(CCMA) NHA Practice Quiz:
Phlebotomy Exam Questions
And Answers
Which of the following locations should the medical assistant identify as the preferred
site for capillary puncture in an adult patient? - ANS -fourth digit
Prior to preforming a phlebotomy procedure, a medical assistant should ask the patient
to verify which of the following information? - ANS -patient's date of birth
Which of the following veins should the medical assistant recognize as the preferred
vein for routine phlebotomy? - ANS -median cubital vein
A medical assistant is obtaining samples for a CBC test. Which of the following tubes
should the assistant select? - ANS -lavender
A medical assistant has completed a blood collection. Which of the following actions
should the assistant take to ensure proper specimen processing? - ANS -verify that the
requisition form has been completed
When drawing blood cultures, a medical assistant should prepare a patient's skin using
which of the following products? - ANS -iodine solution
At which point during a patient's venipuncture process should a medical assistant label
the blood specimen tube? - ANS -before the patient is discharged
To avoid hemoconcentration during venipuncture, which of the following actions should
a medical assistant take? - ANS -remove the tourniquet before 1 min has elapsed
A medical assistant is preforming phlebotomy on an 80-year-old patient who has small
veins. Which of the following venipuncture methods should the assistant use for this
patient? - ANS -butterfly needle
Which of the following tubes should a medical assistant select first when adhering to the
proper order of draw? - ANS -yellow
After reviving a patient's blood test results from the reference laboratory, which of the
following actions should the medical assistant take? - ANS -have a provider review the
results
Phlebotomy Exam Questions
And Answers
Which of the following locations should the medical assistant identify as the preferred
site for capillary puncture in an adult patient? - ANS -fourth digit
Prior to preforming a phlebotomy procedure, a medical assistant should ask the patient
to verify which of the following information? - ANS -patient's date of birth
Which of the following veins should the medical assistant recognize as the preferred
vein for routine phlebotomy? - ANS -median cubital vein
A medical assistant is obtaining samples for a CBC test. Which of the following tubes
should the assistant select? - ANS -lavender
A medical assistant has completed a blood collection. Which of the following actions
should the assistant take to ensure proper specimen processing? - ANS -verify that the
requisition form has been completed
When drawing blood cultures, a medical assistant should prepare a patient's skin using
which of the following products? - ANS -iodine solution
At which point during a patient's venipuncture process should a medical assistant label
the blood specimen tube? - ANS -before the patient is discharged
To avoid hemoconcentration during venipuncture, which of the following actions should
a medical assistant take? - ANS -remove the tourniquet before 1 min has elapsed
A medical assistant is preforming phlebotomy on an 80-year-old patient who has small
veins. Which of the following venipuncture methods should the assistant use for this
patient? - ANS -butterfly needle
Which of the following tubes should a medical assistant select first when adhering to the
proper order of draw? - ANS -yellow
After reviving a patient's blood test results from the reference laboratory, which of the
following actions should the medical assistant take? - ANS -have a provider review the
results
