NHA PHLEBOTOMY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / NHA
PHLEBOTOMY QUESTIONS 120 REAL EXAM
Acceptable HIPAA practices - ANSWER: Discussing patient information with an
assisting coworker
Acceptable terms of adhering to HIPAA - ANSWER: Providing laboratory results to a
60 year old Patients health care surrogate
Inaccurate collection and inversion situation - ANSWER: Draw a yellow tube and
inverted 8 times
Actions a phlebotomist take with a patient who has had a recent double mastectomy
- ANSWER: Contact the ordering provider and obtain permission to draw from either
of the arms
The actions performed to comply with guidelines for a clia-waived procedure -
ANSWER: Documenting quality control results
Actions to be taken with a patient who has a contact precautions sign on their door -
ANSWER: Don a gown prior to entering the patient's room and remove it before
leaving the room
Appropriate action by the phlebotomist when performing a fingertip capillary
puncture - ANSWER: Puncture perpendicular to the grain of the fingerprint
Appropriate actions for dermal specimen collection on a 15 month old patient -
ANSWER: Decontaminate the non-dominant third finger
Inappropriately prepared specimen for transport - ANSWER: A green top tube for
ammonia testing that is being shipped in an icy water mixture
Appropriate method for inverting tubes to prevent clotting - ANSWER: Moving the
tubes in a figure-eight motion 4 to 8 times after collection
An appropriate method for labeling in patient specimens - ANSWER: Hand label the
specimen collection container with the information from the patient's wristband
after collection
Inappropriate statement to make prior to the needle stick - ANSWER: This might hurt
a little but it will be over soon
An appropriate technique when preparing a site for venipuncture after applying
antiseptic - ANSWER: Allow to air-dry
, The blood collection system which uses interchanging multi sample tubes that allow
a phlebotomist to draw several blood specimens at one time - ANSWER: Evacuation
system
Blood grouping and typing test must be collected in what color tube top - ANSWER:
Red / no additive
A blood spot collection for inborn errors of metabolism requires - ANSWER: The
specimen must be completely dried before the test can be processed
Capillary collection the last tube to collect - ANSWER: Red tubes
A characteristic of a clia-waived level test - ANSWER: The test poses minimal risk to
the patient if it is performed incorrectly
The collecting tube that is used when collecting blood for blood cultures - ANSWER:
SPS tube
Complications that can be caused by underfilling a gray top tube - ANSWER:
Hemolysis
Components of clsi - ANSWER: Workplace safety measures
A condition that is an indication for a blood culture specimen - ANSWER: Bacteremia
The correct order of draw for a CBC and PT - ANSWER: Light blue tube, lavender tube
The failure of a collection tube to fill could result from what - ANSWER: Using an
expired tube
The first actions to take when using a butterfly needle on a dorsal hand vein -
ANSWER: Hold the needle by the wings of the butterfly
The first action to take in the event of a needle stick exposure - ANSWER: Wash the
injury with soap and water
The first action when confirming critical values on a Laboratory test when the
physician's office is closed - ANSWER: Contact the position by paging or calling right
away
The first link in the chain of custody - ANSWER: Identify the patient
The governing body who mandates the use of safety features on needles and the
immediate disposal as one unit in a biohazard container after use - ANSWER: OSHA
Healthcare professionals should wash their hands with soap and water for at least
how long to reduce the spread of disease - ANSWER: 15 seconds
PHLEBOTOMY QUESTIONS 120 REAL EXAM
Acceptable HIPAA practices - ANSWER: Discussing patient information with an
assisting coworker
Acceptable terms of adhering to HIPAA - ANSWER: Providing laboratory results to a
60 year old Patients health care surrogate
Inaccurate collection and inversion situation - ANSWER: Draw a yellow tube and
inverted 8 times
Actions a phlebotomist take with a patient who has had a recent double mastectomy
- ANSWER: Contact the ordering provider and obtain permission to draw from either
of the arms
The actions performed to comply with guidelines for a clia-waived procedure -
ANSWER: Documenting quality control results
Actions to be taken with a patient who has a contact precautions sign on their door -
ANSWER: Don a gown prior to entering the patient's room and remove it before
leaving the room
Appropriate action by the phlebotomist when performing a fingertip capillary
puncture - ANSWER: Puncture perpendicular to the grain of the fingerprint
Appropriate actions for dermal specimen collection on a 15 month old patient -
ANSWER: Decontaminate the non-dominant third finger
Inappropriately prepared specimen for transport - ANSWER: A green top tube for
ammonia testing that is being shipped in an icy water mixture
Appropriate method for inverting tubes to prevent clotting - ANSWER: Moving the
tubes in a figure-eight motion 4 to 8 times after collection
An appropriate method for labeling in patient specimens - ANSWER: Hand label the
specimen collection container with the information from the patient's wristband
after collection
Inappropriate statement to make prior to the needle stick - ANSWER: This might hurt
a little but it will be over soon
An appropriate technique when preparing a site for venipuncture after applying
antiseptic - ANSWER: Allow to air-dry
, The blood collection system which uses interchanging multi sample tubes that allow
a phlebotomist to draw several blood specimens at one time - ANSWER: Evacuation
system
Blood grouping and typing test must be collected in what color tube top - ANSWER:
Red / no additive
A blood spot collection for inborn errors of metabolism requires - ANSWER: The
specimen must be completely dried before the test can be processed
Capillary collection the last tube to collect - ANSWER: Red tubes
A characteristic of a clia-waived level test - ANSWER: The test poses minimal risk to
the patient if it is performed incorrectly
The collecting tube that is used when collecting blood for blood cultures - ANSWER:
SPS tube
Complications that can be caused by underfilling a gray top tube - ANSWER:
Hemolysis
Components of clsi - ANSWER: Workplace safety measures
A condition that is an indication for a blood culture specimen - ANSWER: Bacteremia
The correct order of draw for a CBC and PT - ANSWER: Light blue tube, lavender tube
The failure of a collection tube to fill could result from what - ANSWER: Using an
expired tube
The first actions to take when using a butterfly needle on a dorsal hand vein -
ANSWER: Hold the needle by the wings of the butterfly
The first action to take in the event of a needle stick exposure - ANSWER: Wash the
injury with soap and water
The first action when confirming critical values on a Laboratory test when the
physician's office is closed - ANSWER: Contact the position by paging or calling right
away
The first link in the chain of custody - ANSWER: Identify the patient
The governing body who mandates the use of safety features on needles and the
immediate disposal as one unit in a biohazard container after use - ANSWER: OSHA
Healthcare professionals should wash their hands with soap and water for at least
how long to reduce the spread of disease - ANSWER: 15 seconds
