ASCP PBT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Phlebotomy procedures are used for - (ANSWERS)-Diagnosis
-Testing
-Treatment
Asepsis - (ANSWERS)-Killing of ALL living microorganisms
-Being free from contamination or germs that could cause disease
Ventipuncture cleansing is done as an _____________ technique.
A. Aseptic
B. Clean
C. Asepsis
D. Sterile Type - (ANSWERS)A. Aseptic
General rule for isolation is to ____________ gown, glove, mask, and wash. - (ANSWERS)ALWAYS
Special consideration must be taken into account when deciding what vein to puncture: -
(ANSWERS)-Does it move and is it visible?
-Does it look bruised or red?
-Does it have a pulse or feel cord like?
3 necessary elements for the spread of infection - (ANSWERS)-Carrier
-Host
-Susceptible Person
What are the duties of a CQI Committee?
A. Find new instrumentation to purchase
B. To establish a team that will work together to identify and solve problems
C. To establish guidelines to improve patient care.
D. Both B & C are correct - (ANSWERS)C. To establish guidelines to improve patient care
Host - (ANSWERS)Person with disease or germ
OSHA was created with the _______________ ______ ___________ in __________. -
(ANSWERS)Department of Labor; 1970
What does the term pathogenic mean?
A. Microorganisms
B. Bacteria in the blood
C. Disease producing
D. Organisms in the air - (ANSWERS)C. Disease Producing
,ASCP PBT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
How can you tell if a specimen has hemolyzed?
A. It looks lipemic
B. It has clotted
C. It looks cherry red
D. It looks dark yellow - (ANSWERS)C. It looks cherry red
A blood specimen has been collected on a patient and it looks cloudy/milky because -
(ANSWERS)the patient has not eaten healthy and has high cholesterol
HIPAA stands for - (ANSWERS)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Most common source of nosocomial infection is: - (ANSWERS)hospital or medical facility
What is most commonly used in the lab to disinfect work surfaces, blood spills or equipment?
- (ANSWERS)1:10 bleach
What is the rule for drawing patients that have had a mastectomy? - (ANSWERS)If it is more
than 10 years, there is no rule
In strict isolation, the order you should remove your isolation attire is: - (ANSWERS)mask, gown,
gloves
Antigen - (ANSWERS)a foreign body that stimulates the production of an antibody
OSHA Motto: - (ANSWERS)OSHA wants every worker to go home safe
Every institution's exposure control plan should be reviewed _____________. - (ANSWERS)Yearly
Specimens collected from ammonia levels and ABG's have in common: - (ANSWERS)They must
be placed on ice bath and delivered to lab immediately
True of False: If there is a discrepancy on an arm band, you have to verify with the patient who
they are. - (ANSWERS)True
A phlebotomist can draw from the foot or leg with a ___________ ___________. -
(ANSWERS)Doctors orders
When performing a ventipuncture, the arm should be held which way? - (ANSWERS)Downward
from the shoulder
,ASCP PBT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Prior to a ventipuncture you must consider the following ____________.
A. Patient Identification
B. Does the patient have any allergies
C. When was the last time the patient had anything to eat or drink
D. All of the above - (ANSWERS)A. Patient Identification
Tourniquet - (ANSWERS)Dams up blood so vein can be palpated
Where is the antecubital fossa located? - (ANSWERS)inside bend of the elbow
What is an example of a hematoma? - (ANSWERS)Bruise
What "spurts" blood when cut? - (ANSWERS)Artery
Pulmonary circulation, circulates blood from what to what? - (ANSWERS)heart to the lungs
What should ventipuncture tubes be labeled on an inpatient draw? - (ANSWERS)Information on
the armband/requisition
T/F: Alcohol doesn't have to be dry before performing ventipuncture. - (ANSWERS)False
What has to be done if your patient has an IV inserted into the area that you need access to? -
(ANSWERS)The nurse has to turn the IV off and back on
What do you do if a patient has an IV in their arm? - (ANSWERS)You draw from the other arm.
