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NPS PHLEBOTOMY EXAM ALL Questions and
Verified Solutions Latest Update This Year
NPS PHLEBOTOMY
Using the finger, pinky, or thumb when performing a finger stick could result in injury to an
artery.
True
False
True
A glucose tolerance test can be used to diagnose adrenal insufficiency.
True
False
True
EDTA binds calcium in the blood.
True
False
True
When performing a procedure on a double mastectomy patient, the patient's doctor must
give written consent to the draw site.
True
False
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True
This department performs cross-matching tests to determine if a donor is a match for the
recipient of any blood product.
Blood Bank
Serology
Chemistry
Pathology
Blood Bank
While the regulations for safety standards are handed down by OSHA, the equipment used to
meet those standards is approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.
True
False
True
To prepare for a GTT, the patient should _______ for three days leading up to the test
not exercise
drink 1 gallon of water per day
eat 150 grams of carbohydrates per day
eat less than 50 grams of sugar
eat 150 grams of carbohydrates per day
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If you receive consent and believe you have the skill to perform a procedure, even if you
haven't received the proper training for it, is it okay to do it?
Yes
No
No
It is NOT important to conduct yourself with a high degree of personal and professional
integrity:
True
False
False
A puncture site should always stop bleeding within ________.
30 seconds
2 minutes
5 minutes
20 minutes
5 minutes
What is not an example of personal protection equipment?
Gloves
Scrubs
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Baseball cap
Visors
Baseball cap
The most probably site for a venipuncture will be on the inside of the arm known as the
Antecubital fossa
Dorsal fossa
Plantar Fossa
Volar
Antecubital fossa
Otherwise known as clotting, ______ is where blood turns from a liquid into a gel-like state.
Hemoconcentration
Hemolysis
Coagulation
Coagulation
Hemoconcentration occurs when ____________
the patient drank too much water prior to the procedure
when the patient is not in a fasted state
the tourniquet is left on too long
no tourniquet is used
The tourniquets is left on too long
NPS PHLEBOTOMY EXAM ALL Questions and
Verified Solutions Latest Update This Year
NPS PHLEBOTOMY
Using the finger, pinky, or thumb when performing a finger stick could result in injury to an
artery.
True
False
True
A glucose tolerance test can be used to diagnose adrenal insufficiency.
True
False
True
EDTA binds calcium in the blood.
True
False
True
When performing a procedure on a double mastectomy patient, the patient's doctor must
give written consent to the draw site.
True
False
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True
This department performs cross-matching tests to determine if a donor is a match for the
recipient of any blood product.
Blood Bank
Serology
Chemistry
Pathology
Blood Bank
While the regulations for safety standards are handed down by OSHA, the equipment used to
meet those standards is approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.
True
False
True
To prepare for a GTT, the patient should _______ for three days leading up to the test
not exercise
drink 1 gallon of water per day
eat 150 grams of carbohydrates per day
eat less than 50 grams of sugar
eat 150 grams of carbohydrates per day
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If you receive consent and believe you have the skill to perform a procedure, even if you
haven't received the proper training for it, is it okay to do it?
Yes
No
No
It is NOT important to conduct yourself with a high degree of personal and professional
integrity:
True
False
False
A puncture site should always stop bleeding within ________.
30 seconds
2 minutes
5 minutes
20 minutes
5 minutes
What is not an example of personal protection equipment?
Gloves
Scrubs
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Baseball cap
Visors
Baseball cap
The most probably site for a venipuncture will be on the inside of the arm known as the
Antecubital fossa
Dorsal fossa
Plantar Fossa
Volar
Antecubital fossa
Otherwise known as clotting, ______ is where blood turns from a liquid into a gel-like state.
Hemoconcentration
Hemolysis
Coagulation
Coagulation
Hemoconcentration occurs when ____________
the patient drank too much water prior to the procedure
when the patient is not in a fasted state
the tourniquet is left on too long
no tourniquet is used
The tourniquets is left on too long
