PHLEBOTOMY 2025 NHA
PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GARDED A+ 2025-2026
Which of the following is a potential consequence f a phlebotomy technician
mislabeling a blood bank specimen?
A. HIPAA violation
B. A transfusion reaction
C. A medical transcription error
D. A pharmaceutical reaction - ANS-B. A transfusion reaction
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has
pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment (PPE) should the technician wear?
A. Gown
B. N95 respirator
C. Face Mask
D. Goggles - ANS-C. Face Mask (Droplet Precautions)
,A lactic acid specimen is collected in a gray tube and must be kept at:
A. room temperature
b. refrigerated temperture
c. body temperature
d. frozen temperture - ANS-B. Refrigerated Temperature ( Lactic acid on ice)
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third set of blood draws for a
glucose tolerance test (GTT). The patient starts to cry and refuses to extend her arm of
the draw. Which of the following statements should the technician make?
A. "I will get in trouble if I dont perform the draw"
B. "I promise the draw won't hurt"
C. "may I come back in a hour to perform the draw"
D. " may I please perform the draw" - ANS-D. "may I please perform the draw"
A hematoma may be caused by all the following EXCEPT:
A) Probing ('fishing') for a vein
B) going all the way through a vein
C) Holding pressure on the venipuncture site with the arm straight
D) Bending the elbow with cotton ball on the venipuncture site to apply pressure. -
ANS-C) Holding pressure on the venipuncture site with the arm straight.
After blood is spun and separated in a centrifuge the serum/plasma portion is milky in
appearance. This is known as:
A) Lipemia
B) Hemoconcentration
C) Fibrinolysis
D) Coagulation - ANS-A) Lipemia
,A phlebotomy technician is assembling the equipment he will need for collecting donor
units of blood. Which of the following needle sizes should the technician select?
A) 23 gauge
B) 22 gauge
C) 21 gauge
D) 18 Gauge - ANS-D) 18 Gauge
A phlebotomists is performing a glucometer reading for a young adult parent. The
patients's parent is in the room and asks about patient's glucose level. Which of the
following actions should the technician take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and patient.
B. Ask the parent to leave the room and tell the patient.
C. Show the patient and parent the results in the patient's electronic health record
(EHR)
D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent present. -
ANS-D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent present.
If an electrical accident occurs involving electrical shock to an employee or a patient,
the first thing that the healthcare worker should do is:
A. Move the victim
B. Shut off electrical power
C. start CPR
D. Place a blanket over the vicinity - ANS-B. Shut off electrical power
A phlebotomy technician observes a glucometer reading of 250mg/dL. A second test is
performed and returns a reading within the expected reference range. Which of the
following circumstances could have caused the first result to be inaccurate?
, A) Too much blood was used.
B) The first drop of blood was used
C) Too little blood was used
D) the test strips were left open - ANS-A) Too much blood was used.
(remember too much of a blood glucose = high glucometer number / too little of a
blood glucose = low glucometer number)
An NP culture swab is collected to help diagnose?
A) genetic defects
B) Encephalitis
C) whooping Cough
D) Strep throat - ANS-C) whooping Cough
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a sampler cholesterol, troponin, and HDL blood
results. Which of the following departments is responsible for processing these tests?
A) Hematology
B) Microbiology
C) Chemistry
D) Pathology - ANS-C) Chemistry
(Hematology- White BC, Red BC, Hct,Hgb)
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect blood from a patient who has
experienced syncope (fainting) during previous draws. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
A) Draw from the patient's hand
B) Place the patient in a supine position
C) Place the patient in a prone position
PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
GARDED A+ 2025-2026
Which of the following is a potential consequence f a phlebotomy technician
mislabeling a blood bank specimen?
A. HIPAA violation
B. A transfusion reaction
C. A medical transcription error
D. A pharmaceutical reaction - ANS-B. A transfusion reaction
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has
pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment (PPE) should the technician wear?
A. Gown
B. N95 respirator
C. Face Mask
D. Goggles - ANS-C. Face Mask (Droplet Precautions)
,A lactic acid specimen is collected in a gray tube and must be kept at:
A. room temperature
b. refrigerated temperture
c. body temperature
d. frozen temperture - ANS-B. Refrigerated Temperature ( Lactic acid on ice)
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third set of blood draws for a
glucose tolerance test (GTT). The patient starts to cry and refuses to extend her arm of
the draw. Which of the following statements should the technician make?
A. "I will get in trouble if I dont perform the draw"
B. "I promise the draw won't hurt"
C. "may I come back in a hour to perform the draw"
D. " may I please perform the draw" - ANS-D. "may I please perform the draw"
A hematoma may be caused by all the following EXCEPT:
A) Probing ('fishing') for a vein
B) going all the way through a vein
C) Holding pressure on the venipuncture site with the arm straight
D) Bending the elbow with cotton ball on the venipuncture site to apply pressure. -
ANS-C) Holding pressure on the venipuncture site with the arm straight.
After blood is spun and separated in a centrifuge the serum/plasma portion is milky in
appearance. This is known as:
A) Lipemia
B) Hemoconcentration
C) Fibrinolysis
D) Coagulation - ANS-A) Lipemia
,A phlebotomy technician is assembling the equipment he will need for collecting donor
units of blood. Which of the following needle sizes should the technician select?
A) 23 gauge
B) 22 gauge
C) 21 gauge
D) 18 Gauge - ANS-D) 18 Gauge
A phlebotomists is performing a glucometer reading for a young adult parent. The
patients's parent is in the room and asks about patient's glucose level. Which of the
following actions should the technician take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and patient.
B. Ask the parent to leave the room and tell the patient.
C. Show the patient and parent the results in the patient's electronic health record
(EHR)
D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent present. -
ANS-D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent present.
If an electrical accident occurs involving electrical shock to an employee or a patient,
the first thing that the healthcare worker should do is:
A. Move the victim
B. Shut off electrical power
C. start CPR
D. Place a blanket over the vicinity - ANS-B. Shut off electrical power
A phlebotomy technician observes a glucometer reading of 250mg/dL. A second test is
performed and returns a reading within the expected reference range. Which of the
following circumstances could have caused the first result to be inaccurate?
, A) Too much blood was used.
B) The first drop of blood was used
C) Too little blood was used
D) the test strips were left open - ANS-A) Too much blood was used.
(remember too much of a blood glucose = high glucometer number / too little of a
blood glucose = low glucometer number)
An NP culture swab is collected to help diagnose?
A) genetic defects
B) Encephalitis
C) whooping Cough
D) Strep throat - ANS-C) whooping Cough
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a sampler cholesterol, troponin, and HDL blood
results. Which of the following departments is responsible for processing these tests?
A) Hematology
B) Microbiology
C) Chemistry
D) Pathology - ANS-C) Chemistry
(Hematology- White BC, Red BC, Hct,Hgb)
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect blood from a patient who has
experienced syncope (fainting) during previous draws. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
A) Draw from the patient's hand
B) Place the patient in a supine position
C) Place the patient in a prone position
