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close safety and dispose in a puncture resistant container (sharps container)
Choose matching term
How should the phlebotomist
Which department would perform
1 2 dispose of a needle after drawing
a CBC?
blood from a patient?
To prevent cross contamination of
What is the additive for a green microorganisms from one patient to
3 4
topped tube? another, OSHA standards require
____________.
Don't know?
Terms in this set (108)
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,Answer Key- AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep Page 2 of 104 2/1/2026
When a phlebotomist advise supervisor privately
observes actions or
suspects child abuse,
what should be the next
step to take?
The principle reason for have understood what is being said
requiring feedback when
communicating with
patients is to determine
weather they ______________.
Implied consent for a the patient extends their arm to you
venipuncture on an adult
requires _____________.
How should the close safety and dispose in a puncture resistant
phlebotomist dispose of container (sharps container)
a needle after drawing
blood from a patient?
The hospital department Central Supply
that is responsible for
sterile supplies
The reason a test if Draw it at the best time for accurate results
ordered timed is to
______________.
The patient's specimen is Has not fasted
lipemic, this is usually an
indicator that the patient
___________.
Abbreviation for "nothing NPO
by mouth"
The government agency Occupational Safety and Health Administration
responsible for (OSHA)
regulating the safety and
health of workers
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To prevent cross Barrier protection equipment (PPE personal
contamination of protective equipment)
microorganisms from one
patient to another, OSHA
standards require
____________.
The balanced or "steady Homeostasis
state" of the body is
called:
The blood vessel that artery
only carries blood away
from the heart is _________.
What laboratory Procedure manual
document describes in
detail the steps to follow
for specimen collection?
Which type of specimen blood culture specimen
may require collection of
a discarded tube before
the test specimen is
collected?
What is the additive in a sodium heparin
green top tube?
What item is donned first gown tied at neck and waist
when wearing full PPE?
The liquid portion of a plasma
clotted blood specimen
is called __________
Which of the following SPS
additives would be found
in a yellow topped tube?
Which test should be Trace metal analysis / nutrients and toxicology
collected in a royal blue studies (magnesium)
topped tube?
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, Answer Key- AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep Page 4 of 104 2/1/2026
If a laboratory test Red
requires serum, which
vacutainer tube is the
tube of choice?
For a bleeding time test, 40
what should you pump
the blood pressure cuff
to?
If you are carrying A biohazard sticker
anything labeled
"biohazard" what does it
need to have on it?
1. Antecubital space (median cubital preferred)
Order for selecting a 2. Back of hand
venipuncture site 3. Back of wrist
4. Ankle or foot (provider permission needed)
If someone has an IV in Left arm / below IV site. Nurse should turn off IV 2
their right arm, which arm minutes prior to blood draw
should you draw blood
from? / IV in both arms?
If a criminal comes in for Cuffed arm (realistically BOTH arms should remain
a blood draw and they cuffed)
are cuffed and shackled;
which arm do you draw
from?
If someone makes 2 Get someone else to try
unsuccessful attempts at
a venipuncture they
should...
The recommended sodium hypochlorite
disinfectant for blood
and body fluid
contamination is?
Most coagulation tests light blue topped tube
require a plasma
specimen collected in a..
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AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep
Save
Get a taste for the Learn activity
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
close safety and dispose in a puncture resistant container (sharps container)
Choose matching term
How should the phlebotomist
Which department would perform
1 2 dispose of a needle after drawing
a CBC?
blood from a patient?
To prevent cross contamination of
What is the additive for a green microorganisms from one patient to
3 4
topped tube? another, OSHA standards require
____________.
Don't know?
Terms in this set (108)
Page 1 AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep.pdf AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep.pdf
,Answer Key- AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep Page 2 of 104 2/1/2026
When a phlebotomist advise supervisor privately
observes actions or
suspects child abuse,
what should be the next
step to take?
The principle reason for have understood what is being said
requiring feedback when
communicating with
patients is to determine
weather they ______________.
Implied consent for a the patient extends their arm to you
venipuncture on an adult
requires _____________.
How should the close safety and dispose in a puncture resistant
phlebotomist dispose of container (sharps container)
a needle after drawing
blood from a patient?
The hospital department Central Supply
that is responsible for
sterile supplies
The reason a test if Draw it at the best time for accurate results
ordered timed is to
______________.
The patient's specimen is Has not fasted
lipemic, this is usually an
indicator that the patient
___________.
Abbreviation for "nothing NPO
by mouth"
The government agency Occupational Safety and Health Administration
responsible for (OSHA)
regulating the safety and
health of workers
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,Answer Key- AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep Page 3 of 104 2/1/2026
To prevent cross Barrier protection equipment (PPE personal
contamination of protective equipment)
microorganisms from one
patient to another, OSHA
standards require
____________.
The balanced or "steady Homeostasis
state" of the body is
called:
The blood vessel that artery
only carries blood away
from the heart is _________.
What laboratory Procedure manual
document describes in
detail the steps to follow
for specimen collection?
Which type of specimen blood culture specimen
may require collection of
a discarded tube before
the test specimen is
collected?
What is the additive in a sodium heparin
green top tube?
What item is donned first gown tied at neck and waist
when wearing full PPE?
The liquid portion of a plasma
clotted blood specimen
is called __________
Which of the following SPS
additives would be found
in a yellow topped tube?
Which test should be Trace metal analysis / nutrients and toxicology
collected in a royal blue studies (magnesium)
topped tube?
Page 3 AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep.pdf AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep.pdf
, Answer Key- AMCA Phlebotomy Certification Prep Page 4 of 104 2/1/2026
If a laboratory test Red
requires serum, which
vacutainer tube is the
tube of choice?
For a bleeding time test, 40
what should you pump
the blood pressure cuff
to?
If you are carrying A biohazard sticker
anything labeled
"biohazard" what does it
need to have on it?
1. Antecubital space (median cubital preferred)
Order for selecting a 2. Back of hand
venipuncture site 3. Back of wrist
4. Ankle or foot (provider permission needed)
If someone has an IV in Left arm / below IV site. Nurse should turn off IV 2
their right arm, which arm minutes prior to blood draw
should you draw blood
from? / IV in both arms?
If a criminal comes in for Cuffed arm (realistically BOTH arms should remain
a blood draw and they cuffed)
are cuffed and shackled;
which arm do you draw
from?
If someone makes 2 Get someone else to try
unsuccessful attempts at
a venipuncture they
should...
The recommended sodium hypochlorite
disinfectant for blood
and body fluid
contamination is?
Most coagulation tests light blue topped tube
require a plasma
specimen collected in a..
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