NHA PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE TEST B
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
According to standard precautions, a phlebotomy technician should take which of the following actions wh
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en shipping specimens to a reference laboratory in hot weather? -
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ANSWER Place the specimens in a box with cold packs and a biohazard label
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A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The technician notices swelling and
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a large hematoma forming at the puncture site. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
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- ANSWER Remove the tourniquet and needle
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A phlebotomy technician is teaching a patient about collecting a sputum specimen at home. Which of the f
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ollowing instructions should the technician include? -
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ANSWER Spit thick secretion into the container after coughing deeply
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A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood specimens from a patient for multiple blood assays. The techni
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cian should fill the tube that has which of the following additives first? - ANSWER Sodium Citrate
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A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following tube selections indicates the correct o
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rder of draw for a venipuncture? - ANSWER Green, lavender, gray
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During a routine venipuncture, a phlebotomy technician notices that a patient is becoming pale and diaph
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oretic. The technician should identify that the patient is a risk for which of the following conditions? -
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ANSWER Syncope
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Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take to locate a vein using the warming tec
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hnique? - ANSWER Encase the warm towel in a plastic bag
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A phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a healthy 10 month old infant. Which
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of the following collection sites should the technician select? - ANSWER Either heel
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Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take after collecting an ammonia specimen
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? - ANSWER Place the specimen tube in an ice water slurry
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, A phlebotomy technician is washing her hands at the beginning of her shift. Which of the following actions
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should the technician take? - ANSWER Use enough soap to form a lather
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A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following phrases is represented by the abbrevi
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ation "SD"? - ANSWER Standard deviation
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A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the following actions s
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hould the technician take? - ANSWER Place the specimens in a lockable container
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A phlebotomy technician has a mild sensitivity to latex. According to the National Institute for Occupationa
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l Safety and Health (NIOSH), which of the following actions should the technician take? -
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ZANSWER wear nitrile gloves instead of latex gloves
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Which of the following is a potential consequence of a phlebotomy technician mislabeling a blood bank sp
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ecimen? - ANSWER A transfusion reaction Z Z Z Z Z
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves
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, which of the following pieces of PPE should the technician wear? - ANSWER Mask
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A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture on a patient who recently had a mastectomy on her
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right side. The technician should draw blood from which of the following location? - ANSWER Left arm
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For which of the following tests should a phlebotomy technician follow chain of custody guidelines? -
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ANSWER Blood alcohol
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A patient arrives at a clinic with a requisition for a chemistry panel. A technician notices that the patient's la
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st name on the requisition differs from the patient's provided identification. Which of the following actions
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should the technician take? - ANSWER Contact the ordering provider to correct the requisition form
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A phlebotomy technician is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a pre-
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employment drug test. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
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ANSWER Verify that the specimen contains at least 45 mL of urine
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
According to standard precautions, a phlebotomy technician should take which of the following actions wh
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en shipping specimens to a reference laboratory in hot weather? -
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ANSWER Place the specimens in a box with cold packs and a biohazard label
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A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The technician notices swelling and
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a large hematoma forming at the puncture site. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
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- ANSWER Remove the tourniquet and needle
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A phlebotomy technician is teaching a patient about collecting a sputum specimen at home. Which of the f
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ollowing instructions should the technician include? -
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ANSWER Spit thick secretion into the container after coughing deeply
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A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood specimens from a patient for multiple blood assays. The techni
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cian should fill the tube that has which of the following additives first? - ANSWER Sodium Citrate
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A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following tube selections indicates the correct o
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rder of draw for a venipuncture? - ANSWER Green, lavender, gray
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During a routine venipuncture, a phlebotomy technician notices that a patient is becoming pale and diaph
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oretic. The technician should identify that the patient is a risk for which of the following conditions? -
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ANSWER Syncope
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Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take to locate a vein using the warming tec
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hnique? - ANSWER Encase the warm towel in a plastic bag
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A phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a healthy 10 month old infant. Which
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of the following collection sites should the technician select? - ANSWER Either heel
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Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take after collecting an ammonia specimen
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? - ANSWER Place the specimen tube in an ice water slurry
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, A phlebotomy technician is washing her hands at the beginning of her shift. Which of the following actions
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should the technician take? - ANSWER Use enough soap to form a lather
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A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following phrases is represented by the abbrevi
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ation "SD"? - ANSWER Standard deviation
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A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the following actions s
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hould the technician take? - ANSWER Place the specimens in a lockable container
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A phlebotomy technician has a mild sensitivity to latex. According to the National Institute for Occupationa
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l Safety and Health (NIOSH), which of the following actions should the technician take? -
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ZANSWER wear nitrile gloves instead of latex gloves
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Which of the following is a potential consequence of a phlebotomy technician mislabeling a blood bank sp
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ecimen? - ANSWER A transfusion reaction Z Z Z Z Z
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves
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, which of the following pieces of PPE should the technician wear? - ANSWER Mask
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A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture on a patient who recently had a mastectomy on her
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right side. The technician should draw blood from which of the following location? - ANSWER Left arm
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For which of the following tests should a phlebotomy technician follow chain of custody guidelines? -
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ANSWER Blood alcohol
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A patient arrives at a clinic with a requisition for a chemistry panel. A technician notices that the patient's la
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st name on the requisition differs from the patient's provided identification. Which of the following actions
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should the technician take? - ANSWER Contact the ordering provider to correct the requisition form
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A phlebotomy technician is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a pre-
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employment drug test. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
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ANSWER Verify that the specimen contains at least 45 mL of urine
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