What should patients with vein damage like a collapsed vein should be drawn with? -
(ANSWERS)23-gauge needle or winged tip needle
If a patient has FBS (fasting bloo sugar), what should you ask? - (ANSWERS)"Have you had
anything to eat or drink in the past 8-10 hours?"
"Non Per Os" means
A. Nothing to eat or drink
B. Nothing through the mouth
C. Nothing to chew
D. Nothing but water - (ANSWERS)B. Nothing through the mouth
, ASCP PBT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
When using a winged tip, the order of draw for a CBC, PTT and Chemistry panel is- -
(ANSWERS)Clearing tube, light blue, SST, labender
How many times must a light blue tube be inverted? - (ANSWERS)8-10 times
How many times should an SST tube be inverted? - (ANSWERS)0 times
CLIA stands for - (ANSWERS)Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
If you were asked to draw electrolytes in a green tube, what would you use? -
(ANSWERS)Lithium Heparin
Which statement below is NOT true?
A. You must complete the draw under any condition
B. The patient should be seated in a comfortable position
C. The phlebotomist must be in a comfortable position
D. You may lower the bed rails or lower the bed for the procedure - (ANSWERS)A. You must
complete the draw under any condition
If a patient has Bun and a creatinine, there are ___ ________ requirements for these tests. -
(ANSWERS)No fasting
It is mandatory to perform a PKU test within how many hours of birth? - (ANSWERS)72 hours,
but no later than 14 days of birth
A sclerosed vein is: - (ANSWERS)cord-like
Grey top tube indicates the presence of what? - (ANSWERS)NA FL/K oxalate
What are bleeding times performed to assess? - (ANSWERS)the patients platelet plug formation
mechanism
When performing a bleeding time, what reading should you place the blood pressure cuff?
A. 80 mm Hg
B. Do not use a blood pressure cuff, use a tourniquet
C. 100 mm Hg
D. 40 mm Hg - (ANSWERS)D. 40 mm Hg
What can hemoconcentration be caused by? - (ANSWERS)Leaving the tourniquet on the patient
too long
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Phlebotomy procedures are used for - (ANSWERS)-Diagnosis
-Testing
-Treatment
Asepsis - (ANSWERS)-Killing of ALL living microorganisms
-Being free from contamination or germs that could cause disease
Ventipuncture cleansing is done as an _____________ technique.
A. Aseptic
B. Clean
C. Asepsis
D. Sterile Type - (ANSWERS)A. Aseptic
General rule for isolation is to ____________ gown, glove, mask, and wash. - (ANSWERS)ALWAYS
Special consideration must be taken into account when deciding what vein to puncture: -
(ANSWERS)-Does it move and is it visible?
-Does it look bruised or red?
-Does it have a pulse or feel cord like?
3 necessary elements for the spread of infection - (ANSWERS)-Carrier
-Host
-Susceptible Person
What are the duties of a CQI Committee?
A. Find new instrumentation to purchase
B. To establish a team that will work together to identify and solve problems
C. To establish guidelines to improve patient care.
D. Both B & C are correct - (ANSWERS)C. To establish guidelines to improve patient care
Host - (ANSWERS)Person with disease or germ
OSHA was created with the _______________ ______ ___________ in __________. -
(ANSWERS)Department of Labor; 1970
What does the term pathogenic mean?
A. Microorganisms
B. Bacteria in the blood
C. Disease producing
D. Organisms in the air - (ANSWERS)C. Disease Producing
,ASCP PBT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
How can you tell if a specimen has hemolyzed?
A. It looks lipemic
B. It has clotted
C. It looks cherry red
D. It looks dark yellow - (ANSWERS)C. It looks cherry red
A blood specimen has been collected on a patient and it looks cloudy/milky because -
(ANSWERS)the patient has not eaten healthy and has high cholesterol
HIPAA stands for - (ANSWERS)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Most common source of nosocomial infection is: - (ANSWERS)hospital or medical facility
What is most commonly used in the lab to disinfect work surfaces, blood spills or equipment?
