NHA Phlebotomy Certification Exam |
Exam Prep with Solved Questions |
Graded A+
• never perform a procedure without... . Answer: a provider's order
• timed specimens are crucial for therapeutic drug level monitoring to... .
Answer: confirm the patients medication dosage and compliance
• venipuncture cannot be done in... . Answer: a tattoo site or scar site
• the tourniquet is not to be left on the patient for longer than... . Answer:
60 seconds
• to confirm the patients identity... . Answer: identify the patients name,
date of birth and any other demographic information
• always ask the patient which arm is best to... . Answer: draw blood out
of
• vasovagal response . Answer: fainting
,• provide an explanation of the... . Answer: process and purpose of the
procedure to help the patients feel comfortable
• you must have all of your supplies... . Answer: ready
• ask patients about latex allerges before... . Answer: preparing gloves
and tourniquets
• for routine phlebotomy you use... . Answer: isopropyl alcohol wipes
• for routine blood cultures you use... . Answer: nonalcohol prep kits or
swabs
• avoid using... . Answer: cotton balls
• hemostasis . Answer: stoppage of flow of blood
• a butterfly needle and a winged infusion are... . Answer: the same thing
• a blood collection tube is also called a... . Answer: vacuum tube
• sterile syringe, needle, and syringe transfer device are used for syringe
draws when... . Answer: a butterfly needle is not available
,• tubes are color-coded for easy... . Answer: identification
• if the tubes are not drawn in the correct order, the additives could... .
Answer: inadvertently affect the test
• site selection is sometimes determined based on... . Answer: the
patients age
• newborns to infants 6 months of age use... . Answer: a heel stick
• patients 6 months to 2 years of age require... . Answer: a finger stick
• for patients 2 years and older use... . Answer: a regular venipuncture
• fistulas . Answer: abnormal passage from one organ or cavity to
another
• mastectomy . Answer: surgical removal of a breast
• median cubital vein . Answer: drains the anterior elbow
• cephalic vein . Answer: a large vein of the arm that empties into the
axillary vein
, • basillic vein . Answer: prominent vein in antecubital fossa; third choice
for blood draw
• venous insufficiency . Answer: an abnormal circulatory condition
characterized by decreased return of venous blood from the legs to the
trunk of the body
• deep vein thrombosis (DVT) . Answer: A blood clot in a deep vein,
most often an extremity
• when positing the arm... . Answer: the arm must be up and feet must be
on the floor
• avoid switching hands once the skin has been... . Answer: penetrated
• disinfect the site with 70% alcohol pads, moving in... . Answer:
concentric circles of increasing diameter starting from the anticipated
needle insertion site
• do not use alcohol with blood cultures use.. . Answer:
• allow the skin to air dry, do NOT... . Answer: touch the site after
cleansing
Exam Prep with Solved Questions |
Graded A+
• never perform a procedure without... . Answer: a provider's order
• timed specimens are crucial for therapeutic drug level monitoring to... .
Answer: confirm the patients medication dosage and compliance
• venipuncture cannot be done in... . Answer: a tattoo site or scar site
• the tourniquet is not to be left on the patient for longer than... . Answer:
60 seconds
• to confirm the patients identity... . Answer: identify the patients name,
date of birth and any other demographic information
• always ask the patient which arm is best to... . Answer: draw blood out
of
• vasovagal response . Answer: fainting
,• provide an explanation of the... . Answer: process and purpose of the
procedure to help the patients feel comfortable
• you must have all of your supplies... . Answer: ready
• ask patients about latex allerges before... . Answer: preparing gloves
and tourniquets
• for routine phlebotomy you use... . Answer: isopropyl alcohol wipes
• for routine blood cultures you use... . Answer: nonalcohol prep kits or
swabs
• avoid using... . Answer: cotton balls
• hemostasis . Answer: stoppage of flow of blood
• a butterfly needle and a winged infusion are... . Answer: the same thing
• a blood collection tube is also called a... . Answer: vacuum tube
• sterile syringe, needle, and syringe transfer device are used for syringe
draws when... . Answer: a butterfly needle is not available
,• tubes are color-coded for easy... . Answer: identification
• if the tubes are not drawn in the correct order, the additives could... .
Answer: inadvertently affect the test
• site selection is sometimes determined based on... . Answer: the
patients age
• newborns to infants 6 months of age use... . Answer: a heel stick
• patients 6 months to 2 years of age require... . Answer: a finger stick
• for patients 2 years and older use... . Answer: a regular venipuncture
• fistulas . Answer: abnormal passage from one organ or cavity to
another
• mastectomy . Answer: surgical removal of a breast
• median cubital vein . Answer: drains the anterior elbow
• cephalic vein . Answer: a large vein of the arm that empties into the
axillary vein
, • basillic vein . Answer: prominent vein in antecubital fossa; third choice
for blood draw
• venous insufficiency . Answer: an abnormal circulatory condition
characterized by decreased return of venous blood from the legs to the
trunk of the body
• deep vein thrombosis (DVT) . Answer: A blood clot in a deep vein,
most often an extremity
• when positing the arm... . Answer: the arm must be up and feet must be
on the floor
• avoid switching hands once the skin has been... . Answer: penetrated
• disinfect the site with 70% alcohol pads, moving in... . Answer:
concentric circles of increasing diameter starting from the anticipated
needle insertion site
• do not use alcohol with blood cultures use.. . Answer:
• allow the skin to air dry, do NOT... . Answer: touch the site after
cleansing
