NHA PHLEBOTOMY ACTUAL SETS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture for a patient who begins to
seize. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? - ✔✔Discontinue the draw.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician should use a capillary collection instead of a venipuncture
in which of the following situations? - ✔✔A patient's veins are inaccessible.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following actions can
cause a hemolyzed specimen? - ✔✔Shaking a collection tube vigorously.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is performing a blood glucose test. Which of the following
glucose levels should the technician identify as being outside
the expected reference range? - ✔✔200 mg/dL
✔✔While a phlebotomy technician is performing a blood collection, several drops of
blood land on the drawing chair. Which of the following solutions
should the technician use to remove the blood? - ✔✔1:10 bleach
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is selecting a site to collect a blood specimen from a
patient. After applying a tourniquet, the technician sees no
apparent vein to use for the venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ✔✔Have the patient dangle her arm for 1 to 2 min.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is disposing of used supplies when he accidentally
receives a needlestick injury. According to OSHA guidelines, which of
the following actions should the technician take first? - ✔✔Wash the puncture site with
soap and water.
, ✔✔A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture
specimen from an adult patient. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - ✔✔Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a blood sample from a patient for a
glucose tolerance test (GTT) and notices an empty breakfast
plate on a bedside table. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
✔✔Ask the patient when he last ate or drank.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture using a winged infusion set.
The red-topped tube fills, but the light blue-topped tube slows
and does not fill completely. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
✔✔Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician in an outpatient facility finds a patient who is in shock and
bleeding profusely from his leg. Which of the following
actions should the technician take first? - ✔✔Apply direct pressure to the wound.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a patient's troponin T level. Which of
the following troponin T levels should the technician
immediately report to the provider? - ✔✔0.3 ng/mL
✔✔Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take when reporting
laboratory results? - ✔✔Send the results to the patient's ordering provider
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The patient
reports experiencing a sharp, painful, and tingling sensation
going down her arm and into her hand. The technician should recognize that which of
the following complications of venipuncture is occurring? - ✔✔Nerve injury
✔✔A patient asks a phlebotomy technician to use her finger for blood work. In which of
the following situations can the technician collect blood from
the patient's finger? - ✔✔The ordered test can be performed on a capillary specimen
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood specimens from a patient who is
alone and unresponsive. The technician should collect the
specimens using which of the following forms of consent? - ✔✔Implied consent
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that
this is his first blood draw. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - ✔✔Describe the procedure to the patient.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture for a patient who begins to
seize. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? - ✔✔Discontinue the draw.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician should use a capillary collection instead of a venipuncture
in which of the following situations? - ✔✔A patient's veins are inaccessible.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following actions can
cause a hemolyzed specimen? - ✔✔Shaking a collection tube vigorously.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is performing a blood glucose test. Which of the following
glucose levels should the technician identify as being outside
the expected reference range? - ✔✔200 mg/dL
✔✔While a phlebotomy technician is performing a blood collection, several drops of
blood land on the drawing chair. Which of the following solutions
should the technician use to remove the blood? - ✔✔1:10 bleach
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is selecting a site to collect a blood specimen from a
patient. After applying a tourniquet, the technician sees no
apparent vein to use for the venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ✔✔Have the patient dangle her arm for 1 to 2 min.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is disposing of used supplies when he accidentally
receives a needlestick injury. According to OSHA guidelines, which of
the following actions should the technician take first? - ✔✔Wash the puncture site with
soap and water.
, ✔✔A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture
specimen from an adult patient. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - ✔✔Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a blood sample from a patient for a
glucose tolerance test (GTT) and notices an empty breakfast
plate on a bedside table. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
✔✔Ask the patient when he last ate or drank.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture using a winged infusion set.
The red-topped tube fills, but the light blue-topped tube slows
and does not fill completely. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
✔✔Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician in an outpatient facility finds a patient who is in shock and
bleeding profusely from his leg. Which of the following
actions should the technician take first? - ✔✔Apply direct pressure to the wound.
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a patient's troponin T level. Which of
the following troponin T levels should the technician
immediately report to the provider? - ✔✔0.3 ng/mL
✔✔Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take when reporting
laboratory results? - ✔✔Send the results to the patient's ordering provider
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The patient
reports experiencing a sharp, painful, and tingling sensation
going down her arm and into her hand. The technician should recognize that which of
the following complications of venipuncture is occurring? - ✔✔Nerve injury
✔✔A patient asks a phlebotomy technician to use her finger for blood work. In which of
the following situations can the technician collect blood from
the patient's finger? - ✔✔The ordered test can be performed on a capillary specimen
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood specimens from a patient who is
alone and unresponsive. The technician should collect the
specimens using which of the following forms of consent? - ✔✔Implied consent
✔✔A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that
this is his first blood draw. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - ✔✔Describe the procedure to the patient.
