NCCT Phlebotomy Practice Test MLT 413NC Saddleback College |
UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Question:
Which of the following should the phlebotomist do when
collecting blood via finger stick?
a. Position the lancet across the fingerprint lines.
b. Wipe off any remaining alcohol from the finger before
insertion.
c. Disinfect the patient's finger with povidone-iodine.
d. Milk the finger during the blood collection.
Answer:
a
Question:
A physician orders a CBC and glucose tolerance test. Which of
the following is the correct tube selection and order of draw?
a. red, lavender
b. lavender, gray
c. green, lavender
d. lavender, yellow
Answer:
b
Question:
A phlebotomist has received a requisition to draw a bilirubin
on an infant with jaundice. The phlebotomist should...
a. protect the specimens from light
b. invert the specimen immediately
c. transport the specimen on ice
d. draw a waste tube
Answer:
a
,Question:
Gray-topped sodium fluoride tubes should not be used to
collect alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate
aminotransferase (AST) because the anticoagulant...
a. destroys many enzymes
b. increases lipemia
c. prevents hemoconcentration
d. causes hemolysis
Answer:
a
Question:
Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take
when disposing of a needle following a venipuncture?
a. recap the needle and place it immediately in a sharp
container
b. push the needle guard over the needle until it clicks and
then place in a biohazard bag
c. place the needle with safety device activated immediately in
a sharps container
d. recap the needle and place it on the blood collection tray
Answer:
c
Question:
The phlebotomist applies the tourniquet, but then has trouble
relocating the vein several minutes of palpation. Which of the
following is an expected outcome in these test results?
a. falsely elevated K levels from tissue damage
b. fibrinolysis from hemodilution
c. falsely decreased iron levels from hemolysis
d. falsely increased platelets from clotting
Answer:
a
,Question:
Forceful shaking of blood in an evacuated collection tube will
cause which of the following complications?
a. hemostasis
b. hemoconcentration
c. hemolysis
d. contamination
Answer:
c
Question:
Instead of obtaining consent from a patient who is mentally
competent, the phlebotomist obtains from a family member.
This is a violation of...
a. HIPAA
b. The Patient's Bill of Rights
c. CLIA Waived Testing
d. The Stark Law
Answer:
b
Question:
The physician has ordered a prothrombin time (PT) and
complete blood count (CBC) for an adult patient with a
diagnosis of thrombophlebitis. The phlebotomist should
collect the evacuated tubes in which of the following orders?
a. lavender, light blue
b. light blue, red
c. light blue, lavender
d. red, light blue
Answer:
c
, Question:
If a patient has measles, which of the following is a required
additional precaution?
a. surgical mask
b. N95 respirator
c. fluid resistant apron
d. double gloves
Answer:
b
Question:
Which of the following specimens require the phlebotomist to
follow chain-of-custody documentation procedures? (two
answers)
a. neonatal screening
b. blood alcohol
c. therapeutic drug monitoring
d. drug testing
e. maternal screening
Answer:
b, d
Question:
For which of the following patients is the use of an adhesive
bandage contraindicated?
a. adult with hemophilia
b. immunocompromised child
c. adolescent with sickle cell anemia
d. newborn with hyperbilirubinemia
Answer:
d
Question:
UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Question:
Which of the following should the phlebotomist do when
collecting blood via finger stick?
a. Position the lancet across the fingerprint lines.
b. Wipe off any remaining alcohol from the finger before
insertion.
c. Disinfect the patient's finger with povidone-iodine.
d. Milk the finger during the blood collection.
Answer:
a
Question:
A physician orders a CBC and glucose tolerance test. Which of
the following is the correct tube selection and order of draw?
a. red, lavender
b. lavender, gray
c. green, lavender
d. lavender, yellow
Answer:
b
Question:
A phlebotomist has received a requisition to draw a bilirubin
on an infant with jaundice. The phlebotomist should...
a. protect the specimens from light
b. invert the specimen immediately
c. transport the specimen on ice
d. draw a waste tube
Answer:
a
,Question:
Gray-topped sodium fluoride tubes should not be used to
collect alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate
aminotransferase (AST) because the anticoagulant...
a. destroys many enzymes
b. increases lipemia
c. prevents hemoconcentration
d. causes hemolysis
Answer:
a
Question:
Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take
when disposing of a needle following a venipuncture?
a. recap the needle and place it immediately in a sharp
container
b. push the needle guard over the needle until it clicks and
then place in a biohazard bag
c. place the needle with safety device activated immediately in
a sharps container
d. recap the needle and place it on the blood collection tray
Answer:
c
Question:
The phlebotomist applies the tourniquet, but then has trouble
relocating the vein several minutes of palpation. Which of the
following is an expected outcome in these test results?
a. falsely elevated K levels from tissue damage
b. fibrinolysis from hemodilution
c. falsely decreased iron levels from hemolysis
d. falsely increased platelets from clotting
Answer:
a
,Question:
Forceful shaking of blood in an evacuated collection tube will
cause which of the following complications?
a. hemostasis
b. hemoconcentration
c. hemolysis
d. contamination
Answer:
c
Question:
Instead of obtaining consent from a patient who is mentally
competent, the phlebotomist obtains from a family member.
This is a violation of...
a. HIPAA
b. The Patient's Bill of Rights
c. CLIA Waived Testing
d. The Stark Law
Answer:
b
Question:
The physician has ordered a prothrombin time (PT) and
complete blood count (CBC) for an adult patient with a
diagnosis of thrombophlebitis. The phlebotomist should
collect the evacuated tubes in which of the following orders?
a. lavender, light blue
b. light blue, red
c. light blue, lavender
d. red, light blue
Answer:
c
, Question:
If a patient has measles, which of the following is a required
additional precaution?
a. surgical mask
b. N95 respirator
c. fluid resistant apron
d. double gloves
Answer:
b
Question:
Which of the following specimens require the phlebotomist to
follow chain-of-custody documentation procedures? (two
answers)
a. neonatal screening
b. blood alcohol
c. therapeutic drug monitoring
d. drug testing
e. maternal screening
Answer:
b, d
Question:
For which of the following patients is the use of an adhesive
bandage contraindicated?
a. adult with hemophilia
b. immunocompromised child
c. adolescent with sickle cell anemia
d. newborn with hyperbilirubinemia
Answer:
d
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