Phlebotomy Practice Test Multiple
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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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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.
- ANS - 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.
- ANS - a.) Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at
least 3500 years.
Choices Latest 2025/2026
Questions with Correct Answers
Solved
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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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
- ANS - 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.
- ANS - 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.
- ANS - a.) Phlebotomy is an ancient profession dating back at
least 3500 years.
