NHA Phlebotomy Exam 2024/ 116 Q&A/
Already Graded A+.
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: Tiger(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
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,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 top
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining blood specimens
from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition includes which of the following
information? - Answer: A specimen identification code
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who had a
right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the technician select? - Answer:
Medial cubital vein in the left arm
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, For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician centrifuge a serum
specimen before transport to an outside reference laboratory? - Answer: Cells must be
separated from the serum
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take before leaving a
patient's room? - Answer: Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following colors signifies a health
hazard in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Marking System? - Answer: Blue
A phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a healthy 10-month-old
infant. Which of the following collection sites should the technician select? - Answer: Either
heel
A phlebotomy technician is performing a total cholesterol point-of-care test for a patient. Which
of the following findings should the technician immediately report to the provider? - Answer:
300 mg/dL
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient to measure the trough
level of a medication. The technician should collect the specimen at which of the following
times? - Answer: Within 15 min before the patient receives the next dose of medication
According to OSHA standards, which of the following vaccines must employers offer to their
phlebotomists at no cost? - Answer: Hepatitis B
Which of the following personal protective equipment provides a phlebotomy technician with
the best protection when drawing blood from a patient who has active tuberculosis? - Answer:
N95 respirator
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Already Graded A+.
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: Tiger(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
Page 1 of 16
,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 top
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining blood specimens
from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition includes which of the following
information? - Answer: A specimen identification code
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who had a
right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the technician select? - Answer:
Medial cubital vein in the left arm
Page 2 of 16
, For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician centrifuge a serum
specimen before transport to an outside reference laboratory? - Answer: Cells must be
separated from the serum
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take before leaving a
patient's room? - Answer: Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following colors signifies a health
hazard in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Marking System? - Answer: Blue
A phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a healthy 10-month-old
infant. Which of the following collection sites should the technician select? - Answer: Either
heel
A phlebotomy technician is performing a total cholesterol point-of-care test for a patient. Which
of the following findings should the technician immediately report to the provider? - Answer:
300 mg/dL
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient to measure the trough
level of a medication. The technician should collect the specimen at which of the following
times? - Answer: Within 15 min before the patient receives the next dose of medication
According to OSHA standards, which of the following vaccines must employers offer to their
phlebotomists at no cost? - Answer: Hepatitis B
Which of the following personal protective equipment provides a phlebotomy technician with
the best protection when drawing blood from a patient who has active tuberculosis? - Answer:
N95 respirator
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