NATIONAL EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
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WANSWERWLaboratoryWtest
WhenWaWnewWlotW#WorWkitWisWopenedW-
WANSWERWWhenWshouldWaWphlebotomistWperformWexternalWliquidWcontrolsWforWqualityWcontrolWonWaWCLI
A-waivedWpointWofWcareWtest?
1WtoW2WminutesW-
WANSWERWAWphlebotomistWisWdrawingW5WbloodWcollectionWtubes.WWhenWshouldWtheWtourniquetWbeWrele
ased?
ProvidoneWIodine"W-
WANSWERWWhatWagentWshouldWaWphlebotomistWcleanseWtheWskinWwithWbeforeWdrawingWbloodWcultures?
BloodWculturesW-
WANSWERWAccordingWtoWtheWCLSIWorderWofWdrawWguidelines,WwhichWofWtheWfollowingWsamplesWshouldWt
heWphlebotomistWcollectWfirst?
BloodWcultures
coagulation
electrolytes
glucoseWlevels
SSTW(serumWseparatorWtube)W-
WANSWERWWhichWofWtheWfollowingWisWappropriateWtoWuseWwhenWcollectingWforWaWchemistryWtestWthatWre
quiresWserum?
,SST
SPS
EDTA
PST
saturateWeachWcircleW-
WANSWERWAfterWperformingWaWheelWpunctureWforWneonatalWscreening,WwhichWofWtheWfollowingWisWtheWc
orrectWprocedureWforWcollectingWtheWblood?
SmearWtheWbloodWonWtheWcircle
saturateWeachWcircle
touchWtheWheelWtoWtheWcenterWofWtheWcircle
dropWtheWbloodWonWtheWcircle
ReleaseWtheWtourniquetWandWstopWtheWdrawW-
WANSWERWAWphlebotomistWobservesWaWhematomaWdevelopingWatWtheWsiteWofWaWvenousWbloodWdraw.WTh
eWphlebotomistWshould??
WhenWaWpatientWisWtestedW-
WANSWERWWhenWshouldWtheWcodeWonWglucoseWcuvettesWorWstripsWbeWcomparedWtoWtheWcodeWonWtheWgl
ucoseWmeter?
AskWtheWpatientWwhenWsheWlastWateWorWdrankW-
WANSWERWTheWphlebotomistWneedsWtoWdrawWaWglucoseWtoleranceWtestW(GTT)WonWaWpatientWandWnotices
WanWemptyWbreakfastWplateWonWtheWbedsideWtable.WWhichWofWtheWfollowingWactionsWshouldWtheWphlebot
omistWtake?
EDTAW-WANSWERWTubesWwithWwhatWadditiveWshouldWbeWusedWwhenWcollectingWaWsampleWforWCBC
ArterialWbloodWgasesW-
WANSWERWWhenWpreparingWforWtransport,WwhatWspecimensWmustWbeWplacedWintoWanWiceWbathWwithinW3
0WminutesWafterWcollection?
, AnWincorrectWneedleWgaugeW-
WANSWERWWhichWofWtheWfollowingWactionsWwouldWresultWinWaWgrosslyWhemolyzedWspecimen?
AnWincorrectWorderWofWdraw
applyingWtheWtourniquetWtooWcloseWtoWtheWdrawWsite
failureWtoWinvertWtheWtube
anWincorrectWneedleWgauge
BelowWtheWIVW-
WANSWERWTheWphlebotomistWmustWperformWaWbloodWdrawWonWaWpatientWwithWanWIVWonWtheWrightWside,
WandWthereWhasWbeenWaWmastectomyWonWtheWleftWside.WWhereWshouldWtheWphlebotomistWperformWtheWv
enipuncture?
Don'tWdrawWuntilWtheWnurseWhasWattachedWaWwristbandWtoWtheWpatientW-
WANSWERWBeforeWcollectingWbloodWonWanWinpatient,WtheWphlebotomistWnoticesWthatWtheWpatientWdoesW
notWhaveWaWwristbandWonWhisWwrist,WbutWthereWisWoneWattachedWtoWtheWpatient'sWIVWstand.WWhichWofWt
heWfollowingWisWtheWproperWaction?
O2WlevelsW-
WANSWERWAWphlebotomistWreceivesWordersWtoWdrawWanWinfantWscreeningWcard,WO2Wlevels,WbilirubinWand
WDNA.WWhichWofWtheWfollowingWshouldWbeWdrawnWfirst?
Bilirubin
O2Wlevels
DNA
ScreeningWcard
TheWbiohazardWbagWpreventsWaWpossibleWexposureWincidentW-
WANSWERWWhyWisWitWimportantWtoWplaceWaWspecimenWinWaWbiohazardWspecimenWbagWwhenWtransporting
WtoWanWoutsideWlaboratory?
15WtoW30WdegreeWangleW-
WANSWERWIndustryWstandardWstatesWthatWneedleWinsertionWinWtheWantecubitalWareaWshouldWbeWat??