NWCA CCMA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which laboratory test result is affected most if the patient is NOT fasting? - Correct
Answers -Triglycerides
Hemolysis in collected blood can cause a falsely decreased value for - Correct Answers
-Hemoglobin
After the needle is inserted for a venipuncture and the blood begins to squirt out in
pulses, this might indicate that - Correct Answers -An artery has been penetrated by the
needle
If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be helpful in the specimen
collection process? - Correct Answers -A large blood pressure cuff
When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any, can be used to improve the
likelihood of a success puncture? - Correct Answers -All of the above
During the venipuncture procedure, what should the phlebotomist do after the needle is
inserted and blood begins to flow? - Correct Answers -Release the tourniquet about
half-way through the procedure
Steps in the identification process for a phlebotomy procedure for a patient should
include - Correct Answers -A 3- way match with verbal, ID bracelet, and requisition
information
Approximately how many minutes does it take for a specimen without additives to clot? -
Correct Answers -30
Yellow top tubes are used to collect blood for - Correct Answers -Blood cultures
What is the vacuum blood collection tube of choice for CBC blood collection? - Correct
Answers -Purple top tube
What is the antiocoagulant of choice for coagulation blood studies? - Correct Answers -
Sodium citrate
A solid mass derived from blood constituents that occludes a blood vessel is a - Correct
Answers -Thrombus
, When blood is to be collected for a glucose tolerance test, the patient should fast for -
Correct Answers -8-12 hours
An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces of the body that is localized
or diffused is referred to as - Correct Answers -Edema
Blood cultures can be collected directly into culture media and doing so will - Correct
Answers -Minimize chances of contamination and speed contact with culture media
What is designed to reduce the risk of transmission for microorganisms from both
recognized and unrecognized sources of infection in health care facilities - Correct
Answers -Standard or universal precautions
"CSF" is a specimen originating from - Correct Answers -The spinal column
What is a commonly used intravenous device that is sometimes used in the collection of
blood from patients who are difficult to collect by conventional methods - Correct
Answers -Butterfly needle or wingedbinfusion set
the color coding for needles indicates the - Correct Answers -gauge size
Which anticoagulant is found in a green top blood collection tube - Correct Answers -
Sodium Heparin
What is an anticoagulant used in blood donations? - Correct Answers -citrate phosphate
dextrose
What is the average skin puncture depth appropriate for an adult during a blood
collection procedure - Correct Answers -2-3 mm
Assays that require a chilled specimen include - Correct Answers -gastrin, ammonia,
catecholamine, and lactic acid
Which valves open to allow the ventricles to fill - Correct Answers -tricuspid and mitral
The layer of the heart that is damaged during a heart attack is the - Correct Answers -
myocardium
The inferior vena cava returns deoxygenated blood to the heart from ____ while the
pulmonary veins deliver blood to the _____ - Correct Answers -The lower extremities
and abdomen; left atrium
If a patient is frail and has a tendency to faint, what equipment, if any, would be helpful
in the specimen collection process - Correct Answers -A recliner
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which laboratory test result is affected most if the patient is NOT fasting? - Correct
Answers -Triglycerides
Hemolysis in collected blood can cause a falsely decreased value for - Correct Answers
-Hemoglobin
After the needle is inserted for a venipuncture and the blood begins to squirt out in
pulses, this might indicate that - Correct Answers -An artery has been penetrated by the
needle
If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be helpful in the specimen
collection process? - Correct Answers -A large blood pressure cuff
When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any, can be used to improve the
likelihood of a success puncture? - Correct Answers -All of the above
During the venipuncture procedure, what should the phlebotomist do after the needle is
inserted and blood begins to flow? - Correct Answers -Release the tourniquet about
half-way through the procedure
Steps in the identification process for a phlebotomy procedure for a patient should
include - Correct Answers -A 3- way match with verbal, ID bracelet, and requisition
information
Approximately how many minutes does it take for a specimen without additives to clot? -
Correct Answers -30
Yellow top tubes are used to collect blood for - Correct Answers -Blood cultures
What is the vacuum blood collection tube of choice for CBC blood collection? - Correct
Answers -Purple top tube
What is the antiocoagulant of choice for coagulation blood studies? - Correct Answers -
Sodium citrate
A solid mass derived from blood constituents that occludes a blood vessel is a - Correct
Answers -Thrombus
, When blood is to be collected for a glucose tolerance test, the patient should fast for -
Correct Answers -8-12 hours
An abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces of the body that is localized
or diffused is referred to as - Correct Answers -Edema
Blood cultures can be collected directly into culture media and doing so will - Correct
Answers -Minimize chances of contamination and speed contact with culture media
What is designed to reduce the risk of transmission for microorganisms from both
recognized and unrecognized sources of infection in health care facilities - Correct
Answers -Standard or universal precautions
"CSF" is a specimen originating from - Correct Answers -The spinal column
What is a commonly used intravenous device that is sometimes used in the collection of
blood from patients who are difficult to collect by conventional methods - Correct
Answers -Butterfly needle or wingedbinfusion set
the color coding for needles indicates the - Correct Answers -gauge size
Which anticoagulant is found in a green top blood collection tube - Correct Answers -
Sodium Heparin
What is an anticoagulant used in blood donations? - Correct Answers -citrate phosphate
dextrose
What is the average skin puncture depth appropriate for an adult during a blood
collection procedure - Correct Answers -2-3 mm
Assays that require a chilled specimen include - Correct Answers -gastrin, ammonia,
catecholamine, and lactic acid
Which valves open to allow the ventricles to fill - Correct Answers -tricuspid and mitral
The layer of the heart that is damaged during a heart attack is the - Correct Answers -
myocardium
The inferior vena cava returns deoxygenated blood to the heart from ____ while the
pulmonary veins deliver blood to the _____ - Correct Answers -The lower extremities
and abdomen; left atrium
If a patient is frail and has a tendency to faint, what equipment, if any, would be helpful
in the specimen collection process - Correct Answers -A recliner
