Phlebotomy NHA Practice Test -1 Questions and Answers

Phlebotomy NHA Practice Test -1 Questions and Answers A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician plan to give the patient? Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container. To prevent hospital acquired infections, a PT should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? Sodium Hypochlorite A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a pt who signed a general informed consent from upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? Rolling up his shirtsleeve. A phlebotomy tech should select a tube that has which of the following additives when collecting a specimen for a CBC? EDTA Which of the following test results are affected when a tech uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for dermal puncture? Potassium A CPT should transport a semen specimen sample at which of the following temperatures? 36-38 degrees C ( 98.6 F) A CPT is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an impatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an example of which of the following types of consent? Implied consent A cpt is transporting blood specimens to the lab. Which of the following actions should the tech take? Place the specimens in a lockable container. A cpt is preparing to take draw a peak level for medication that was administered orally to a pt. After verifying when the pt received the meds, how long should the tech wait prior to attempting the draw? 1-2 hours after administration A cpt is preparing to obtain a blood sample from a patient for thyroid studies. The tech should collect a tube in which color? Speckled A cpt is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the tech take? Apply the blood to the printed side of the filter table A phlebotomy technician is using a poc test system to determine a patient's WBC count. For which of the following results should the tech immediately notify to the provider? 1.8mm (normal range = 4.4 - 11 a cpt is preparing a preipheral blood smear from a patient's capillary blood. (FINGERSTICK) which of the following actions should the tech take? Use the second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture which of the following is the best method for a cpt to collect a blood specimen from an older pt who is fragile and has easy to collapse veins? choose a syringe and butterfly assembely and transfer to an ets tube. how frequently should a cpt preform qulaity controls test on a glucometer in the lab? every day the meter is used a cpt is following the clinical and laboratory standards institue, clincal laboraroty workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the following actions should the tech take? enter critical lab data a cpt should comply with HIPPA to protect which of the following? patient's information which of the following tubes should a cpt collect first when obtaining dermal samples? lavender a cpt is reviewing a lab req before obtaining samples from a pt. the tech should verify that the req includes which of the following info? a specimen identification card a cpt is drawing blood from a pt who had a right-sided mastectomy. which of the following sites should tech take the sample from? median cubital vein in L arm for which of the following reasons should a cpt centerifuge a serum speicmen before transport to an outside reference lab? cells must be separated from the serum which of the following actions should a cpt required to take before leaving a patient's room? inital and mark the time and date on each tube drawn a cpt should identify that which of the following colors signifes a health hazard in the national fire protection association NFPA 704 marking system? blue a cpt has a request to collect a routine cbc on a healthy 10 mo. which of the following collection sites should the tech use? either heel a cpt is performing a total cholestrol poc for a pt. which of the following findings should the tech immedieatly report to the provider? 300 (140-200 normal range) a cpt is collecting a blood specimen from a pt to measure the trough level of a med. the tech should collect the specimen at which of the following times? w/n 15 min before the patient receives the next dose of med (trough level is the lowest concentration of med in the patients blood) according to osha which of the following vaccines must employers offer to their phlebotomists at no cost? HEP b which of the following ppe provides a cpt with the best protection when drawing blood from a patient who has active TB? N95 resp when collecting a routine blood sample, which of the following veins should the tech attempt first? median cubital a cpt is preparing to perfrom venipuncutre on a pt who says they faint at the sight of blood. which position should the tech have the pt in? laying in a reclined position And phlebotomy technician is collecting my blood specimen from a patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the tenant technician where? Mask after placing the tourniquet on a patients arm, the phlebotomist notices small red spots below the of the following is the correct term for these spots? petechiae (the small red spots called petechiae indicate microcapillary bleeds associated with coagulation abnormalities) A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The patient reports experiencing a sharp painful and tingling sensation going down her arm and into her hand. The technician should recognize that which of the following complications of vein puncture is occurring? Nerve injury A technician should identify that which of the following is an identifier for a specimen as long as it remains in the laboratory? Accession number A technician is educating a patient about the at home collection of a semen specimen which of the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the procedure I will collect the specimen in a sterile container and return it to the lab within one hour A technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for an erythrocytes Sedimentation rate test. the technicians to collect the collection tube that has a top of which of the following colors Lavender A technician receives a chemical splash to his forearm after removing his contaminated clothing which of the following is the minimum amount of time the technician should rinse the affected area 15 mins A technician should identify that the order of draw for capillary collections is different from normal collections for which reason An increased rate of coagulation According to standard precautions a technician should take which of the following actions when shipping specimens to a reference laboratory in hot weather Place the specimens in a box with cold packs in a biohazard label A technician is collecting blood from a patient for donation. The collection bag only filled half way and the vein collapses. Which of the following actions should the technician take Use a new collection bag to draw a new unit of blood A technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient. To avoid Hemolysis which of the following precautions should the technician take Ensure the alcohol at the insertion site has dried Which of the following sources for patient identification should A phlebotomy technician use in an inpatient setting Verbal and wristband A technician is using an evacuated needle holder and blood collection tubes to collect blood from a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Push the first collection tube gently into the holder Which of the following actions should a technician take after collecting in ammonia specimen Place the specimen to an ice water slurry When should a technician performed external liquid controls for quality control on a CL I a wave glucose point of care test? When a new lot number or kit is open opened A technician should select a tube that has which of the following anticoagulant to collect a sample for a PT/PTT test? Sodium citrate A technician has a requisition form for a series of test on a patient serum. The technician should select a collection tube that contains which additive Thrombin A technician is preparing to draw blood from patient's arm and observes a sore at the site where the tourniquet is to be placed which of the following actions should the technician take Tie the tourniquet over the patient sleeve A technician is preparing to collect a patient's troponin T level. Which of the following troponin levels should the tech immediately report 0.3 (0/0.2 normal) A technician is preparing a puncture for a child. The child asked if the blood draw will hurt. What should the technician say You will feel a small prick Which of the following actions should a technician take to locate a vein using the warming technique In case the warm towel in a plastic bag