CPT (CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY TECH) NATIONAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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CPT (CERTIFIED PHLEBOTOMY
TECH) NATIONAL EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A phlebotomist must choose the right tube color and additive for the corresponding

_______? - ✔✔Laboratory test


When a new lot # or kit is opened - ✔✔When should a phlebotomist perform external

liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived point of care test?


1 to 2 minutes - ✔✔A phlebotomist is drawing 5 blood collection tubes. When should

the tourniquet be released?


Providone Iodine" - ✔✔What agent should a phlebotomist cleanse the skin with before

drawing blood cultures?


Blood cultures - ✔✔According to the CLSI order of draw guidelines, which of the

following samples should the phlebotomist collect first?




Blood cultures


coagulation



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electrolytes


glucose levels


SST (serum separator tube) - ✔✔Which of the following is appropriate to use when

collecting for a chemistry test that requires serum?




SST


SPS


EDTA


PST


saturate each circle - ✔✔After performing a heel puncture for neonatal screening, which

of the following is the correct procedure for collecting the blood?




Smear the blood on the circle


saturate each circle


touch the heel to the center of the circle


drop the blood on the circle


Release the tourniquet and stop the draw - ✔✔A phlebotomist observes a hematoma

developing at the site of a venous blood draw. The phlebotomist should??


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When a patient is tested - ✔✔When should the code on glucose cuvettes or strips be

compared to the code on the glucose meter?


Ask the patient when she last ate or drank - ✔✔The phlebotomist needs to draw a

glucose tolerance test (GTT) on a patient and notices an empty breakfast plate on the

bedside table. Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take?


EDTA - ✔✔Tubes with what additive should be used when collecting a sample for CBC


Arterial blood gases - ✔✔When preparing for transport, what specimens must be

placed into an ice bath within 30 minutes after collection?


An incorrect needle gauge - ✔✔Which of the following actions would result in a grossly

hemolyzed specimen?




An incorrect order of draw


applying the tourniquet too close to the draw site


failure to invert the tube


an incorrect needle gauge


Below the IV - ✔✔The phlebotomist must perform a blood draw on a patient with an IV

on the right side, and there has been a mastectomy on the left side. Where should the

phlebotomist perform the venipuncture?




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Don't draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the patient - ✔✔Before collecting

blood on an inpatient, the phlebotomist notices that the patient does not have a

wristband on his wrist, but there is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the

following is the proper action?


O2 levels - ✔✔A phlebotomist receives orders to draw an infant screening card, O2

levels, bilirubin and DNA. Which of the following should be drawn first?




Bilirubin


O2 levels


DNA


Screening card


The biohazard bag prevents a possible exposure incident - ✔✔Why is it important to

place a specimen in a biohazard specimen bag when transporting to an outside

laboratory?


15 to 30 degree angle - ✔✔Industry standard states that needle insertion in the

antecubital area should be at??


Dorsal veins - ✔✔Some older adults or obese patients may not have accessible

antecubital veins. In this situation, the phlebotomist may use which of the following?




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