NPCE Certification Exam Study
Guide Questions and Answers |
Latest & Updated 2026
TBorBFB:BIfByouBsqueezeBtheBfingerBtooBhardBitBmayBdiluteBtheBbloodBwithBswabBparticlesBa
ndBruinBtheBtest.B-BAnswerTrue
DefineBbilirubinB-BAnswerLightBSensitive
____________________________________BareBfederalBregulationsBpassedBbyBCongressBandBad
ministeredBbyBtheBCenterBforBMedicaidBServicesB(CMS).B-
BAnswerClinicalBLaboratoryBImprovementBAmendmentsBofB1988B(CLIA)
ClinicalBLaboratoryBImprovementBAmendmentsB(CLIA)BareBfederalBregulationsBpassedBbyBCongr
essBandBadministeredBbyB_________________________________.B-
BAnswerTheBCenterBofBMedicaidBServicesB(CMS)
___________________________BisBdefinedBasBconduct,Bcourtesy,BandBmannersBcustomaryBinB
medicalBprofession.B-BAnswerMedicalBEtiquette
WhatBisBusedBtoBcleanBdriedBbloodBonBcounterBtops?B-BAnswerSpillBKits
DefineBHemolysisB-BAnswertheBruptureBorBdestructionBofBredBbloodBcells.
WhenBdoByouBcloseBandBlockBaBsharpsBcontainer?B-BAnswerWhenBitBisB3/4Bfull.
TBorBFB:BItBisBfineBtoBreuseBneedles,Bgloves,BorBtubes.B-BAnswerFalse
WhatBindicatesBtheBgaugeBofBneedle?B-BAnswerTheBcolorBcoding.
WhatBdoesBOSHABstandBfor?B-BAnswerOccupationalBSafetyBandBHealthBAdministration
, WhatBisBPhlebotomyBCompetency?B-
BAnswerCorrectBmedicalBterminology,BfollowingBsafetyBprotocols,BandBselectingBproperBsiteBfro
BspecimenBcollection.
ABcholesterolBtestBisBcollectedBinBwhichBtube?B-BAnswerRedBtopBtube.
WhatBisBneededBtoBhelpBfindBandBstickBtheBvein?B-BAnswerABTourniquet
NeverBprocessBaBtubeBofBbloodBthat'sBmissingBaB_________.B-BAnswerLabel
DefineBcharacteristicsBofBcapillaries:B-
BAnswerthinBwalls,BformingBmicroscopicBpathways,BandBconnectingBarteriolesBwithBvenules.
__________________BareBtheBresultBofBtourniquetsBleftBonBtheBarmBforBoverB1Bminute.B-
BAnswerhero-concentrations
WhatBisBusedBtoBdetectBdiabetes?B-BAnswerGlucoseBToleranceBTest
YouBshouldB________BaBneedleBwhenBitBisBnotBproperlyBanchored,BpatientBmovesBunexpecte
dly,BbloodBflowBstartsBandBthenBstops.B-BAnswerRedirect
WhatBareBredBbloodBcellsBcalled?B-BAnswerErythrocytes
WhoBgovernsBsafeBworkingBconditionsBforBemployees?B-BAnswerOSHA
WhenBperformingBaB_______________________,ByouBmustBwipeBawayBtheBfirstBdropBofBbloo
d.B-BAnswerSkinBProcedure
WhatBcausesBaBrejectionBofBaBsampleBcollectedBforBPotassiumBtexting?B-BAnswerHemolysis
PreventBneedleBsticksBbyBusingB________________________BandBfollowingBinstructionsBonBho
wBtoBuseBthem.B-BAnswerSafetyBneedleBDevices
Guide Questions and Answers |
Latest & Updated 2026
TBorBFB:BIfByouBsqueezeBtheBfingerBtooBhardBitBmayBdiluteBtheBbloodBwithBswabBparticlesBa
ndBruinBtheBtest.B-BAnswerTrue
DefineBbilirubinB-BAnswerLightBSensitive
____________________________________BareBfederalBregulationsBpassedBbyBCongressBandBad
ministeredBbyBtheBCenterBforBMedicaidBServicesB(CMS).B-
BAnswerClinicalBLaboratoryBImprovementBAmendmentsBofB1988B(CLIA)
ClinicalBLaboratoryBImprovementBAmendmentsB(CLIA)BareBfederalBregulationsBpassedBbyBCongr
essBandBadministeredBbyB_________________________________.B-
BAnswerTheBCenterBofBMedicaidBServicesB(CMS)
___________________________BisBdefinedBasBconduct,Bcourtesy,BandBmannersBcustomaryBinB
medicalBprofession.B-BAnswerMedicalBEtiquette
WhatBisBusedBtoBcleanBdriedBbloodBonBcounterBtops?B-BAnswerSpillBKits
DefineBHemolysisB-BAnswertheBruptureBorBdestructionBofBredBbloodBcells.
WhenBdoByouBcloseBandBlockBaBsharpsBcontainer?B-BAnswerWhenBitBisB3/4Bfull.
TBorBFB:BItBisBfineBtoBreuseBneedles,Bgloves,BorBtubes.B-BAnswerFalse
WhatBindicatesBtheBgaugeBofBneedle?B-BAnswerTheBcolorBcoding.
WhatBdoesBOSHABstandBfor?B-BAnswerOccupationalBSafetyBandBHealthBAdministration
, WhatBisBPhlebotomyBCompetency?B-
BAnswerCorrectBmedicalBterminology,BfollowingBsafetyBprotocols,BandBselectingBproperBsiteBfro
BspecimenBcollection.
ABcholesterolBtestBisBcollectedBinBwhichBtube?B-BAnswerRedBtopBtube.
WhatBisBneededBtoBhelpBfindBandBstickBtheBvein?B-BAnswerABTourniquet
NeverBprocessBaBtubeBofBbloodBthat'sBmissingBaB_________.B-BAnswerLabel
DefineBcharacteristicsBofBcapillaries:B-
BAnswerthinBwalls,BformingBmicroscopicBpathways,BandBconnectingBarteriolesBwithBvenules.
__________________BareBtheBresultBofBtourniquetsBleftBonBtheBarmBforBoverB1Bminute.B-
BAnswerhero-concentrations
WhatBisBusedBtoBdetectBdiabetes?B-BAnswerGlucoseBToleranceBTest
YouBshouldB________BaBneedleBwhenBitBisBnotBproperlyBanchored,BpatientBmovesBunexpecte
dly,BbloodBflowBstartsBandBthenBstops.B-BAnswerRedirect
WhatBareBredBbloodBcellsBcalled?B-BAnswerErythrocytes
WhoBgovernsBsafeBworkingBconditionsBforBemployees?B-BAnswerOSHA
WhenBperformingBaB_______________________,ByouBmustBwipeBawayBtheBfirstBdropBofBbloo
d.B-BAnswerSkinBProcedure
WhatBcausesBaBrejectionBofBaBsampleBcollectedBforBPotassiumBtexting?B-BAnswerHemolysis
PreventBneedleBsticksBbyBusingB________________________BandBfollowingBinstructionsBonBho
wBtoBuseBthem.B-BAnswerSafetyBneedleBDevices