a phlebotomist perform external
liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived point of care
test?
1 to 2 minutes -
correct answer ✅A phlebotomist is drawing 5 blood collection
tubes. When should the tourniquet be released?
Providone Iodine" -
correct answer ✅What agent should a phlebotomist cleanse the
skin with before drawing blood cultures?
Blood cultures -
correct answer ✅According to the CLSI order of draw guidelines,
which of the following samples should the phlebotomist collect
first?
,CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech)
National Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Blood cultures
coagulation
electrolytes
glucose levels
SST (serum separator tube) -
correct answer ✅Which of the following is appropriate to use
when collecting for a chemistry test that requires serum?
SST
SPS
EDTA
PST
saturate each circle -
correct answer ✅After performing a heel puncture for neonatal
screening, which of the following is the correct procedure for
collecting the blood?
,CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech)
National Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
Smear the blood on the circle
saturate each circle
touch the heel to the center of the circle
drop the blood on the circle
Release the tourniquet and stop the draw -
correct answer ✅A phlebotomist observes a hematoma
developing at the site of a venous blood draw. The phlebotomist
should??
When a patient is tested -
correct answer ✅When should the code on glucose cuvettes or
strips be compared to the code on the glucose meter?
Ask the patient when she last ate or drank -
correct answer ✅The phlebotomist needs to draw a glucose
tolerance test (GTT) on a patient and notices an empty breakfast
plate on the bedside table. Which of the following actions should
the phlebotomist take?
, CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech)
National Exam Questions and Answers
(Latest Update 2026)
EDTA -
correct answer ✅Tubes with what additive should be used when
collecting a sample for CBC
Arterial blood gases -
correct answer ✅When preparing for transport, what specimens
must be placed into an ice bath within 30 minutes after collection?
An incorrect needle gauge -
correct answer ✅Which of the following actions would result in a
grossly hemolyzed specimen?
An incorrect order of draw
applying the tourniquet too close to the draw site
failure to invert the tube
an incorrect needle gauge
Below the IV -
correct answer ✅The phlebotomist must perform a blood draw on
a patient with an IV on the right side, and there has been a
