NHA PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
◉ A technician should identify that which of the following is one of
the joint commission 2016 national patient safety goals? Answer:
Identify patients correctly
◉ A phlebotomy technician is following the clinical and laboratory
standards institutes (CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As
part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the
following actions should the technician take? Answer: Enter critical
laboratory data
◉ I phlebotomy technician is collecting a urine specimen from a
patient for a pre-employment drug screening. Which of the following
findings should indicate to the technician that tampering has
possibly occurred? Answer: The temperature of the specimen is
30°C (80°F)
◉ A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen
for a patient in an outpatient setting. Using standard precautions,
which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment
should the technician wear? Answer: Gloves
,◉ A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to obtain a stat
specimen. The patient's provider and the nurse are speaking with
the patient. Which of the following actions should the technician
take first? Answer: Introduce himself to the patient and the
healthcare team members
◉ Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician
take when labeling specimens? Answer: Labeling specimens at the
time of collection and in the presence of the patient
◉ A provider orders a stat specimen, but the phlebotomy technician
forgets to fill out the patient ID number on the collection tube. The
technician should expect the laboratory that received the specimen
to take which of the following actions? Answer: Reject the specimen
◉ Which of the following personal protective equipment provides a
phlebotomy technician with the best protection when drawing blood
from a patient who has active tuberculosis? Answer: N95 respirator
◉ A phlebotomy technician is collecting a unit of blood from a donor.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? Answer:
Instruct the donor to open and close his hand gently throughout the
collection
, ◉ A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the
following phrases is represented by the abbreviation "SD"? Answer:
Standard deviation
◉ A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to
determine a patient's WBC count. For which of the following results
should the technician immediately notify the provider? Answer:
1.8/mm^3
◉ A phlebotomy technician is instructing a patient how to collect a
clean-catch urine specimen. Which of the following cleansers should
the technician instruct the patient to use when cleansing around her
urinary meatus? Answer: Mild antiseptic soap
◉ A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a
patient who has cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves which of the
following pieces of personal protective equipment should be
technician where? Answer: Gown
◉ A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood from a patient for
donation. The collection bag only fills halfway, and the vein
collapses. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Answer: use a new collection bag to draw a new unit of blood
GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
◉ A technician should identify that which of the following is one of
the joint commission 2016 national patient safety goals? Answer:
Identify patients correctly
◉ A phlebotomy technician is following the clinical and laboratory
standards institutes (CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As
part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the
following actions should the technician take? Answer: Enter critical
laboratory data
◉ I phlebotomy technician is collecting a urine specimen from a
patient for a pre-employment drug screening. Which of the following
findings should indicate to the technician that tampering has
possibly occurred? Answer: The temperature of the specimen is
30°C (80°F)
◉ A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen
for a patient in an outpatient setting. Using standard precautions,
which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment
should the technician wear? Answer: Gloves
,◉ A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to obtain a stat
specimen. The patient's provider and the nurse are speaking with
the patient. Which of the following actions should the technician
take first? Answer: Introduce himself to the patient and the
healthcare team members
◉ Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician
take when labeling specimens? Answer: Labeling specimens at the
time of collection and in the presence of the patient
◉ A provider orders a stat specimen, but the phlebotomy technician
forgets to fill out the patient ID number on the collection tube. The
technician should expect the laboratory that received the specimen
to take which of the following actions? Answer: Reject the specimen
◉ Which of the following personal protective equipment provides a
phlebotomy technician with the best protection when drawing blood
from a patient who has active tuberculosis? Answer: N95 respirator
◉ A phlebotomy technician is collecting a unit of blood from a donor.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? Answer:
Instruct the donor to open and close his hand gently throughout the
collection
, ◉ A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the
following phrases is represented by the abbreviation "SD"? Answer:
Standard deviation
◉ A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to
determine a patient's WBC count. For which of the following results
should the technician immediately notify the provider? Answer:
1.8/mm^3
◉ A phlebotomy technician is instructing a patient how to collect a
clean-catch urine specimen. Which of the following cleansers should
the technician instruct the patient to use when cleansing around her
urinary meatus? Answer: Mild antiseptic soap
◉ A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a
patient who has cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves which of the
following pieces of personal protective equipment should be
technician where? Answer: Gown
◉ A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood from a patient for
donation. The collection bag only fills halfway, and the vein
collapses. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Answer: use a new collection bag to draw a new unit of blood
