NHAGPHLEBOTOMYGCERTIFICATIONGEXAM
1.1.gWhatgtemperaturegshouldgagsemengsamplegbegtransported?:g36-
38gdegreesgC
2.2.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgresultgingaggrosslyghemolyzedgspecimen?
a. Incorrectgordergofgdraw
b. Incorrectgneedleggauge
c. Applyinggtourniquetgtoogclosegtogthegdrawgsite
d. Failuregtoginvertgtube:gb.gIncorrectgneedleggauge
3.3.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgpropergproceduregaftergcollectinggammoni
agspecimen?
a. Protectgfromglight
b. Keepgspecimengwarm
c. Keepgspecimengatgbodygtemp
d. Placegspecimengingicewatergslurryg(orgagcupgofgice):gd.gPlacegspecimen
g ingicewatergslurryg(orgagcupgofgice)
4.4.gThegphlebotomistghasgagrequestgtogcollectgagCBCgfromgaghealthyg10gmont
hgold.gWhichgisgappropriate?:ga.gEithergheel
5.5.gAgphlebotomistgisgpreparinggtogdrawgbloodgfromgagpatientginghospital/
g Thegpatientgextendsghisgarmgandgturnsgheadgaway.gWhichgconsentgdoesgthi
1g /
g72
, NHAGPHLEBOTOMYGCERTIFICATIONGEXAM
sgindicate?:ga.gImpliedgconsent
6.6.gWhygshouldgphlebotomistgdocumentgvolumegofgbloodgdrawngfromgagpa
-gtient?:ga.gIatrogenicganemiagcouldgbegagresultgfogtoogmuchgtaken
7.7.gAgphlebotomistghasgagrequisitiongtogdrawgbloodgongagpatientgwithgse-
g veregDown'sgsyndrome.gWhatgstepsgwouldgyougtake?:ga.gSpeakgwithgthegpa
tientgguardiangbeforegperforminggvenipuncturegtogenmsuregthegpatientgu
nderstands
8.8.gAg69gyeargoldgunconsciousgpatientgisgbroughtgotgthegER.gSeveralgbloodg
testsgaregordered.gThegphlebotomistgcollectsgbloodgunder:ga.gImpliedgcons
ent
9.9.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggactionsgisgappropriategwhenglabelinggspecimens?
:ga.gLabelgspecimensgatgthegtimegofgcollectiongingfrontgofgthegpatient
10.10.gBeforegcollectinggbloodgonganginpatient,gthegphlebotomistgnoticesgther
e'sgnogwristbandgongwrist.gTheregisgonegongthegIVgpole.gWhatgdogyougdo?:ga.gD
on'tgdrawguntilgnursegputsgangarmbandgongpatient
11.11.gWhichgisgappropriategformgofgidentificationginginpatientgsetting?:ga
.gVerbalgandgwristgband
12.12.gWBC,gRBC,gElectrolytesgaregordered.gWhichgtubesgaregusedgforgcapil
-glary?:ga.gLavendergandgred
2g /
g72
, NHAGPHLEBOTOMYGCERTIFICATIONGEXAM
13.13.gAgbloodgspecimengisgrejectedgbyglabgwithgQNSgasgthegreason?
g Why?:ga.gThegspecimengwasginsufficient-notgenoughgblood
3g /
g72
, NHAGPHLEBOTOMYGCERTIFICATIONGEXAM
14.14.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgbestgmethodgtogpreventginternalgorgexternalgb
leedinggfromgvenipuncturegsitegaftergneedlegisgremoved?:ga.gApplygpressureg
togpreventgleakagegofgbloodgintogthegtissues
15.15.gAgphysiciangordersgagSTATgbutgphlebotomistgforgetsgtogfillgoutgpatientg
IDgnumber.gWhatgisgappropriategproceduregforgangimproperlyglabeledgspecime
ngwhengreceivedginglab?:ga.gLabgrejectsgthegmislabeledgspecimen
16.16.gPhlebotomistgisgperforminggvenipuncturegandgpatientgbeginsgtogseize.
