Phlebotomy Training (NHCO Testing)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Certification v. Liscensure - CORRECT ANSWER - Certification is voluntarily process
whereas a license is granted by the state or local government body giving the license holder legal
permission to practice in a particular health profession
Name the 5 identifiers that need to be listed on a sample - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient
Name
Patient DOB
Collection Date
Collection Time
Personal Identifier
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
requires written permission before providers can disclose healthcare information to anyone
outside of provider team
PHI - CORRECT ANSWER - Protected Health Information is any identifiable health
information that is transmitted or stored electronically
Best information exchange happens when information is ______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sent --> Received --> Processed --> Understood
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Safety and Health Administration is federal
agency responsible for overseeing the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER - is a federal law that
establishes and promotes workplace safety standards
, Types of OSHA Inspections - CORRECT ANSWER - Complaint-- employee files formal
complaint with OSHA
Fatality or Accidents-- OSHA receives notice of workplace fatality or accident resulting in three
or more employee hospitalizations
Programmed--conducted at random to determine if workplace is engaged in hazardous work
types
Imminent Danger-- report of condition of imminent danger exists at a workplace
Indirect contact transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - occurs when formite (inanimate
object that carries disease) serves as a temporary reservoir for infectious agent
ex. contact with contaminated object such as clothing
Droplet transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - Occurs when an infectious agent is
traveling in saliva or mucous as it leaves the reservoir
ex. sneezing or coughing
Airborne transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - Occurs when the infectious agent is so
small that it can suspend in air and travel across vast space
ex. Tuberculosis is contracted by infectious particles that remain suspended in the air
Employer Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER - Employer is required by federal law to
provide the hepatitis B vaccination to you within 10 days of employment
AV fistula - CORRECT ANSWER - the preferred type of vascular access; requires
planning because it takes time for the body to enlarge the vein
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Certification v. Liscensure - CORRECT ANSWER - Certification is voluntarily process
whereas a license is granted by the state or local government body giving the license holder legal
permission to practice in a particular health profession
Name the 5 identifiers that need to be listed on a sample - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient
Name
Patient DOB
Collection Date
Collection Time
Personal Identifier
HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
requires written permission before providers can disclose healthcare information to anyone
outside of provider team
PHI - CORRECT ANSWER - Protected Health Information is any identifiable health
information that is transmitted or stored electronically
Best information exchange happens when information is ______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sent --> Received --> Processed --> Understood
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Safety and Health Administration is federal
agency responsible for overseeing the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER - is a federal law that
establishes and promotes workplace safety standards
, Types of OSHA Inspections - CORRECT ANSWER - Complaint-- employee files formal
complaint with OSHA
Fatality or Accidents-- OSHA receives notice of workplace fatality or accident resulting in three
or more employee hospitalizations
Programmed--conducted at random to determine if workplace is engaged in hazardous work
types
Imminent Danger-- report of condition of imminent danger exists at a workplace
Indirect contact transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - occurs when formite (inanimate
object that carries disease) serves as a temporary reservoir for infectious agent
ex. contact with contaminated object such as clothing
Droplet transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - Occurs when an infectious agent is
traveling in saliva or mucous as it leaves the reservoir
ex. sneezing or coughing
Airborne transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - Occurs when the infectious agent is so
small that it can suspend in air and travel across vast space
ex. Tuberculosis is contracted by infectious particles that remain suspended in the air
Employer Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER - Employer is required by federal law to
provide the hepatitis B vaccination to you within 10 days of employment
AV fistula - CORRECT ANSWER - the preferred type of vascular access; requires
planning because it takes time for the body to enlarge the vein
