NCCT Phlebotomy Test Questions and Answers (updated 2022)
NCCT Phlebotomy Test Questions and Answers (updated 2022) 1. Which of the following POC laboratory test is within the CLIA defined scope of practice for a phlebotomist? 2. Which task should a phlebotomist complete prior to a daily use of POC instrument? 3. A patient brings in written lab test results, including a mix of POC sand higher complexity test, and asks the phlebotomist for help with interpretation. Which of the following should the phlebotomist do? 4. Which of the following is outside the scope of practice for a phlebotomist? 5. Which of the following specimens require the phlebotomist to follow chain- of - custody documentation procedures? 6. Which of the following QC measures are within the phlebotomist's scope of practice? 7. At which of the following times should a test tube be labeled with the patient's identification? 8. Instead of obtaining consent from a patient who is mentally competent the phlebotomist obtains consent from a family member. This is a violation of? 9. The phlebotomist is asked to draw blood on a non-responsive patient in an emergency department. This draw would be conducted under 10. A patient presents to have a diagnostic HIV test drawn. Which of the following forms of consent must the phlebotomist obtain prior to venipuncture? 11. A 19- year old patient offers her arm to the phlebotomist when she comes in with a venipuncture tray. This is an example of... 12. Which of the following is a CLIA waived test that can be performed by the phlebotomist? 13. Commitment to privacy continuity of care, advance directives, and the authority to refuse treatment are granted according to which of the following? 14. While giving a patient an injection, the patient jumped, causing the phlebotomist to get stuck on the hand with a contaminated needle. After performing thorough hand washing the following should the phlebotomist do first? 15. A phlebotomist has active symptoms of the common cold under which of the following conditions may he perform venipuncture? 16. Which of the following statements by a new phlebotomist indicates the need for further education on standard precautions? 17. An immunization is currently available for prevention of which of the following blood borne diseases? 18. Which of the following is the minimum PPE requirement when drawing lab work on a patient with suspected HIV? 19. Which of the following best describes the proper way to clean up a broken glass tubes? 20. The phlebotomist is arrives at an impotent room to collect a blood sample. There is an isolation cart located outside the room. The phlebotomist washes her hands and puts on the following f personal protective equipment: Gown, gloves, and mask. Which of the following types of precautions are being used for this patient ? 21. The phlebotomist is preparing to remove her gloves after a venipuncture and notices blood on the gloves. Where should the phlebotomist dispose of her gloves. 22. If a phlebotomist has questions disposing if outdated hazardous chemicals, where should she look to find this information? 23. A patient notices a symbol on a container in the room and asks what it means. The phlebotomist should tell the patient the symbol means 24. Keeping contaminated equipment and supplies away from the phlebotomist's clothing to prevent pathogen transmission to the next patient is an example of which of the following? 25. Which of the following is a requirement for a healthcare facility to be in compliance with OSHA? 26. Which of the following tube and additive combinations should be used for a PT/INR test 27. For which of the following tubes must the phlebotomist prep the site with povidone iodine or chlorhexidine? 28. The phlebotomist is drawing plain red, purple, Green, and blue top tubes . Upon completion of the blood draw the phlebotomist noticed that he missed an order requiring an SST. The phlebotomist should share the ... 29. A phlebotomist has received a requisition to collect a specimen for a Billirubin from a premature puncture newborn patient. Which of the following is the best device for this collection? 30. Using the guidelines for any method of venipuncture, after confirming patient identity which of the following actions should the phlebotomist perform first? 31. The phlebotomist is instructed to perform a capillary stick for newborn screening. Which of the following collection devices should the phlebotomist use? 32. The physician has ordered a prothrombin time (PT) and complete blood count (CBC) for an adult patient with a diagnosis's of thrombophlebitis. The phlebotomist should collect the evacuated tubes in which of the following orders? 33. The phlebotomist applies pressure to the venipuncture site using gauze. After two minutes he observes that bleeding has not stopped. The next appropriate action would be to... 34. A patient on Coumadin therapy is at the lab for their weekly coagulation test. Which of the following tubes should the phlebotomist collect for this test? 35. A physician has ordered a STAT blood work for a patient. The physician ordered hematology tests and chemistry and coagulation panels. Which of the following tubes are needed for this procedure 36. A CMP is ordered for an older adult patient whose veins continue to collapse despite drinking water. Which of the following is the best collection method for this patient? 37. When inspecting a patient's arm before performing a venipuncture, the most desirable site appears to be the back of the hand. Which of the following venipuncture methods is most appropriate in this situation? 38. Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take to make a vein more prominent when attempting to select a venipuncture site? 39. For which of the following patients is the use of an adhesive bandage contraindicated? 40. Gray-topped sodium fluoride tubes should not be used to collect alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspirate aminotransferase (AST) because the anticoagulant 41. A 2-week old infant has been brought in the lab for a repeat PKU/neonatal screening. Which of the following collection procedures is a appropriate to collect the specimens? 42. The phlebotomist working in a hospital is collecting blood from a patient with very small, difficult veins. Three tubes of blood need to be collected. The blue and green tubes fill easily and completely, but the lavender tube fills incompletely. Changing the lavender tube using the same draw also results in an incomplete specimen. Which of the following should the phlebotomist do next ? 43. The phlebotomist is collecting a capillary sample from an infant. Following the collection, the phlebotomist holds firm pressure on the site until bleeding has stopped. How should the phlebotomist proceed. 44. During palpation of a large vessel in the forearm, the phlebotomist detects a vibration sensation. The phlebotomist should then...... 45. The phlebotomist notes the patient's arm is scarred in the lateral aspect of the anticubital fossa, and the other arm is not available. The phlebotomist decides to use a more medial site in the in the fossa over the basilic vein. Which of the following make this a poor choice? 46. A tourniquet was left on the arm for an extensive period of time before the performance of a venipuncture. Which of the following is most likely to occur? 47. Which of the following sites should the phlebotomist use for newborn screening blood collection? 48. A patient with an order for a blood draw presents with burns covering both arms. Which of the following is the phlebotomist's best option for collection the largest amount of blood for this patient? 49. When performing venipuncture on a patient with a left mastectomy, which of the following sites should the phlebotomist use? 50. Which of the following steps is completed first in performing venipuncture? - 51. The phlebotomist is educating the patient on fasting diet requirements prior to a glucose tolerance test. Which of the following is the minimum time frame the patient must remain fasting before before the start of the test? 52. The phlebotomist is performing a venipuncture on an apprehensive school age child. Which of he following approaches should the phlebotomist use to calm the child?.
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