NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test 2025-2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS / ALREADY GRADED A
1. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which
of the following instructions should the technician give the patient?:
Answer Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container.
2. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have
been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water?:
Answer Sodium hypochlorite
3. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a
general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by
the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture?:
Answer Rolling up his shirtsleeve
4. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives when
collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?:
Answer EDTA
5. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses povidone-
iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?:
Answer Potassium
,6. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following
temperatures?:
Answer 36 to 38 C
7. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpa- tient setting.
The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an example
of which of the following types of consent?:
Answer Implied consent
8. A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?:
Answer Place the specimens in a lockable container.
9. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was
administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient re- ceived the medication, how
long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw?:
Answer 2 hr after administration
10. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid
studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the following
colors?:
Answer Speckled
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newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take?:
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Answer Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
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immediately notify the provider?: Answer 1.8/mm3
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17. A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following?:
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CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS / ALREADY GRADED A
1. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which
of the following instructions should the technician give the patient?:
Answer Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container.
2. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have
been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water?:
Answer Sodium hypochlorite
3. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a
general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by
the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture?:
Answer Rolling up his shirtsleeve
4. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives when
collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?:
Answer EDTA
5. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses povidone-
iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?:
Answer Potassium
,6. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following
temperatures?:
Answer 36 to 38 C
7. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpa- tient setting.
The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an example
of which of the following types of consent?:
Answer Implied consent
8. A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?:
Answer Place the specimens in a lockable container.
9. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was
administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient re- ceived the medication, how
long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw?:
Answer 2 hr after administration
10. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid
studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the following
colors?:
Answer Speckled
, 11. A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a
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newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take?:
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Answer Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
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12. A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's WBC
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count. For which of the following results should the technician
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immediately notify the provider?: Answer 1.8/mm3
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13. A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's
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capillary blood. Which of the following actions should the Technician take?:
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Answer Use the second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
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14. Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to
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collect a blood specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse
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veins?:
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Answer Choose asyringe and butterfly assembly and transfertoan ETStube.
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15. How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on
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a glucometer in the laboratory?:
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Answer Everydaythemeterisused. ik ki ki ki ki ki
16. A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI)
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Answer Enter critical laboratory data.
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17. A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following?:
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