NHA Phlebotomy Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

NHA Phlebotomy Exam Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
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inisteredBorallyBtoBaBpatient.BAfterBverifyingBwhenBtheBpatientBreceivedBtheBmedication,Bhow
BlongBshouldBtheBtechnicianBwaitBpriorBtoBattemptingBtheBdraw?B-
BAnswer2BhrBafterBadministration



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aBpatient'sBroom?B-BAnswerInitialBandBmarkBtheBdateBandBtimeBonBeachBtubeBdrawn



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBtubesBshouldBaBphlebotomyBtechnicianBcollectBfirstBwhenBobtainingBd
ermalBsamples?B-BAnswerLavenderBtop



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBisBplanningBtoBcollectBaBsputumBspecimenBfromBaBpatient.BWhichB
ofBtheBfollowingBinstructionsBshouldBtheBtechnicianBgiveBtheBpatient?B-
BAnswer"BreatheBdeeplyBandBthenBcoughBupBaBspecimenBintoBtheBcontainer."



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edBaBgeneralBinformedBconsentBformBuponBadmissionBtoBtheBfacility.BWhichBofBtheBfollowing
BactionsBbyBtheBpatientBindicatesBimpliedBconsentBforBtheBvenipuncture?B-
BAnswerRollingBupBhisBshirtsleeve



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBshouldBselectBaBtubeBthatBhasBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBadditivesBwh
enBcollectingBaBbloodBspecimenBforBaBCBC?B-BAnswerEDTA



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBtestBresultsBareBaffectedBwhenBaBphlebotomyBtechnicianBusesBpovido
ne-iodineBtoBcleanseBaBsiteBforBaBdermalBpuncture?B-BAnswerPotassium



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBshouldBtransportBaBsemenBsampleBatBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBtemp
eratures?B-BAnswer36-38BC

, ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBisBpreparingBtoBdrawBbloodBfromBaBpatientBinBanBinpatientBsetting.
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BAnswerPlaceBtheBspecimensBinBaBlockableBcontainer



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dBstudies.BTheBtechnicianBshouldBselectBaBcollectionBtubeBthatBhasBaBtopBwithBwhichBofBthe
BfollowingBcolors?B-BAnswerTiger(speckled)



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBisBcollectingBcapillaryBbloodBdropsBonBaBfilterBpaperBcardBtoBscreen
BaBnewbornBforBphenylketonuria.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBtechnicianBtake
?B-BAnswerApplyBbloodBtoBtheBprintedBsideBofBtheBfilterBpaper



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBisBusingBaBpoint-of-
careBtestBsystemBtoBdetermineBaBpatient'sBWBCBcount.BForBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBresultsBs
houldBtheBtechnicianBimmediatelyBnotifyBtheBprovider?B-BAnswer1.8/mm3



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ood.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBtechnicianBtake?B-
BAnswerUseBtheBsecondBdropBofBbloodBthatBemergesBfromBtheBpuncture



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BspecimenBfromBanBolderBadultBpatientBwhoBhasBfragile,Beasy-to-collapseBveins?B-
BAnswerChooseBaBsyringeBandBbutterflyBassemblyBandBtransferBtoBanBETSBtube



HowBfrequentlyBshouldBaBphlebotomyBtechnicianBperformBaBqualityBcontrolBtestBonBaBglucom
eterBinBtheBlaboratory?B-BAnswerEveryBdayBtheBmeterBisBused



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBisBfollowingBtheBClinicalBandBLaboratoryBStandardsBInstitute'sB(CLSI)B
clinicalBlaboratoryBworkflowBpathway.

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dBtheBtechnicianBtake?B-BAnswerEnterBcriticalBlaboratoryBdata