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Question: A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who
signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following
actions by the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture?
A) Rolling up his shirtsleeve
B) Asking about the technician's experience
C) Expressing apprehension about the procedure
D) Saying he needs to make sure his provider wants these tests - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔answer:
rolling up his shirtsleeve
The technician should identify that the patient is giving implied consent to the procedure when
the patient rolls up his shirtsleeve or holds out his arm
Question: A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's
(CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the post-examination phase of this
process, which of the following actions should the technician take?
A) Process the specimen.
B) Review and verify results.
C) Provide post-puncture care.
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D) Enter critical laboratory data. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Answer: Enter critical laboratory data.
Entering critical laboratory data is part of the post-examination phase of the CLSI clinical
laboratory workflow pathway.
Question: When should a phlebotomy technician perform external liquid controls for quality
control on a CLIA-waived glucose point-of-care test?
A) With every patient
B) Every week the test is performed.
C) When a new lot number or kit is opened.
D) When a different technician performs the test? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔answer: when a new
lot number or kit is opened
The technician should perform external liquid controls when a new lot number or kit is opened.
Question: A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein
of an older adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take to keep the
vein from collapsing?
A) Use a small needle for the draw.
B) Use a large evacuated tube for the draw.
C) Pull the syringe's plunger back quickly.
D) Probe the vein with the needle. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Answer: use a small needle for the
draw
The technician should use a small needle to collect a blood specimen from the small vein of an
older adult to prevent the vein from collapsing
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Question: A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has
cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment should the technician wear?
A) masks
B) gown
c) goggles
D) n95 respirator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Answer: gown
The technician should wear a gown to protect the skin from infections that can be transmitted
by contact. Because cutaneous diphtheria is spread through contact, the technician should wear
a go
Question: A phlebotomy technician receives a chemical splash to his forearm. After removing
his contaminated clothing, which of the following is the minimum amount of time the
technician should rinse the affected area?
3 mins
5 mins
10 mins
15 mins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔answer: 15 mins
The technician should rinse the affected area for a minimum of 15 min after the contaminated
clothing has been removed.
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Question: To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items
that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances
and water?
Hydrogen peroxide
isopropyl alcohol
sodium peroxide
Benzalkonium chloride - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C) sodium peroxide
The technician should use a 1:10 dilution of sodium hypochlorite, or chlorine bleach, with water
to disinfect items that are contaminated by blood.
Question: After exiting a patient's room, which of the following is the last piece of personal
protective equipment (PPE) a phlebotomy technician should remove?
A) gown
B) gloves
C) mask
D) protective eyewear - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔answer: mask
When removing PPE, the technician should first remove the gloves, then the goggles, and then
the gown. The mask is the last piece of PPE the technician should remove before or after exiting
the patient's room, depending on the isolation reason.
Question: A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that
this is his first blood draw. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A) explain the reason the test was ordered
PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL EXAM TEST BANK
NEWEST VERSION ALL WITH 750 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS WITH
RATIONALES JUST RELEASED
Question: A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who
signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following
actions by the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture?
A) Rolling up his shirtsleeve
B) Asking about the technician's experience
C) Expressing apprehension about the procedure
D) Saying he needs to make sure his provider wants these tests - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔answer:
rolling up his shirtsleeve
The technician should identify that the patient is giving implied consent to the procedure when
the patient rolls up his shirtsleeve or holds out his arm
Question: A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's
(CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the post-examination phase of this
process, which of the following actions should the technician take?
A) Process the specimen.
B) Review and verify results.
C) Provide post-puncture care.
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D) Enter critical laboratory data. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Answer: Enter critical laboratory data.
Entering critical laboratory data is part of the post-examination phase of the CLSI clinical
laboratory workflow pathway.
Question: When should a phlebotomy technician perform external liquid controls for quality
control on a CLIA-waived glucose point-of-care test?
A) With every patient
B) Every week the test is performed.
C) When a new lot number or kit is opened.
D) When a different technician performs the test? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔answer: when a new
lot number or kit is opened
The technician should perform external liquid controls when a new lot number or kit is opened.
Question: A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein
of an older adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take to keep the
vein from collapsing?
A) Use a small needle for the draw.
B) Use a large evacuated tube for the draw.
C) Pull the syringe's plunger back quickly.
D) Probe the vein with the needle. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Answer: use a small needle for the
draw
The technician should use a small needle to collect a blood specimen from the small vein of an
older adult to prevent the vein from collapsing
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Question: A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has
cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment should the technician wear?
A) masks
B) gown
c) goggles
D) n95 respirator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Answer: gown
The technician should wear a gown to protect the skin from infections that can be transmitted
by contact. Because cutaneous diphtheria is spread through contact, the technician should wear
a go
Question: A phlebotomy technician receives a chemical splash to his forearm. After removing
his contaminated clothing, which of the following is the minimum amount of time the
technician should rinse the affected area?
3 mins
5 mins
10 mins
15 mins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔answer: 15 mins
The technician should rinse the affected area for a minimum of 15 min after the contaminated
clothing has been removed.
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Question: To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items
that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances
and water?
Hydrogen peroxide
isopropyl alcohol
sodium peroxide
Benzalkonium chloride - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C) sodium peroxide
The technician should use a 1:10 dilution of sodium hypochlorite, or chlorine bleach, with water
to disinfect items that are contaminated by blood.
Question: After exiting a patient's room, which of the following is the last piece of personal
protective equipment (PPE) a phlebotomy technician should remove?
A) gown
B) gloves
C) mask
D) protective eyewear - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔answer: mask
When removing PPE, the technician should first remove the gloves, then the goggles, and then
the gown. The mask is the last piece of PPE the technician should remove before or after exiting
the patient's room, depending on the isolation reason.
Question: A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that
this is his first blood draw. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A) explain the reason the test was ordered
