NHCO phlebotomy exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
in what year was HIPAA passed ? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1996
What does HIPAA stand for ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
What does PHI stand for ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Protected Health Information
what does TJC stand for ? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Joint Commission
when was TJC founded and what role does it play in the medical field - CORRECT
ANSWER - founded in 1951
role: establishing practices/operations that benefit patients and overseeing POCT
what does POCT stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Point of Care Testing
what is CLSI - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
what is the role of CLSI ? - CORRECT ANSWER - developing standards using
representatives from fields they oversee
(MAINLY OVERSEEING LABS)
list the forms of consent : - CORRECT ANSWER - - informed
- expressed
,- implied
- hiv
- parental
- assumed
what is a form of out-patient identification ? - CORRECT ANSWER - state issued ID
containing DOB
(which is used with insurance)
what is a form of in-patient identification ? - CORRECT ANSWER - identification band
(MUST be physically on patient)
when a mistake occurs whom should the phlebotomist report to ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
their supervisor
what is OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
what is the role of OSHA ? - CORRECT ANSWER - overseeing the Occupational Safety
and Health Act , by mandating safety regulations in every workplace
list the 4 types of OSHA inspections : - CORRECT ANSWER - - complaint
- fatality/ accident
- programmed
- imminent danger
complaint inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - employee filed
* most common
fatality/accident inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - employer sends out notice
, programmed inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - occurs yearly at random
* in hazardous work places
imminent danger inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - report is received concerning a
condition of imminent danger
in EMS what is the important phrase to remember ? - CORRECT ANSWER - "if its wet,
warm and not yours do not touch"
what are the different types of transmission is infections: - CORRECT ANSWER - - direct
- indirect
- droplet
- vehicle
- vector-borne
- parenteral
droplet transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - travels through saliva or mucous
ex: sneezing
airbone transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - suspends in air and travels across large
spaces
ex: tuberculosis, covid
vehicle transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - agent contains fluid that host comes in
contact with
ex:doorknob , faucet
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
in what year was HIPAA passed ? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1996
What does HIPAA stand for ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
What does PHI stand for ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Protected Health Information
what does TJC stand for ? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Joint Commission
when was TJC founded and what role does it play in the medical field - CORRECT
ANSWER - founded in 1951
role: establishing practices/operations that benefit patients and overseeing POCT
what does POCT stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Point of Care Testing
what is CLSI - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
what is the role of CLSI ? - CORRECT ANSWER - developing standards using
representatives from fields they oversee
(MAINLY OVERSEEING LABS)
list the forms of consent : - CORRECT ANSWER - - informed
- expressed
,- implied
- hiv
- parental
- assumed
what is a form of out-patient identification ? - CORRECT ANSWER - state issued ID
containing DOB
(which is used with insurance)
what is a form of in-patient identification ? - CORRECT ANSWER - identification band
(MUST be physically on patient)
when a mistake occurs whom should the phlebotomist report to ? - CORRECT ANSWER -
their supervisor
what is OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
what is the role of OSHA ? - CORRECT ANSWER - overseeing the Occupational Safety
and Health Act , by mandating safety regulations in every workplace
list the 4 types of OSHA inspections : - CORRECT ANSWER - - complaint
- fatality/ accident
- programmed
- imminent danger
complaint inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - employee filed
* most common
fatality/accident inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - employer sends out notice
, programmed inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - occurs yearly at random
* in hazardous work places
imminent danger inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - report is received concerning a
condition of imminent danger
in EMS what is the important phrase to remember ? - CORRECT ANSWER - "if its wet,
warm and not yours do not touch"
what are the different types of transmission is infections: - CORRECT ANSWER - - direct
- indirect
- droplet
- vehicle
- vector-borne
- parenteral
droplet transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - travels through saliva or mucous
ex: sneezing
airbone transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - suspends in air and travels across large
spaces
ex: tuberculosis, covid
vehicle transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - agent contains fluid that host comes in
contact with
ex:doorknob , faucet