- (ANSWERS)1:10 bleach
What is the rule for drawing patients that have had a mastectomy? - (ANSWERS)If it is more
than 10 years, there is no rule
In strict isolation, the order you should remove your isolation attire is: - (ANSWERS)mask, gown,
gloves
Antigen - (ANSWERS)a foreign body that stimulates the production of an antibody
OSHA Motto: - (ANSWERS)OSHA wants every worker to go home safe
Every institution's exposure control plan should be reviewed _____________. - (ANSWERS)Yearly
Specimens collected from ammonia levels and ABG's have in common: - (ANSWERS)They must
be placed on ice bath and delivered to lab immediately
True of False: If there is a discrepancy on an arm band, you have to verify with the patient who
they are. - (ANSWERS)True
A phlebotomist can draw from the foot or leg with a ___________ ___________. -
(ANSWERS)Doctors orders
When performing a ventipuncture, the arm should be held which way? - (ANSWERS)Downward
from the shoulder
,ASCP PBT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Prior to a ventipuncture you must consider the following ____________.
A. Patient Identification
B. Does the patient have any allergies
C. When was the last time the patient had anything to eat or drink
D. All of the above - (ANSWERS)A. Patient Identification
Tourniquet - (ANSWERS)Dams up blood so vein can be palpated
Where is the antecubital fossa located? - (ANSWERS)inside bend of the elbow
What is an example of a hematoma? - (ANSWERS)Bruise
What "spurts" blood when cut? - (ANSWERS)Artery
Pulmonary circulation, circulates blood from what to what? - (ANSWERS)heart to the lungs
What should ventipuncture tubes be labeled on an inpatient draw? - (ANSWERS)Information on
the armband/requisition
T/F: Alcohol doesn't have to be dry before performing ventipuncture. - (ANSWERS)False
What has to be done if your patient has an IV inserted into the area that you need access to? -
(ANSWERS)The nurse has to turn the IV off and back on
What do you do if a patient has an IV in their arm? - (ANSWERS)You draw from the other arm.
What should patients with vein damage like a collapsed vein should be drawn with? -
(ANSWERS)23-gauge needle or winged tip needle
If a patient has FBS (fasting bloo sugar), what should you ask? - (ANSWERS)"Have you had
anything to eat or drink in the past 8-10 hours?"
"Non Per Os" means
A. Nothing to eat or drink
B. Nothing through the mouth
C. Nothing to chew
D. Nothing but water - (ANSWERS)B. Nothing through the mouth
, ASCP PBT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
When using a winged tip, the order of draw for a CBC, PTT and Chemistry panel is- -
(ANSWERS)Clearing tube, light blue, SST, labender
How many times must a light blue tube be inverted? - (ANSWERS)8-10 times
How many times should an SST tube be inverted? - (ANSWERS)0 times
CLIA stands for - (ANSWERS)Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
If you were asked to draw electrolytes in a green tube, what would you use? -
(ANSWERS)Lithium Heparin
Which statement below is NOT true?
A. You must complete the draw under any condition
B. The patient should be seated in a comfortable position
C. The phlebotomist must be in a comfortable position
D. You may lower the bed rails or lower the bed for the procedure - (ANSWERS)A. You must
complete the draw under any condition
If a patient has Bun and a creatinine, there are ___ ________ requirements for these tests. -
(ANSWERS)No fasting
It is mandatory to perform a PKU test within how many hours of birth? - (ANSWERS)72 hours,
but no later than 14 days of birth
A sclerosed vein is: - (ANSWERS)cord-like
Grey top tube indicates the presence of what? - (ANSWERS)NA FL/K oxalate
What are bleeding times performed to assess? - (ANSWERS)the patients platelet plug formation
mechanism
When performing a bleeding time, what reading should you place the blood pressure cuff?
A. 80 mm Hg
B. Do not use a blood pressure cuff, use a tourniquet
C. 100 mm Hg
D. 40 mm Hg - (ANSWERS)D. 40 mm Hg
What can hemoconcentration be caused by? - (ANSWERS)Leaving the tourniquet on the patient
too long
