NHA CPT(CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN) TEST|VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS|RATED AND GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE|2026/2027
A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which of the
following instructions should the technician give the patient? - ANSWER✔ Breathe deeply and then
cough up a specimen into the container.
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have been
contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? -
ANSWER✔ Sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a general
informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the patient
indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - ANSWER✔ Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives when collecting a
blood specimen for a CBC? - ANSWER✔ EDTA
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses povidone-iodine to
cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - ANSWER✔ Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following temperatures? -
ANSWER✔ 36 to 38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient 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? - ANSWER✔ Implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Place the specimens in a lockable container.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was administered orally
to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication, how long should the technician
wait prior to attempting the draw? - ANSWER✔ 2 hr after administration
, A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid studies. The
technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the following colors? -
ANSWER✔ Speckled
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a newborn
for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Apply
blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's WBC count. For
which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the provider? - ANSWER✔
1.8/mm3
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary blood. Which
of the following actions should the Technician take? - ANSWER✔ Use the second drop of blood that
emerges from the puncture.
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood specimen from
an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - ANSWER✔ Choose a syringe and
butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube.
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a glucometer in the
laboratory? - ANSWER✔ Every day the meter is used.
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical
laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the
following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Enter critical laboratory data.
A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following? - ANSWER✔
Patient's information
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining dermal
samples? - ANSWER✔ Lavender
DETAILED ANSWERS|RATED AND GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE|2026/2027
A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which of the
following instructions should the technician give the patient? - ANSWER✔ Breathe deeply and then
cough up a specimen into the container.
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have been
contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? -
ANSWER✔ Sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a general
informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the patient
indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - ANSWER✔ Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives when collecting a
blood specimen for a CBC? - ANSWER✔ EDTA
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses povidone-iodine to
cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - ANSWER✔ Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following temperatures? -
ANSWER✔ 36 to 38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient 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? - ANSWER✔ Implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Place the specimens in a lockable container.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was administered orally
to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication, how long should the technician
wait prior to attempting the draw? - ANSWER✔ 2 hr after administration
, A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid studies. The
technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the following colors? -
ANSWER✔ Speckled
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a newborn
for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Apply
blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's WBC count. For
which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the provider? - ANSWER✔
1.8/mm3
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary blood. Which
of the following actions should the Technician take? - ANSWER✔ Use the second drop of blood that
emerges from the puncture.
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood specimen from
an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - ANSWER✔ Choose a syringe and
butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube.
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a glucometer in the
laboratory? - ANSWER✔ Every day the meter is used.
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical
laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the
following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Enter critical laboratory data.
A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following? - ANSWER✔
Patient's information
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining dermal
samples? - ANSWER✔ Lavender
