NHA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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, 1. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication
that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient
received the medication, how long should the technician wait prior to
attempting the draw?
o Answer: 2 hours after administration.
2. Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take
before leaving a patient's room?
o Answer: Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn.
3. Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first
when obtaining dermal samples?
o Answer: Lavender top.
4. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a
patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the
patient?
o Answer: "Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the
container."
5. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of
which of the following substances and water?
o Answer: Sodium hypochlorite.
6. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a
patient who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the
facility. Which of the following actions by the patient indicates implied
consent for the venipuncture?
o Answer: Rolling up his shirtsleeve.
7. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?
o Answer: EDTA.
8. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?
o Answer: Potassium.
9. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the
following temperatures?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025 PHARM
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication
that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient
received the medication, how long should the technician wait prior to
attempting the draw?
o Answer: 2 hours after administration.
2. Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take
before leaving a patient's room?
o Answer: Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn.
3. Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first
when obtaining dermal samples?
o Answer: Lavender top.
4. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a
patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the
patient?
o Answer: "Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the
container."
5. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of
which of the following substances and water?
o Answer: Sodium hypochlorite.
6. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a
patient who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the
facility. Which of the following actions by the patient indicates implied
consent for the venipuncture?
o Answer: Rolling up his shirtsleeve.
7. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?
o Answer: EDTA.
8. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?
o Answer: Potassium.
9. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the
following temperatures?
