NHCO PHLEBOTOMY COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Postprandial means which of the following?
a. Fasting
b. Before a meal
c. After a mean
d. After a procedure - ✔✔c. After a mean
✔✔When a phlebotomist is washing their hands, they should make sure to:
a. Dry off with a microfiber towel
b. Use hot water for at least 5 seconds
c. Turn on the faucet with soapy hands
d. Use enough soap to form a lather - ✔✔d. Use enough soap to form a lather
✔✔When blood is found in the urine of a patient, it is defined as which of the following?
a. Hematuria
b. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
c. Proteinuria
d. Bacteriuria - ✔✔a. Hematuria
✔✔A new phlebotomist is inserting a needle into a patient's arm to draw a blood sample
when the patient suddenly jerks. The needle comes out of the vein and pierces the
phlebotomist's index finger. Which of the following is the appropriate reaction?
a. The phlebotomist should start the blood draw over with the patient lying down
b. The phlebotomist should wash the wound with soapy water as soon as possible and
report the injury to their supervisor
c. The phlebotomist should wash their wound after rescheduling the appointment with
the patient
, d. The phlebotomist should ask a nurse to finish the blood draw - ✔✔b. The
phlebotomist should wash the wound with soapy water as soon as possible and report
the injury to their supervisor
✔✔The additive in a Light Blue Top Tube is which of the following?
a. Sodium heparin
b. Sodium citrate
c. Sodium fluoride
d. Sodium polyanethole sulfonate - ✔✔b. Sodium citrate
✔✔The most important means of preventing the spread of infection is which of the
following?
a. Personal protective equipment
b. Handwashing
c. Disinfection
d. Sterilization - ✔✔b. Handwashing
✔✔During a routine blood draw, which of the following veins should a phlebotomist
attempt to draw from first?
a. Dorsal
b. Radial
c. Median cubital
d. Ulnar - ✔✔c. Median cubital
✔✔Which is the most important piece of personal protective equipment for a
phlebotomist to have on in an outpatient setting?
a. Gloves
b. Mask
c. Gown
d. Shoe cover - ✔✔a. Gloves
✔✔Which of the following is a right under the patient's bill of rights?
a. The right to decline medical treatment
b. The right to know the medical status of family members in the hospital
c. The right to refuse to pay for medical treatment
d. The right to escort their specimens to and from the laboratory - ✔✔a. The right to
decline medical treatment
✔✔CDC is the abbreviation for which of the following?
AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Postprandial means which of the following?
a. Fasting
b. Before a meal
c. After a mean
d. After a procedure - ✔✔c. After a mean
✔✔When a phlebotomist is washing their hands, they should make sure to:
a. Dry off with a microfiber towel
b. Use hot water for at least 5 seconds
c. Turn on the faucet with soapy hands
d. Use enough soap to form a lather - ✔✔d. Use enough soap to form a lather
✔✔When blood is found in the urine of a patient, it is defined as which of the following?
a. Hematuria
b. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
c. Proteinuria
d. Bacteriuria - ✔✔a. Hematuria
✔✔A new phlebotomist is inserting a needle into a patient's arm to draw a blood sample
when the patient suddenly jerks. The needle comes out of the vein and pierces the
phlebotomist's index finger. Which of the following is the appropriate reaction?
a. The phlebotomist should start the blood draw over with the patient lying down
b. The phlebotomist should wash the wound with soapy water as soon as possible and
report the injury to their supervisor
c. The phlebotomist should wash their wound after rescheduling the appointment with
the patient
, d. The phlebotomist should ask a nurse to finish the blood draw - ✔✔b. The
phlebotomist should wash the wound with soapy water as soon as possible and report
the injury to their supervisor
✔✔The additive in a Light Blue Top Tube is which of the following?
a. Sodium heparin
b. Sodium citrate
c. Sodium fluoride
d. Sodium polyanethole sulfonate - ✔✔b. Sodium citrate
✔✔The most important means of preventing the spread of infection is which of the
following?
a. Personal protective equipment
b. Handwashing
c. Disinfection
d. Sterilization - ✔✔b. Handwashing
✔✔During a routine blood draw, which of the following veins should a phlebotomist
attempt to draw from first?
a. Dorsal
b. Radial
c. Median cubital
d. Ulnar - ✔✔c. Median cubital
✔✔Which is the most important piece of personal protective equipment for a
phlebotomist to have on in an outpatient setting?
a. Gloves
b. Mask
c. Gown
d. Shoe cover - ✔✔a. Gloves
✔✔Which of the following is a right under the patient's bill of rights?
a. The right to decline medical treatment
b. The right to know the medical status of family members in the hospital
c. The right to refuse to pay for medical treatment
d. The right to escort their specimens to and from the laboratory - ✔✔a. The right to
decline medical treatment
✔✔CDC is the abbreviation for which of the following?
