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NHA Phlebotomy Exam 2024 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient's arm and observes a sore at
the site where the tourniquet is to be placed. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - answer✔Tie the tourniquet over the patient's sleeve to prevent any further
damage to the skin.
The Joint Commission recommends using the patient's full name and which of the following
pieses of information to ensure accurate inpatient identification? - answer✔Medical record
number
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to store a blood specimen. At which of the following
temperatures should the technician store the specimen? - answer✔2° to 8° C (35.6 ° to 46.4° F)
Which of the following tasks is within a phlebotomy technician's scope of practice? -
answer✔Providing instructions to patients for specimen collection.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing ti perform a venipuncture on a patient. Which of the
following types of consent is the patient providing when she extends her arm to begin a
procedure? - answer✔Implied consent.
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A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following is the first step in the blood
collection procedure? - answer✔Test requisition.
A phlebotomy technician is removing a bag of contaminated items from a collection area. Which
of the following actions should the technician take to properly dispose of the items? -
answer✔Place the bag inside a second hazardous waste bag outside of the room.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a blood draw when the patient states that he is
severely allergic to latex. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
answer✔Use a blood pressure cuff and inflate it to 40 mm Hg.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a hand draw. Which of the following
equipment should the technician assemble? - answer✔Winged infusion set and adapter.
While a phlebotomy technician is performing a blood collection, several drops pf blood land on
the drawing chair. Which of the following solutions should the technician use to remove the
blood? - answer✔1:10 bleach
A phlebotomy technician has a requisition form to perform a chromosome analysis for a patient.
The technician should select a collection tube that contains which of the following additives? -
answer✔Heparin
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a fingerstick for a patient. Which action should
the technician take first? - answer✔Confirm the identify of the patient.