PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION FOR
NPS CERTS ANSWERS
- If you're conducting a blood culture on a healthy adult male, you will pull __ cc of blood
into each bottle.
- Selecting the wrong tubes for a test is an example of:
- The executive profile is otherwise known as _________
- What test is not part of the blood sugar panel?
- When conducting a blood culture, the specimens are drawn into a bottle with
-Gently move the needle forward to clear the lumen
-Ease the needle backward as it might have punctured through the other side of the
vein
-Adjust your angle as the bevel might be against the vein wall
*All the above - If you're having trouble filling the tube or getting blood flow at all
0.2 - Each micro tube (or bullet) holds _____ cc of blood.
1 minute - When using povidone-iodine to cleanse the site for a blood culture, how long
should you swab the site for with the first swab?
1.6 - The dermal subcutaneous junction is located ____ mm into the tissue.
10-12 hrs - When a coronary risk comprehensive profile has been ordered, you should
make sure the patient has been fasting for ________.
15-30 - The needle should be at a _____ degree angle when performing a
venipuncture?
4 inch - When performing a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you should swab the
area in a _____ diameter from the site.
5 cm below the antecubital bend - The puncture site for a Simplate Bleeding Time Test
should be:
90 - A heel stick should be performed at a ______ degree angle to the bone.
, a blown vein - When blood flow stops from a vein that was just rendering a specimen,
that's the first sign of ________.
A discard tube you use to clear the bloodstream of any possible cross-contamination
additive - What does a clearing tube refer to?
A hematoma - Removing the needle while the tourniquet is still in place will cause
ABGs - A tourniquet is used for all of the following specimen collection procedures
except:
anaerobic - In a blood culture, the ______ bottle tests for organisms that grow without
exposure to air.
Anaphylactic shock
Contact Dermatitis
Allergic contact dermatitis
*All of the above - As a phlebotomist, you know that with repeated exposure to latex,
latex sensitivity can become an issue. Which of the following might you or your patients
experience as a reaction to latex?
Anaphylactic Shock - If a patient is allergic to shellfish, iodine could send them into
_____________.
Anticoagulant - Heparin is a(n):
Any harm inflicted that could have been avoided based on skill and knowledge. -
Negligence is defined as:
Arteries - What are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the
tissues?
Arteries - What blood vessels are not used for hemotalogical procedures?
BASEBALL CAP - What is not an example of personal protection equipment?
Blood gasses, peripheral blood smear, SST - When performing capillary draws, what is
the correct order of draw?
Blood Panels - _______ are groups of tests conducted at one time from a single
venipuncture.
Both below 80 mg/dl & above 120 mg/dl - If performing a GTT and a patient's fasting
sugar is ______ the physician or nurse should be notified before proceeding.
NPS CERTS ANSWERS
- If you're conducting a blood culture on a healthy adult male, you will pull __ cc of blood
into each bottle.
- Selecting the wrong tubes for a test is an example of:
- The executive profile is otherwise known as _________
- What test is not part of the blood sugar panel?
- When conducting a blood culture, the specimens are drawn into a bottle with
-Gently move the needle forward to clear the lumen
-Ease the needle backward as it might have punctured through the other side of the
vein
-Adjust your angle as the bevel might be against the vein wall
*All the above - If you're having trouble filling the tube or getting blood flow at all
0.2 - Each micro tube (or bullet) holds _____ cc of blood.
1 minute - When using povidone-iodine to cleanse the site for a blood culture, how long
should you swab the site for with the first swab?
1.6 - The dermal subcutaneous junction is located ____ mm into the tissue.
10-12 hrs - When a coronary risk comprehensive profile has been ordered, you should
make sure the patient has been fasting for ________.
15-30 - The needle should be at a _____ degree angle when performing a
venipuncture?
4 inch - When performing a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you should swab the
area in a _____ diameter from the site.
5 cm below the antecubital bend - The puncture site for a Simplate Bleeding Time Test
should be:
90 - A heel stick should be performed at a ______ degree angle to the bone.
, a blown vein - When blood flow stops from a vein that was just rendering a specimen,
that's the first sign of ________.
A discard tube you use to clear the bloodstream of any possible cross-contamination
additive - What does a clearing tube refer to?
A hematoma - Removing the needle while the tourniquet is still in place will cause
ABGs - A tourniquet is used for all of the following specimen collection procedures
except:
anaerobic - In a blood culture, the ______ bottle tests for organisms that grow without
exposure to air.
Anaphylactic shock
Contact Dermatitis
Allergic contact dermatitis
*All of the above - As a phlebotomist, you know that with repeated exposure to latex,
latex sensitivity can become an issue. Which of the following might you or your patients
experience as a reaction to latex?
Anaphylactic Shock - If a patient is allergic to shellfish, iodine could send them into
_____________.
Anticoagulant - Heparin is a(n):
Any harm inflicted that could have been avoided based on skill and knowledge. -
Negligence is defined as:
Arteries - What are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the
tissues?
Arteries - What blood vessels are not used for hemotalogical procedures?
BASEBALL CAP - What is not an example of personal protection equipment?
Blood gasses, peripheral blood smear, SST - When performing capillary draws, what is
the correct order of draw?
Blood Panels - _______ are groups of tests conducted at one time from a single
venipuncture.
Both below 80 mg/dl & above 120 mg/dl - If performing a GTT and a patient's fasting
sugar is ______ the physician or nurse should be notified before proceeding.
