HARTMAN Practice Certification Exam
with correct answers
A |requisition |calls |for |the |following |tests: |CBC, |CMP, |and |PTT. |Which |of |the
|following |reflects |the |proper |order |of |draw? |- |correct |answers✔✔Citrate |(blue |top),
|SST |(red |top), |and |EDTA |(lavender).
Blood |exits |the |heart |through |the |body's |largest |artery, |the |_________ |- |correct
|answers✔✔Aorta
What |part |of |the |evacuated |tube |system |allows |multiple |collection |tubes |to |be |filled
|with |one |puncture? |- |correct |answers✔✔The |interior |needle/tube |holder.
When |drawing |blood |for |an |ammonia |test, |what |should |a |phlebotomy |technician
|have |ready |for |specimen |transportation? |- |correct |answers✔✔An |ice |slurry
A |phlebotomy |technician |asks |a |patient |to |state |and |spell |his |name. |He |says, |"Chris
|Morgan, |CHRIS |MORGAN." |The |name |listed |on |the |requisition |is |"Chiss |Morgan."
|What |should |the |Phlebotomy |technician |do? |- |correct |answers✔✔Call |the |ordering
|provider |to |resolve |the |issue |and |get |a |new |requisition |with |the |correct |spelling |if
|the |spelling |was |an |error
When |a |blood |culture |is |ordered |along |with |other |tests, |which |tube |is |filled |first? |-
|correct |answers✔✔yellow, |SPS
patient |reports |that |during |a |previous |blood |draw |he |felt |lightheaded |and |almost
|passed |out. |What |should |the |phlebotomy |technician |do? |- |correct
|answers✔✔Perform |the |draw |with |the |patient |reclined |or |in |a |supine |position
A |phlebotomy |technician |at |a |primary |care |clinic |is |performing |venipuncture |on |a
|patient |with |suspected |influenza. |The |patient |is |wearing |a |mask. |What |PPE |should
|the |technician |wear? |- |correct |answers✔✔Gloves |and |a |mask
, Which |of |these |patient |reactions |should |be |documented, |but |is |not |a |cause |for
|discontinuing |a |draw |or |likely |to |affect |analytes? |- |correct |answers✔✔Petechiae
A |phlebotomy |technician |is |performing |a |venipuncture |collection |on |a |young |adult
|and |needs |to |draw |a |citrate |tube, |a |serum |separator |tube, |and |an |EDTA |tube. |The
|citrate |tube |and |SST |fill |quickly. |The |EDTA |tube |fills |partway |and |then |blood |flow
|stops. |What |is |the |most |likely |explanation? |- |correct |answers✔✔The |tube's |vacuum
|is |compromised.
Scars |cover |the |arms |and |hands |of |a |patient |whose |requisition |requires |CBC |and
|electrolytes. |After |finding |no |acceptable |venipuncture |site |on |either |arm |or |hand,
|the |phlebotomy |technician |sees |that |the |scarring |does |not |extend |to |the |fingertips.
|Which |of |the |following |is |true? |- |correct |answers✔✔The |phlebotomy |technician |can
|do |a |capillary |draw |and |document |that |where |the |blood |was |collected |and |why.
When |is |a |sharps |receptacle |considered |to |be |overfilled |according |to |OSHA
|standards? |- |correct |answers✔✔When |it |is |more |than |3/4 |full
An |emergency |room |physician |directs |a |phlebotomist |to |draw |blood |from |an
|unconscious |patient |of |unknown |identity. |This |is |..... |- |correct |answers✔✔Legal
|under |the |concept |of |implied |consent
Of |the |three |veins |commonly |assessed |for |venipuncture, |which |is |considered |the
|least |favorable? |- |correct |answers✔✔basilic |vein
When |performing |a |draw |on |an |inpatient |with |a |recent |mastectomy, |the |phlebotomy
|technician |finds |that |an |IV |is |running |in |the |arm |on |the |non-mastectomy |side.
|Which |site |should |the |phlebotomy |technician |use? |- |correct |answers✔✔A |site |distal
|to |the |IV |on |the |non-mastectomy |side.
