PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH RIGHT ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026 - 2027 .
What does the term phlebotomy actually mean?
a.) Removal of a vein
b.) Incision of a vein
c.) Testing of blood
d.) Withdrawal of red blood cells - Correct Answer -b.) Incision of a vein
What is the first step in routine blood collection?
a.) Select and prepare the site of collection
b.) Label the sample tubes
c.) Choose the appropriate equipment for collecting the sample
d.) Correctly and positively identify the patient - Correct Answer -d.) Correctly and positively identify the
patient
Which of the following acronyms is not a certification agency for phlebotomists?
a.) ASCP
b.) ASPT
c.) AMT
d.) NAACLS - Correct Answer -d.) NAACLS
Which of the following terms is evidence that an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular
area of practice?
a.) Accreditation
b.) Approval
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,c.) Certification
d.) Standardization - Correct Answer -c.) Certification
A phlebotomist must ensure that the patient understands and agrees that his or her blood is going to be
drawn. What is the name of this process?
a.) Confidentiality
b.) Informed consent
c.) Legality
d.) Privacy - Correct Answer -b.) Informed consent
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regulates which of the following areas?
a.) Privacy of health information
b.) Health insurance transfers on changing jobs
c.) Informing patients of intended procedures
d.) Phlebotomy training - Correct Answer -a.) Privacy of health information
You have entered a patient's room and explained that you need to draw blood, and the patient
repeatedly refuses. What should you do?
a.) Attempt to draw anyhow because the physician ordered the test
b.) Call for another phlebotomist to help you convince the patient
c.) Take the request form back to laboratory after you have finished drawing your other patients
d.) Notify the patient's physician according to the institution's written policies - Correct Answer -d.)
Notify the patient's physician according to the institution's written policies
The term informed consent means:
a.) A patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risks before the treatment is performed.
b.) A patient must inform the physicians concerning what procedures they need.
c.) A nurse informed by the phlebotomist can overrule a patient's refusal.
d.) As long as the patient is informed, he or she cannot refuse a treatment. - Correct Answer -a.) A
patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risks before the treatment is performed.
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, Which of the following is true?
a.) Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at least 3500 years.
b.) Phlebotomy is a new profession arising during World War II.
c.) Phlebotomists today draw blood from patients for the same reasons as ancient phlebotomists.
d.) Phlebotomy equipment has not changed since the original phlebotomists. - Correct Answer -a.)
Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at least 3500 years.
What state has led the way in state regulation of phlebotomy?
a.) California
b.) Nevada
c.) Oklahoma
d.) Texas - Correct Answer -a.) California
The hospital laboratory falls under which of the following categories of administrative services?
a.) Fiscal
b.) Nursing
c.) Professional
d.) Support - Correct Answer -c.) Professional
Which department of the hospital dispenses drugs?
a.) Laboratory
b.) Pharmacy
c.) Occupational therapy
d.) Respiratory therapy - Correct Answer -b.) Pharmacy
Most phlebotomists are employed by what type of health care organization?
a.) Clinic
b.) Hospital
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QUESTIONS WITH RIGHT ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026 - 2027 .
What does the term phlebotomy actually mean?
a.) Removal of a vein
b.) Incision of a vein
c.) Testing of blood
d.) Withdrawal of red blood cells - Correct Answer -b.) Incision of a vein
What is the first step in routine blood collection?
a.) Select and prepare the site of collection
b.) Label the sample tubes
c.) Choose the appropriate equipment for collecting the sample
d.) Correctly and positively identify the patient - Correct Answer -d.) Correctly and positively identify the
patient
Which of the following acronyms is not a certification agency for phlebotomists?
a.) ASCP
b.) ASPT
c.) AMT
d.) NAACLS - Correct Answer -d.) NAACLS
Which of the following terms is evidence that an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular
area of practice?
a.) Accreditation
b.) Approval
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,c.) Certification
d.) Standardization - Correct Answer -c.) Certification
A phlebotomist must ensure that the patient understands and agrees that his or her blood is going to be
drawn. What is the name of this process?
a.) Confidentiality
b.) Informed consent
c.) Legality
d.) Privacy - Correct Answer -b.) Informed consent
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regulates which of the following areas?
a.) Privacy of health information
b.) Health insurance transfers on changing jobs
c.) Informing patients of intended procedures
d.) Phlebotomy training - Correct Answer -a.) Privacy of health information
You have entered a patient's room and explained that you need to draw blood, and the patient
repeatedly refuses. What should you do?
a.) Attempt to draw anyhow because the physician ordered the test
b.) Call for another phlebotomist to help you convince the patient
c.) Take the request form back to laboratory after you have finished drawing your other patients
d.) Notify the patient's physician according to the institution's written policies - Correct Answer -d.)
Notify the patient's physician according to the institution's written policies
The term informed consent means:
a.) A patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risks before the treatment is performed.
b.) A patient must inform the physicians concerning what procedures they need.
c.) A nurse informed by the phlebotomist can overrule a patient's refusal.
d.) As long as the patient is informed, he or she cannot refuse a treatment. - Correct Answer -a.) A
patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risks before the treatment is performed.
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, Which of the following is true?
a.) Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at least 3500 years.
b.) Phlebotomy is a new profession arising during World War II.
c.) Phlebotomists today draw blood from patients for the same reasons as ancient phlebotomists.
d.) Phlebotomy equipment has not changed since the original phlebotomists. - Correct Answer -a.)
Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at least 3500 years.
What state has led the way in state regulation of phlebotomy?
a.) California
b.) Nevada
c.) Oklahoma
d.) Texas - Correct Answer -a.) California
The hospital laboratory falls under which of the following categories of administrative services?
a.) Fiscal
b.) Nursing
c.) Professional
d.) Support - Correct Answer -c.) Professional
Which department of the hospital dispenses drugs?
a.) Laboratory
b.) Pharmacy
c.) Occupational therapy
d.) Respiratory therapy - Correct Answer -b.) Pharmacy
Most phlebotomists are employed by what type of health care organization?
a.) Clinic
b.) Hospital
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