Phlebotomy NHCO NM UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What was the concept behind bloodletting - CORRECT ANSWER - To rid the body of
excess fluids
What is the primary role and responsibility of a phlebotomist? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Obtain blood specimens by venipuncture or capillary techniques
What does HIPAA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
When you participate as both the sender and the reciever, you create an effective — - CORRECT
ANSWER - Communication Loop
Ethical behavior entails conforming to a standard of right and wrong to avoid — - CORRECT
ANSWER - Harming the patient
Of the types of OSHA Compliance inspections, which one is conducted on randomly chosen
workplaces determined to be engaged in particularly hazardous work types? - CORRECT
ANSWER - programmed inspection
Duplicate tests should be drawn individually because results might be going to different doctors -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
The larger the number of gauge size means the needle is thicker and longer - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Verbal verification for ID from the patient is good enough to proceed with the venipuncture -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
,Hemostasis is the process by which... - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood vessels repair after
injury
PHI - CORRECT ANSWER - protected health information
TJC - CORRECT ANSWER - The Joint Commision
CLSI - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Complaint Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - employee filed
The Fatality or Accidents Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - occurs after OSHA receives
notice from the employer of a workplace fatality or accident resulting in 3 or more employees'
hospitalizations.
The Programmed Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - an inspection conducted of
randomly chosen workplaces determined to be engaged in particularly hazardous types of work
according to their standard industry classification codes
The Imminent Danger Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - occurs when OSHA receives a
report that a condition of imminent danger exists at a workplace
*least common type of inspection
NSPA - CORRECT ANSWER - Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
HBV - CORRECT ANSWER - hepatitis B virus
, Vascular Phase - CORRECT ANSWER - Injury to a blood vessel causes it to constrict
slowing the flow of blood
Platelet Phase - CORRECT ANSWER - Injury to the endothelial lining causes platelets to
adhere to it. Additional platelets stick to the site finally forming a temporary platelet plug in the
process called "aggregation."
Coagulation Phase - CORRECT ANSWER - This involves a cascade of interactions of
coagulation factors that converts the temporary platelet plug to a stable fibrin clot. The
coagulation cascade involves an intrinsic system and extrinsic system, which ultimately come
together in a common pathway.
Fibronylysis - CORRECT ANSWER - the breakdown and removal of the clot
POCT - CORRECT ANSWER - Point of care testing
Plasma - CORRECT ANSWER - the liquid portion of unclotted blood still containing
clotting factors
Serum - CORRECT ANSWER - liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting
Blood Cultures - CORRECT ANSWER - Additive : Nutrient Broth
Lab: Microbiology
Common Tests: Aerobic and Anaerobic cultures
clear top tube - CORRECT ANSWER - discard tube
Light Blue Tube - CORRECT ANSWER - Additive: Sodium Citrate
Lab: Coagulation
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What was the concept behind bloodletting - CORRECT ANSWER - To rid the body of
excess fluids
What is the primary role and responsibility of a phlebotomist? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Obtain blood specimens by venipuncture or capillary techniques
What does HIPAA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
When you participate as both the sender and the reciever, you create an effective — - CORRECT
ANSWER - Communication Loop
Ethical behavior entails conforming to a standard of right and wrong to avoid — - CORRECT
ANSWER - Harming the patient
Of the types of OSHA Compliance inspections, which one is conducted on randomly chosen
workplaces determined to be engaged in particularly hazardous work types? - CORRECT
ANSWER - programmed inspection
Duplicate tests should be drawn individually because results might be going to different doctors -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
The larger the number of gauge size means the needle is thicker and longer - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Verbal verification for ID from the patient is good enough to proceed with the venipuncture -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
,Hemostasis is the process by which... - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood vessels repair after
injury
PHI - CORRECT ANSWER - protected health information
TJC - CORRECT ANSWER - The Joint Commision
CLSI - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Complaint Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - employee filed
The Fatality or Accidents Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - occurs after OSHA receives
notice from the employer of a workplace fatality or accident resulting in 3 or more employees'
hospitalizations.
The Programmed Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - an inspection conducted of
randomly chosen workplaces determined to be engaged in particularly hazardous types of work
according to their standard industry classification codes
The Imminent Danger Inspection - CORRECT ANSWER - occurs when OSHA receives a
report that a condition of imminent danger exists at a workplace
*least common type of inspection
NSPA - CORRECT ANSWER - Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
HBV - CORRECT ANSWER - hepatitis B virus
, Vascular Phase - CORRECT ANSWER - Injury to a blood vessel causes it to constrict
slowing the flow of blood
Platelet Phase - CORRECT ANSWER - Injury to the endothelial lining causes platelets to
adhere to it. Additional platelets stick to the site finally forming a temporary platelet plug in the
process called "aggregation."
Coagulation Phase - CORRECT ANSWER - This involves a cascade of interactions of
coagulation factors that converts the temporary platelet plug to a stable fibrin clot. The
coagulation cascade involves an intrinsic system and extrinsic system, which ultimately come
together in a common pathway.
Fibronylysis - CORRECT ANSWER - the breakdown and removal of the clot
POCT - CORRECT ANSWER - Point of care testing
Plasma - CORRECT ANSWER - the liquid portion of unclotted blood still containing
clotting factors
Serum - CORRECT ANSWER - liquid portion of the blood that remains after clotting
Blood Cultures - CORRECT ANSWER - Additive : Nutrient Broth
Lab: Microbiology
Common Tests: Aerobic and Anaerobic cultures
clear top tube - CORRECT ANSWER - discard tube
Light Blue Tube - CORRECT ANSWER - Additive: Sodium Citrate
Lab: Coagulation