An |infant's |blood |volume |may |be |approximated |by |multiplying |the |child's |________
|by |_______. |- |correct |answers✔✔Weight |in |kilograms, |80
with correct answers
A |requisition |calls |for |the |following |tests: |CBC, |CMP, |and |PTT. |Which |of |the
|following |reflects |the |proper |order |of |draw? |- |correct |answers✔✔Citrate |(blue |top),
|SST |(red |top), |and |EDTA |(lavender).
Blood |exits |the |heart |through |the |body's |largest |artery, |the |_________ |- |correct
|answers✔✔Aorta
What |part |of |the |evacuated |tube |system |allows |multiple |collection |tubes |to |be |filled
|with |one |puncture? |- |correct |answers✔✔The |interior |needle/tube |holder.
When |drawing |blood |for |an |ammonia |test, |what |should |a |phlebotomy |technician
|have |ready |for |specimen |transportation? |- |correct |answers✔✔An |ice |slurry
A |phlebotomy |technician |asks |a |patient |to |state |and |spell |his |name. |He |says, |"Chris
|Morgan, |CHRIS |MORGAN." |The |name |listed |on |the |requisition |is |"Chiss |Morgan."
|What |should |the |Phlebotomy |technician |do? |- |correct |answers✔✔Call |the |ordering
|provider |to |resolve |the |issue |and |get |a |new |requisition |with |the |correct |spelling |if
|the |spelling |was |an |error
When |a |blood |culture |is |ordered |along |with |other |tests, |which |tube |is |filled |first? |-
|correct |answers✔✔yellow, |SPS
patient |reports |that |during |a |previous |blood |draw |he |felt |lightheaded |and |almost
|passed |out. |What |should |the |phlebotomy |technician |do? |- |correct
|answers✔✔Perform |the |draw |with |the |patient |reclined |or |in |a |supine |position
A |phlebotomy |technician |at |a |primary |care |clinic |is |performing |venipuncture |on |a
|patient |with |suspected |influenza. |The |patient |is |wearing |a |mask. |What |PPE |should
|the |technician |wear? |- |correct |answers✔✔Gloves |and |a |mask
, Which |of |these |patient |reactions |should |be |documented, |but |is |not |a |cause |for
|discontinuing |a |draw |or |likely |to |affect |analytes? |- |correct |answers✔✔Petechiae
A |phlebotomy |technician |is |performing |a |venipuncture |collection |on |a |young |adult
|and |needs |to |draw |a |citrate |tube, |a |serum |separator |tube, |and |an |EDTA |tube. |The
|citrate |tube |and |SST |fill |quickly. |The |EDTA |tube |fills |partway |and |then |blood |flow
|stops. |What |is |the |most |likely |explanation? |- |correct |answers✔✔The |tube's |vacuum
|is |compromised.
Scars |cover |the |arms |and |hands |of |a |patient |whose |requisition |requires |CBC |and
|electrolytes. |After |finding |no |acceptable |venipuncture |site |on |either |arm |or |hand,
|the |phlebotomy |technician |sees |that |the |scarring |does |not |extend |to |the |fingertips.
|Which |of |the |following |is |true? |- |correct |answers✔✔The |phlebotomy |technician |can
|do |a |capillary |draw |and |document |that |where |the |blood |was |collected |and |why.
When |is |a |sharps |receptacle |considered |to |be |overfilled |according |to |OSHA
|standards? |- |correct |answers✔✔When |it |is |more |than |3/4 |full
An |emergency |room |physician |directs |a |phlebotomist |to |draw |blood |from |an
|unconscious |patient |of |unknown |identity. |This |is |..... |- |correct |answers✔✔Legal
|under |the |concept |of |implied |consent
Of |the |three |veins |commonly |assessed |for |venipuncture, |which |is |considered |the
|least |favorable? |- |correct |answers✔✔basilic |vein
When |performing |a |draw |on |an |inpatient |with |a |recent |mastectomy, |the |phlebotomy
|technician |finds |that |an |IV |is |running |in |the |arm |on |the |non-mastectomy |side.
|Which |site |should |the |phlebotomy |technician |use? |- |correct |answers✔✔A |site |distal
|to |the |IV |on |the |non-mastectomy |side.
An |infant's |blood |volume |may |be |approximated |by |multiplying |the |child's |________
|by |_______. |- |correct |answers✔✔Weight |in |kilograms, |80
