CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech) national Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers Latest Graded A+

CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Tech) national Exam Questions with
100% Correct Answers Latest Graded A+


Question:
A phlebotomist must choose the right tube color and additive for the corresponding ?
Answer:
Laboratory test


Question:
When a new lot # or kit is opened
Answer:
When should a phlebotomist perform external liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived
point of care test?


Question:
1 to 2 minutes
Answer:
A phlebotomist is drawing 5 blood collection tubes. When should the tourniquet be released?


Question:
Providone Iodine"
Answer:
What agent should a phlebotomist cleanse the skin with before drawing blood cultures?


Question:
Blood cultures
Answer:
According to the CLSI order of draw guidelines, which of the following samples should the
phlebotomist collect first?


Blood cultures

coagulation

,electrolytes

glucose levels

Question:
SST (serum separator tube)
Answer:
Which of the following is appropriate to use when collecting for a chemistry test that requires
serum?


SST

SPS

EDTA

PST

Question:
saturate each circle
Answer:
After performing a heel puncture for neonatal screening, which of the following is the correct
procedure for collecting the blood?


Smear the blood on the circle

saturate each circle

touch the heel to the center of the circle

drop the blood on the circle

Question:
Release the tourniquet and stop the draw
Answer:
A phlebotomist observes a hematoma developing at the site of a venous blood draw. The
phlebotomist should??


Question:
When a patient is tested

,Answer:
When should the code on glucose cuvettes or strips be compared to the code on the glucose meter?


Question:
Ask the patient when she last ate or drank
Answer:
The phlebotomist needs to draw a glucose tolerance test (GTT) on a patient and notices an empty
breakfast plate on the bedside table. Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take?


Question:
EDTA
Answer:
Tubes with what additive should be used when collecting a sample for CBC


Question:
Arterial blood gases
Answer:
When preparing for transport, what specimens must be placed into an ice bath within 30 minutes
after collection?


Question:
An incorrect needle gauge
Answer:
Which of the following actions would result in a grossly hemolyzed specimen?


Question:
An incorrect order of draw applying the tourniquet too close to the draw site failure to invert the
tube an incorrect needle gauge Below the IV
Answer:
The phlebotomist must perform a blood draw on a patient with an IV on the right side, and there
has been a mastectomy on the left side. Where should the phlebotomist perform the venipuncture?


Question:

, Don't draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient
Answer:
Before collecting blood on an inpatient, the phlebotomist notices that the patient does not have a
wristband on his wrist, but there is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the following is
the proper action?


Question:
O2 levels
Answer:
A phlebotomist receives orders to draw an infant screening card, O2 levels, bilirubin and DNA.
Which of the following should be drawn first?


Bilirubin

O2 levels

DNA

Screening card

Question:
The biohazard bag prevents a possible exposure incident
Answer:
Why is it important to place a specimen in a biohazard specimen bag when transporting to an
outside laboratory?


Question:
15 to 30 degree angle
Answer:
Industry standard states that needle insertion in the antecubital area should be at??


Question:
Dorsal veins
Answer:
Some older adults or obese patients may not have accessible antecubital veins. In this situation, the
phlebotomist may use which of the following?