NHA Special collections Questions and Answers

NHA Special collections Questions and Answers A phlebotomy technician is preparing to process a WBC differential test, testosterone test, and a glucose test. Which of the following actions should the technician take to process the test? Prepare a slide from a lavender-topped tube and centrifuge a red-topped tube and a grey-topped tube. Which of the following attitudes should a phlebotomy technician used when performing a peripheral blood smear with a WBC count? EDTA A phlebotomy technician receives a forensic specimen. The technician should verify that which of the following specimen information matches the requisition form? Case number A phlebotomy technician should recognize that which of the following blood types is compatible with type O blood? Type O A phlebotomy technician is instructing a patient about how to collect a sputum specimen. Which of the following statements should the technician make? "You should provide the specimen is the morning before eating or drinking. " A phlebotomy technician is performing two sets of blood cultures for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Collect one set from the patient's left arm and one set from a different site on the same arm A phlebotomy technician is instructing a patient about how to collect a fecal specimen at home. Which of the following instructions should the technician include? "Do not mix urine with the fecal sample." A phlebotomy technician has collected a neonatal screening card. Which of the following actions should the technician take to properly dry the blood spot collection card? Place the card on a flat, dry surface. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform blood collection for blood cultures, PTT, and testosterone levels. In which of the following orders should the technician collect these samples? Yellow-topped tube, blue-topped tube, red-topped tube A phlebotomy technician is collecting a peripheral blood smear from a patient. The technician should identify that this collection technique is used for which of the following tests? WBC differential test A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a neonatal screening test. The technician should identify that which of the following is the optimal time to perform the test? Between 24 and 72 hr after birth A phlebotomy technician is performing a brief physical examination on a prospective blood donor. Which of the following measurements would indicate the donor's eligibility to donate blood? Hematocrit level 42% A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood culture from an infant who weighs 3 kg (6.6 lb.). The technician should identify that which of the following is the total blood volume for this infant? 240 to 330 mL A phlebotomy technician should identify that a patient who has which of the following blood types is a universal recipient? Type AB A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood from a patient for mental screening. Which of the following actions should the technician take to complete the newborn screening card? Touch the paper to a drop of blood and saturate each circle of the card. A phlebotomy technician is screening potential blood donors. The technician should identify that which of the following patients is able to donate blood? A 65-year-old patient who weighs 54.4 kg (120 lb.) A phlebotomy technician is caring for a 3-year-old child in a inpatient setting who weighs 15.9 kg (35lb.). The technician should identify that which of the following blood collection amounts is within total volume guidelines for a 1-month period for this patient? 95 mL A phlebotomy technician is instructing a patient about how to perform a pregnancy test. Which of the following statements should the technician include? "Collect your first urine specimen of the morning." A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood slide from a capillary puncture. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Touch the slide to the second drop of blood A phlebotomy technician is using a syringe method to collect a blood cultures set, a PTT, and a CBC test. Which of the following should the technician identify as the order of the draw? Anaerobic bottle, aerobic bottle, light-blue-topped tube, EDTA