NHCO Phlebotomy Certification Exam
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,Question 1
Which practice is a core element of Standard Precautions?
A. Treating only patients with known infections as if their blood is infectious
B. Treating all patients' blood and body fluids as potentially infectious
C. Wearing gloves only when drawing blood from pediatric patients
D. Using Standard Precautions only in the emergency department
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Standard Precautions require that blood and body fluids from every
patient be treated as potentially infectious, regardless of diagnosis, because
infection status is often unknown.
Question 2
How long should hands be scrubbed with soap and water during routine
hand hygiene?
A. At least 5 seconds
B. At least 10 seconds
C. At least 20 seconds
D. At least 60 seconds
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: CDC guidance recommends washing hands with soap and water
for at least 20 seconds to adequately remove transient microorganisms.
Question 3
What is the correct order for donning personal protective equipment
(PPE)?
A. Gloves, gown, mask, eye protection
B. Gown, mask/respirator, eye protection, gloves
C. Mask, gloves, gown, eye protection
D. Eye protection, gown, gloves, mask
Correct Answer: B
,Rationale: PPE is donned so that items covering the most surface area go on
first: gown, then mask/respirator, then eye protection, and gloves go on last to
protect the sterile barrier of the other equipment.
Question 4
When removing (doffing) PPE, which item should generally be removed
first?
A. Gloves
B. Gown
C. Eye protection
D. Mask/respirator
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Gloves are typically the most contaminated item and are removed
first to prevent transferring pathogens to other PPE, skin, or surfaces.
Question 5
A used lancet should be discarded in which type of container?
A. Regular office trash can
B. Recycling bin
C. Puncture-resistant, labeled sharps container
D. Paper bag marked 'biohazard'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: All sharps, including lancets and needles, must go directly into a
rigid, puncture-resistant, biohazard-labeled sharps container to prevent injury
and exposure.
Question 6
Immediately after a needlestick injury, the phlebotomist's first action
should be to:
A. Finish drawing the current patient's blood
B. Wash the site with soap and water and report the incident
, C. Apply a tourniquet above the injury
D. Document the incident at the end of the shift
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The immediate priority after a sharps injury is to wash the exposed
area with soap and water, then report the exposure per facility protocol so
post-exposure evaluation can begin promptly.
Question 7
Biohazardous waste bags and sharps containers are typically labeled
with which color and symbol?
A. Blue with a cross symbol
B. Red or orange with the biohazard symbol
C. Green with a recycling symbol
D. Yellow with a radiation symbol
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Biohazardous materials are conventionally identified using red or
orange containers/bags marked with the universal biohazard symbol.
Question 8
The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires employers to
maintain a written plan called the:
A. Quality Assurance Manual
B. Exposure Control Plan
C. Chain of Custody Log
D. Safety Data Sheet Index
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires employers to
develop and maintain a written Exposure Control Plan describing how
occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens will be minimized.
Question 9
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,Question 1
Which practice is a core element of Standard Precautions?
A. Treating only patients with known infections as if their blood is infectious
B. Treating all patients' blood and body fluids as potentially infectious
C. Wearing gloves only when drawing blood from pediatric patients
D. Using Standard Precautions only in the emergency department
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Standard Precautions require that blood and body fluids from every
patient be treated as potentially infectious, regardless of diagnosis, because
infection status is often unknown.
Question 2
How long should hands be scrubbed with soap and water during routine
hand hygiene?
A. At least 5 seconds
B. At least 10 seconds
C. At least 20 seconds
D. At least 60 seconds
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: CDC guidance recommends washing hands with soap and water
for at least 20 seconds to adequately remove transient microorganisms.
Question 3
What is the correct order for donning personal protective equipment
(PPE)?
A. Gloves, gown, mask, eye protection
B. Gown, mask/respirator, eye protection, gloves
C. Mask, gloves, gown, eye protection
D. Eye protection, gown, gloves, mask
Correct Answer: B
,Rationale: PPE is donned so that items covering the most surface area go on
first: gown, then mask/respirator, then eye protection, and gloves go on last to
protect the sterile barrier of the other equipment.
Question 4
When removing (doffing) PPE, which item should generally be removed
first?
A. Gloves
B. Gown
C. Eye protection
D. Mask/respirator
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Gloves are typically the most contaminated item and are removed
first to prevent transferring pathogens to other PPE, skin, or surfaces.
Question 5
A used lancet should be discarded in which type of container?
A. Regular office trash can
B. Recycling bin
C. Puncture-resistant, labeled sharps container
D. Paper bag marked 'biohazard'
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: All sharps, including lancets and needles, must go directly into a
rigid, puncture-resistant, biohazard-labeled sharps container to prevent injury
and exposure.
Question 6
Immediately after a needlestick injury, the phlebotomist's first action
should be to:
A. Finish drawing the current patient's blood
B. Wash the site with soap and water and report the incident
, C. Apply a tourniquet above the injury
D. Document the incident at the end of the shift
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The immediate priority after a sharps injury is to wash the exposed
area with soap and water, then report the exposure per facility protocol so
post-exposure evaluation can begin promptly.
Question 7
Biohazardous waste bags and sharps containers are typically labeled
with which color and symbol?
A. Blue with a cross symbol
B. Red or orange with the biohazard symbol
C. Green with a recycling symbol
D. Yellow with a radiation symbol
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Biohazardous materials are conventionally identified using red or
orange containers/bags marked with the universal biohazard symbol.
Question 8
The OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires employers to
maintain a written plan called the:
A. Quality Assurance Manual
B. Exposure Control Plan
C. Chain of Custody Log
D. Safety Data Sheet Index
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard requires employers to
develop and maintain a written Exposure Control Plan describing how
occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens will be minimized.
Question 9
