PHLEBOTOMY NATIONAL STUDY SHEET
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
●● When a new lot # or kit is opened
Answer: When should a phlebotomist perform external liquid controls
for quality control on a CLIA-waived point of care test?
●● 1 to 2 minutes
Answer: A phlebotomist is drawing 5 blood collection tubes. When
should the tourniquet be released?
●● Providone Iodine"
Answer: What agent should a phlebotomist cleanse the skin with before
drawing blood cultures?
●● Blood cultures
Answer: According to the CLSI order of draw guidelines, which of the
following samples should the phlebotomist collect first?
Blood cultures
coagulation
electrolytes
,glucose levels
●● SST (serum separator tube)
Answer: Which of the following is appropriate to use when collecting
for a chemistry test that requires serum?
SST
SPS
EDTA
PST
●● saturate each circle
Answer: After performing a heel puncture for neonatal screening, which
of the following is the correct procedure for collecting the blood?
Smear the blood on the circle
saturate each circle
touch the heel to the center of the circle
drop the blood on the circle
●● Release the tourniquet and stop the draw
Answer: A phlebotomist observes a hematoma developing at the site of a
venous blood draw. The phlebotomist should??
,●● When a patient is tested
Answer: When should the code on glucose cuvettes or strips be
compared to the code on the glucose meter?
●● Ask the patient when she last ate or drank
Answer: The phlebotomist needs to draw a glucose tolerance test (GTT)
on a patient and notices an empty breakfast plate on the bedside table.
Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take?
●● EDTA
Answer: Tubes with what additive should be used when collecting a
sample for CBC
●● Arterial blood gases
Answer: When preparing for transport, what specimens must be placed
into an ice bath within 30 minutes after collection?
●● An incorrect needle gauge
Answer: Which of the following actions would result in a grossly
hemolyzed specimen?
An incorrect order of draw
applying the tourniquet too close to the draw site
, failure to invert the tube
an incorrect needle gauge
●● Below the IV
Answer: The phlebotomist must perform a blood draw on a patient with
an IV on the right side, and there has been a mastectomy on the left side.
Where should the phlebotomist perform the venipuncture?
●● Don't draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient
Answer: Before collecting blood on an inpatient, the phlebotomist
notices that the patient does not have a wristband on his wrist, but there
is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the following is the
proper action?
●● O2 levels
Answer: A phlebotomist receives orders to draw an infant screening
card, O2 levels, bilirubin and DNA. Which of the following should be
drawn first?
Bilirubin
O2 levels
DNA
Screening card
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
●● When a new lot # or kit is opened
Answer: When should a phlebotomist perform external liquid controls
for quality control on a CLIA-waived point of care test?
●● 1 to 2 minutes
Answer: A phlebotomist is drawing 5 blood collection tubes. When
should the tourniquet be released?
●● Providone Iodine"
Answer: What agent should a phlebotomist cleanse the skin with before
drawing blood cultures?
●● Blood cultures
Answer: According to the CLSI order of draw guidelines, which of the
following samples should the phlebotomist collect first?
Blood cultures
coagulation
electrolytes
,glucose levels
●● SST (serum separator tube)
Answer: Which of the following is appropriate to use when collecting
for a chemistry test that requires serum?
SST
SPS
EDTA
PST
●● saturate each circle
Answer: After performing a heel puncture for neonatal screening, which
of the following is the correct procedure for collecting the blood?
Smear the blood on the circle
saturate each circle
touch the heel to the center of the circle
drop the blood on the circle
●● Release the tourniquet and stop the draw
Answer: A phlebotomist observes a hematoma developing at the site of a
venous blood draw. The phlebotomist should??
,●● When a patient is tested
Answer: When should the code on glucose cuvettes or strips be
compared to the code on the glucose meter?
●● Ask the patient when she last ate or drank
Answer: The phlebotomist needs to draw a glucose tolerance test (GTT)
on a patient and notices an empty breakfast plate on the bedside table.
Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take?
●● EDTA
Answer: Tubes with what additive should be used when collecting a
sample for CBC
●● Arterial blood gases
Answer: When preparing for transport, what specimens must be placed
into an ice bath within 30 minutes after collection?
●● An incorrect needle gauge
Answer: Which of the following actions would result in a grossly
hemolyzed specimen?
An incorrect order of draw
applying the tourniquet too close to the draw site
, failure to invert the tube
an incorrect needle gauge
●● Below the IV
Answer: The phlebotomist must perform a blood draw on a patient with
an IV on the right side, and there has been a mastectomy on the left side.
Where should the phlebotomist perform the venipuncture?
●● Don't draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient
Answer: Before collecting blood on an inpatient, the phlebotomist
notices that the patient does not have a wristband on his wrist, but there
is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the following is the
proper action?
●● O2 levels
Answer: A phlebotomist receives orders to draw an infant screening
card, O2 levels, bilirubin and DNA. Which of the following should be
drawn first?
Bilirubin
O2 levels
DNA
Screening card
