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PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATED 2025
Phlebotomy is defined as - ANSWER✔✔an incision into a vein
Duties of a phlebotomist include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER✔✔transporting
patients
The specimen collected is: - ANSWER✔✔blood
A phlebotomist who is teaching members of the nursing service how to correctly perform
phlebotomy is: - ANSWER✔✔cross-training
The goal of patient-focused care is to: - ANSWER✔✔increase the efficiency of personnel
The health-care setting in which most phlebotomists are employed is: - ANSWER✔✔hospital
A phlebotomist working in a laboratory that has decentralized, the phlebotomy department may
be required to: - ANSWER✔✔work primarily on patient-care unit
perform point-of-care testing
Additional duties a phlebotomist may perform due to decentralization include all of the
following EXCEPT - ANSWER✔✔performing patient coding and billing procedures
A laboratory that performs highly specialized laboratory testing is a: - ANSWER✔✔reference
laboratory
All of the following are components of communication EXCEPT: - ANSWER✔✔technical
skills
Before placing a call on hold, a phlebotomist should: - ANSWER✔✔see if it's an emergency
A phlebotomist who takes an examination offered by a professional phlebotomy organization is
seeking: - ANSWER✔✔certification
A phlebotomist who is authorized to place the initials "PBT (ASCP)" after his or her name has
been: - ANSWER✔✔certified
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When communicating with a patient who is hearing impaired, it is important to: -
ANSWER✔✔look directly at the patient and speak clearly
The most important characteristic to ensure job security and advancement in phlebotomy is: -
ANSWER✔✔flexibility
All of the following organizations provide a phlebotomist certification examination EXCEPT: -
ANSWER✔✔The joint commission (TJC)
A competent professional demeanor is shown by: - ANSWER✔✔neatness, cleanliness,
courtesy, cheerfulness, and pleasantness
A patient calls the laboratory to schedule an appointment for a chest x-ray. The phlebotomist
should - ANSWER✔✔give the caller radiology's number and transfer the call
The hospital department the performs computerized axial tomography is: -
ANSWER✔✔radiology
The department of the hospital that performs electrocardiograms (ECGs) and stress tests is: -
ANSWER✔✔electrocardiography
The department of the hospital that treats breathing disorders is: - ANSWER✔✔respiratory
therapy
The physical therapy department specializes in: - ANSWER✔✔treating with water, heat, and
exercise
The hospital department that uses radionucleotides in diagnosing and treating disease is: -
ANSWER✔✔nuclear medicine
The department of the hospital that is the consultant on drug therapy is: -
ANSWER✔✔pharmacy
The health-care professional who provides rehabilitating activities for patients with physical
and mental disabilities is a(an): - ANSWER✔✔occupational therapist
Phlebotomists should observe radiation precautions in all of the following departments
EXCEPT: - ANSWER✔✔physical therapy
In which of the following patient care areas would the phlebotomist encounter the youngest
patient? - ANSWER✔✔neonatal nursery
PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATED 2025
Phlebotomy is defined as - ANSWER✔✔an incision into a vein
Duties of a phlebotomist include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER✔✔transporting
patients
The specimen collected is: - ANSWER✔✔blood
A phlebotomist who is teaching members of the nursing service how to correctly perform
phlebotomy is: - ANSWER✔✔cross-training
The goal of patient-focused care is to: - ANSWER✔✔increase the efficiency of personnel
The health-care setting in which most phlebotomists are employed is: - ANSWER✔✔hospital
A phlebotomist working in a laboratory that has decentralized, the phlebotomy department may
be required to: - ANSWER✔✔work primarily on patient-care unit
perform point-of-care testing
Additional duties a phlebotomist may perform due to decentralization include all of the
following EXCEPT - ANSWER✔✔performing patient coding and billing procedures
A laboratory that performs highly specialized laboratory testing is a: - ANSWER✔✔reference
laboratory
All of the following are components of communication EXCEPT: - ANSWER✔✔technical
skills
Before placing a call on hold, a phlebotomist should: - ANSWER✔✔see if it's an emergency
A phlebotomist who takes an examination offered by a professional phlebotomy organization is
seeking: - ANSWER✔✔certification
A phlebotomist who is authorized to place the initials "PBT (ASCP)" after his or her name has
been: - ANSWER✔✔certified
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When communicating with a patient who is hearing impaired, it is important to: -
ANSWER✔✔look directly at the patient and speak clearly
The most important characteristic to ensure job security and advancement in phlebotomy is: -
ANSWER✔✔flexibility
All of the following organizations provide a phlebotomist certification examination EXCEPT: -
ANSWER✔✔The joint commission (TJC)
A competent professional demeanor is shown by: - ANSWER✔✔neatness, cleanliness,
courtesy, cheerfulness, and pleasantness
A patient calls the laboratory to schedule an appointment for a chest x-ray. The phlebotomist
should - ANSWER✔✔give the caller radiology's number and transfer the call
The hospital department the performs computerized axial tomography is: -
ANSWER✔✔radiology
The department of the hospital that performs electrocardiograms (ECGs) and stress tests is: -
ANSWER✔✔electrocardiography
The department of the hospital that treats breathing disorders is: - ANSWER✔✔respiratory
therapy
The physical therapy department specializes in: - ANSWER✔✔treating with water, heat, and
exercise
The hospital department that uses radionucleotides in diagnosing and treating disease is: -
ANSWER✔✔nuclear medicine
The department of the hospital that is the consultant on drug therapy is: -
ANSWER✔✔pharmacy
The health-care professional who provides rehabilitating activities for patients with physical
and mental disabilities is a(an): - ANSWER✔✔occupational therapist
Phlebotomists should observe radiation precautions in all of the following departments
EXCEPT: - ANSWER✔✔physical therapy
In which of the following patient care areas would the phlebotomist encounter the youngest
patient? - ANSWER✔✔neonatal nursery
