CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN (CPT)
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS .
A phlebotomist is working with an administrative assistant to schedule an appointment for a
patient who requires a postprandial glucose test. At which of the following times should the
patients appointment is scheduled.
A. Upon waking up
B. 2 hour after eating a meal
C. immediately after exercising
D. 30 minutes before bedtime - Correct Answer -A. Upon waking up
Which of the following needles should a phlebotomist use for a venipuncture using a winged
infusion set and a 5 mL syringe
A. 23-gauge
B. 18-gauge
C.25 Gauge
D. 27-gauge - Correct Answer -D. 27-gauge
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomist take for a patient who has a recent double
mastectomy
A.Proceed without modification since the mastectomy was bilateral
B. Evaluate each arm and draw only from the arm with minimal inflammation
C.Evaluate each arm and draw from the most acceptable distal vein in either arm
D. Contact the ordering provider and obtain permission to draw from either of the arms - Correct
Answer -C.Evaluate each arm and draw from the most acceptable distal vein in either arm
After Centrifuging, a green top tube yields a specimen of
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,A. Serum
B. Plasma
C. Clotted Blood
D. Whole Blood - Correct Answer -B. Plasma
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomist take after collecting blood into a serum
separation tube?
A. Shake the tube five to eight times
B. Invert the tube three or four times
C. Roll the tube five to ten times
D. Invert the tube five to eight times - Correct Answer -D. Invert the tube five to eight times
A phlebotomist is explaining the venipuncture procedure to a patient who is seated. In which of
the following positions should the phlebotomist instruct the patient to place their arm?
A. Distal portion of the arm in the downward position
B. Wrist positioned with dorsal side upward
C. Next to the patient while in prone position
D. Fingers oriented laterally - Correct Answer -B. Wrist positioned with dorsal side upward
A phlebotomist is preparing to draw blood from an infant. To calculate the blood volume that
can be drawn, which of the following types of patient information must the phlebotomist have
A.Blood type
B. Height
C. Birth date
D. Weight - Correct Answer -D. Weight
A Phlebotomist should recognize that proper hand hygiene can result in which of the following?
A. A decrease in the incidence of health care- associated infections
B. An increase in thew accuracy of lab results
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, C. A decrease in the rejection of lab specimens
D. An increase in the potential sources of pathogens - Correct Answer -A. A decrease in the
incidence of health care- associated infections
A phlebotomist is instructing a patient on how to collect a stool specimen. Which of the
following instructions should the phlebotomist give the patient about the procedure?
A. Avoid urine contact with the specimen
B. Refrigerate the specimen after the collection
C. Label the lid of the container
D. Wear sterile gloves during collection - Correct Answer -A. Avoid urine contact with the
specimen
Which of the following lancet positions should a phlebotomist use for a capillary blood
collection on a healthy adult patient?
A. Perpendicular to the fingerprint grooves
B. Parallel to the nail bed
C. Along the lateral portion of the first digit
D. Along the medial portion of the fifth digit - Correct Answer -A. Perpendicular to the
fingerprint grooves
A phlebotomist is preparing to draw blood from a patient for therapeutic drug monitoring. Which
of the following questions should the phlebotomist ask for ?
A.When was your last does of lithium
B. For how long have you been fasting
C. When did you have your last alcoholic beverage
D. Have you finished drinking the glucose solution - Correct Answer -A.When was your last
does of lithium
The results from which o0f the following tests are an example of POC testing
A. An elevated sweat chloride test
B. A positive HIV test
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS .
A phlebotomist is working with an administrative assistant to schedule an appointment for a
patient who requires a postprandial glucose test. At which of the following times should the
patients appointment is scheduled.
A. Upon waking up
B. 2 hour after eating a meal
C. immediately after exercising
D. 30 minutes before bedtime - Correct Answer -A. Upon waking up
Which of the following needles should a phlebotomist use for a venipuncture using a winged
infusion set and a 5 mL syringe
A. 23-gauge
B. 18-gauge
C.25 Gauge
D. 27-gauge - Correct Answer -D. 27-gauge
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomist take for a patient who has a recent double
mastectomy
A.Proceed without modification since the mastectomy was bilateral
B. Evaluate each arm and draw only from the arm with minimal inflammation
C.Evaluate each arm and draw from the most acceptable distal vein in either arm
D. Contact the ordering provider and obtain permission to draw from either of the arms - Correct
Answer -C.Evaluate each arm and draw from the most acceptable distal vein in either arm
After Centrifuging, a green top tube yields a specimen of
1
,A. Serum
B. Plasma
C. Clotted Blood
D. Whole Blood - Correct Answer -B. Plasma
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomist take after collecting blood into a serum
separation tube?
A. Shake the tube five to eight times
B. Invert the tube three or four times
C. Roll the tube five to ten times
D. Invert the tube five to eight times - Correct Answer -D. Invert the tube five to eight times
A phlebotomist is explaining the venipuncture procedure to a patient who is seated. In which of
the following positions should the phlebotomist instruct the patient to place their arm?
A. Distal portion of the arm in the downward position
B. Wrist positioned with dorsal side upward
C. Next to the patient while in prone position
D. Fingers oriented laterally - Correct Answer -B. Wrist positioned with dorsal side upward
A phlebotomist is preparing to draw blood from an infant. To calculate the blood volume that
can be drawn, which of the following types of patient information must the phlebotomist have
A.Blood type
B. Height
C. Birth date
D. Weight - Correct Answer -D. Weight
A Phlebotomist should recognize that proper hand hygiene can result in which of the following?
A. A decrease in the incidence of health care- associated infections
B. An increase in thew accuracy of lab results
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, C. A decrease in the rejection of lab specimens
D. An increase in the potential sources of pathogens - Correct Answer -A. A decrease in the
incidence of health care- associated infections
A phlebotomist is instructing a patient on how to collect a stool specimen. Which of the
following instructions should the phlebotomist give the patient about the procedure?
A. Avoid urine contact with the specimen
B. Refrigerate the specimen after the collection
C. Label the lid of the container
D. Wear sterile gloves during collection - Correct Answer -A. Avoid urine contact with the
specimen
Which of the following lancet positions should a phlebotomist use for a capillary blood
collection on a healthy adult patient?
A. Perpendicular to the fingerprint grooves
B. Parallel to the nail bed
C. Along the lateral portion of the first digit
D. Along the medial portion of the fifth digit - Correct Answer -A. Perpendicular to the
fingerprint grooves
A phlebotomist is preparing to draw blood from a patient for therapeutic drug monitoring. Which
of the following questions should the phlebotomist ask for ?
A.When was your last does of lithium
B. For how long have you been fasting
C. When did you have your last alcoholic beverage
D. Have you finished drinking the glucose solution - Correct Answer -A.When was your last
does of lithium
The results from which o0f the following tests are an example of POC testing
A. An elevated sweat chloride test
B. A positive HIV test
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