NWCA PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN CREDENTIAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which vein is most frequently utilized for venipuncture among the following?
A. Cubital Median
A royal blue-topped blood collection tube has the ___________ additive,
whereas a yellow-topped blood collection tube contains the ___________
additive.
The clot activator, sodium polyanetholesulfonate, is best suited for blood bank
collections, whereas the ______ is best suited for DIFF blood collection.
D. Tubes with pink or purple tops
How is blood added to additive and non-additive tubes when a blood sample is
drawn using the syringe method?
D. Put each tube into a syringe transfer device that is connected to the syringe,
then let the blood flow freely.
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How deep should an adult's skin be punctured on average when drawing blood?
B. 2-3 mm: The following assays call for a cooled specimen:
___________________.
D. The material known as "CSF"—gastrin, ammonia, catecholamines, and lactic
acid—comes from _____________________.
D. The spinal column: What is a typical intravenous tool that is occasionally
used to draw blood from individuals who are challenging to draw using
traditional techniques?
C. Butterfly needle or winged infused set: The design is indicated by the color
coding of the needles.
B. Measure size: Which anticoagulant is present in a blood collection tube with
a green top?
B. What anticoagulant is used in blood donations, sodium heparin?
C. Sodium citrate: How many minutes does it take for a specimen to coagulate
if no additives are present?
C. 30: Blood is drawn using yellow-top tubes for ____________________.
B. Blood cultures: If the blood starts to flow out in pulses after the venipuncture
needle is introduced, this could mean that _______________________.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which vein is most frequently utilized for venipuncture among the following?
A. Cubital Median
A royal blue-topped blood collection tube has the ___________ additive,
whereas a yellow-topped blood collection tube contains the ___________
additive.
The clot activator, sodium polyanetholesulfonate, is best suited for blood bank
collections, whereas the ______ is best suited for DIFF blood collection.
D. Tubes with pink or purple tops
How is blood added to additive and non-additive tubes when a blood sample is
drawn using the syringe method?
D. Put each tube into a syringe transfer device that is connected to the syringe,
then let the blood flow freely.
-
How deep should an adult's skin be punctured on average when drawing blood?
B. 2-3 mm: The following assays call for a cooled specimen:
___________________.
D. The material known as "CSF"—gastrin, ammonia, catecholamines, and lactic
acid—comes from _____________________.
D. The spinal column: What is a typical intravenous tool that is occasionally
used to draw blood from individuals who are challenging to draw using
traditional techniques?
C. Butterfly needle or winged infused set: The design is indicated by the color
coding of the needles.
B. Measure size: Which anticoagulant is present in a blood collection tube with
a green top?
B. What anticoagulant is used in blood donations, sodium heparin?
C. Sodium citrate: How many minutes does it take for a specimen to coagulate
if no additives are present?
C. 30: Blood is drawn using yellow-top tubes for ____________________.
B. Blood cultures: If the blood starts to flow out in pulses after the venipuncture
needle is introduced, this could mean that _______________________.
