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NPS Phlebotomy Certification Test 2025 – 200
Practice Questions and Correct Answers/
Phlebotomy Certification Test Practice Latest
Review Questions and Answers
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? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
No
Using your patient's personal information for any other
reason than providing optimal medical care is a violation
of what? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ HIPPAA
It is your job to help uphold HIPAA. - ...ANSWER...✓✓
TRUE
Long nails could inhibit you from properly performing a
procedure and the bacteria that can grow under them
could cause infection at the procedure site. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ TRUE
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What is not an example of personal protection
equipment? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ BASEBALL CAP
If you get blood on your lab coat, it is okay to wait until the
end of the day to remove it. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
After I read my employer's Exposure Control Plan on the
date of hire, I don't have to read it when it is revised. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
Pathogens require a ______. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ HOST
Masks can lose their effectiveness with extended use. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ TRUE
Goggles do not have to be disinfected regularly because
they never touch the patient. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
What is the first step in the gowning procedure? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ WASH YOUR HANDS
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The way you remove your PPE is not important. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
A vector is: - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The methods by which a
pathogen escapes the host and spreads disease.
Hitting an artery during venipuncture: - ...ANSWER...✓✓
can cause extensive damage and bleeding
If a collection tube loses its vacuum, this is the fault of
the phlebotomist due to poor procedure. - ...ANSWER...✓✓
FALSE
The needle should be at a _____ degree angle when
performing a venipuncture? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 15-30
You should recap your needle after performing a
venipuncture. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
Tube additives can affect specimens. - ...ANSWER...✓✓
TRUE
NPS Phlebotomy Certification Test 2025 – 200
Practice Questions and Correct Answers/
Phlebotomy Certification Test Practice Latest
Review Questions and Answers
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? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
No
Using your patient's personal information for any other
reason than providing optimal medical care is a violation
of what? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ HIPPAA
It is your job to help uphold HIPAA. - ...ANSWER...✓✓
TRUE
Long nails could inhibit you from properly performing a
procedure and the bacteria that can grow under them
could cause infection at the procedure site. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ TRUE
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What is not an example of personal protection
equipment? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ BASEBALL CAP
If you get blood on your lab coat, it is okay to wait until the
end of the day to remove it. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
After I read my employer's Exposure Control Plan on the
date of hire, I don't have to read it when it is revised. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
Pathogens require a ______. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ HOST
Masks can lose their effectiveness with extended use. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ TRUE
Goggles do not have to be disinfected regularly because
they never touch the patient. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
What is the first step in the gowning procedure? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ WASH YOUR HANDS
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The way you remove your PPE is not important. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
A vector is: - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The methods by which a
pathogen escapes the host and spreads disease.
Hitting an artery during venipuncture: - ...ANSWER...✓✓
can cause extensive damage and bleeding
If a collection tube loses its vacuum, this is the fault of
the phlebotomist due to poor procedure. - ...ANSWER...✓✓
FALSE
The needle should be at a _____ degree angle when
performing a venipuncture? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 15-30
You should recap your needle after performing a
venipuncture. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ FALSE
Tube additives can affect specimens. - ...ANSWER...✓✓
TRUE
