2025 real exam revised questions
and complete correct answers
(verified solutions)
1. What does the term phlebotomy actually mean?
a.) Removal of a vein
b.) Incision of a vein
c.) Testing of blood
d.) Withdrawal of red blood cells ...ANSWER...b.) Incision of a vein
2. What is the first step in routine blood collection?
a.) Select and prepare the site of collection
b.) Label the sample tubes
c.) Choose the appropriate equipment for collecting the sample
d.) Correctly and positively identify the patient ...ANSWER...d.) Correctly
and positively identify the patient
3. Which of the following acronyms is not a certification agency for
phlebotomists?
a.) ASCP
b.) ASPT
c.) AMT
d.) NAACLS ...ANSWER...d.) NAACLS
4. Which of the following terms is evidence that an individual has
demonstrated proficiency in a particular area of practice?
a.) Accreditation
b.) Approval
, c.) Certification
d.) Standardization ...ANSWER...c.) Certification
5. A phlebotomist must ensure that the patient understands and agrees that
his or her blood is going to be drawn. What is the name of this process?
a.) Confidentiality
b.) Informed consent
c.) Legality
d.) Privacy ...ANSWER...b.) Informed consent
6. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regulates
which of the following areas?
a.) Privacy of health information
b.) Health insurance transfers on changing jobs
c.) Informing patients of intended procedures
d.) Phlebotomy training ...ANSWER...a.) Privacy of health information
7. You have entered a patient's room and explained that you need to draw
blood, and the patient repeatedly refuses. What should you do?
a.) Attempt to draw anyhow because the physician ordered the test
b.) Call for another phlebotomist to help you convince the patient
c.) Take the request form back to laboratory after you have finished
drawing your other patients
d.) Notify the patient's physician according to the institution's written
policies ...ANSWER...d.) Notify the patient's physician according to
the institution's written policies
8. The term informed consent means:
a.) A patient must be informed of all intended treatments and risks
before the treatment is performed.
, b.) A patient must inform the physicians concerning what procedures
they need.
c.) A nurse informed by the phlebotomist can overrule a patient's
refusal.
d.) As long as the patient is informed, he or she cannot refuse a
treatment. ...ANSWER...a.) A patient must be informed of all
intended treatments and risks before the treatment is performed.
9. Which of the following is true?
a.) Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at least 3500 years.
b.) Phlebotomy is a new profession arising during World War II.
c.) Phlebotomists today draw blood from patients for the same reasons
as ancient phlebotomists.
d.) Phlebotomy equipment has not changed since the original
phlebotomists. ...ANSWER...a.) Phlebotomy is an ancient profession
dating back at least 3500 years.
10.What state has led the way in state regulation of phlebotomy?
a.) California
b.) Nevada
c.) Oklahoma
d.) Texas ...ANSWER...a.) California
11.The hospital laboratory falls under which of the following categories of
administrative services?
a.) Fiscal
b.) Nursing
c.) Professional
d.) Support ...ANSWER...c.) Professional
12.Which department of the hospital dispenses drugs?