g Whatgisgcorrectgaction?:ga.gDiscontinuegthegdraw
17.17.gPhlebotomistgreceivesgordersgtogdrawganginfantgscreeninggcard,gO
2glevels,gbilirubin,gandgDNA.gWhichgisgtogbegdrawngfirst?:ga.gO2glevels
18.18.gWhengperforminggagvenipuncturegongagpatientgofgaveragegweight,gwhic
hgisgthegcorrectgtechniquegforgneedleginsertion?:ga.gInsertguntilgagchangegingr
esis-gtance
19.19.gWhichgisgthegbestgmethodgtogcollectgagbloodgspecimengfromgangolderga
dultgpatientgwhoghasgfragile,geasygtogcollapsegveins?:ga.gChoosegagsyringega
ndgbutterflygassembly
20.20.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegtermgforgdonationgofgagpatient'sgowngbloo
dgforgangupcominggsurgery?:ga.gAutologousgdonation
4g /
g72
1.1.gWhatgtemperaturegshouldgagsemengsamplegbegtransported?:g36-
38gdegreesgC
2.2.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggwouldgresultgingaggrosslyghemolyzedgspecimen?
a. Incorrectgordergofgdraw
b. Incorrectgneedleggauge
c. Applyinggtourniquetgtoogclosegtogthegdrawgsite
d. Failuregtoginvertgtube:gb.gIncorrectgneedleggauge
3.3.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgpropergproceduregaftergcollectinggammoni
agspecimen?
a. Protectgfromglight
b. Keepgspecimengwarm
c. Keepgspecimengatgbodygtemp
d. Placegspecimengingicewatergslurryg(orgagcupgofgice):gd.gPlacegspecimen
g ingicewatergslurryg(orgagcupgofgice)
4.4.gThegphlebotomistghasgagrequestgtogcollectgagCBCgfromgaghealthyg10gmont
hgold.gWhichgisgappropriate?:ga.gEithergheel
5.5.gAgphlebotomistgisgpreparinggtogdrawgbloodgfromgagpatientginghospital/
g Thegpatientgextendsghisgarmgandgturnsgheadgaway.gWhichgconsentgdoesgthi
1g /
g72
, NHAGPHLEBOTOMYGCERTIFICATIONGEXAM
sgindicate?:ga.gImpliedgconsent
6.6.gWhygshouldgphlebotomistgdocumentgvolumegofgbloodgdrawngfromgagpa
-gtient?:ga.gIatrogenicganemiagcouldgbegagresultgfogtoogmuchgtaken
7.7.gAgphlebotomistghasgagrequisitiongtogdrawgbloodgongagpatientgwithgse-
g veregDown'sgsyndrome.gWhatgstepsgwouldgyougtake?:ga.gSpeakgwithgthegpa
tientgguardiangbeforegperforminggvenipuncturegtogenmsuregthegpatientgu
nderstands
8.8.gAg69gyeargoldgunconsciousgpatientgisgbroughtgotgthegER.gSeveralgbloodg
testsgaregordered.gThegphlebotomistgcollectsgbloodgunder:ga.gImpliedgcons
ent
9.9.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggactionsgisgappropriategwhenglabelinggspecimens?
:ga.gLabelgspecimensgatgthegtimegofgcollectiongingfrontgofgthegpatient
10.10.gBeforegcollectinggbloodgonganginpatient,gthegphlebotomistgnoticesgther
e'sgnogwristbandgongwrist.gTheregisgonegongthegIVgpole.gWhatgdogyougdo?:ga.gD
on'tgdrawguntilgnursegputsgangarmbandgongpatient
11.11.gWhichgisgappropriategformgofgidentificationginginpatientgsetting?:ga
.gVerbalgandgwristgband
12.12.gWBC,gRBC,gElectrolytesgaregordered.gWhichgtubesgaregusedgforgcapil
-glary?:ga.gLavendergandgred
2g /
g72
, NHAGPHLEBOTOMYGCERTIFICATIONGEXAM
13.13.gAgbloodgspecimengisgrejectedgbyglabgwithgQNSgasgthegreason?
g Why?:ga.gThegspecimengwasginsufficient-notgenoughgblood
3g /
g72
, NHAGPHLEBOTOMYGCERTIFICATIONGEXAM
14.14.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgbestgmethodgtogpreventginternalgorgexternalgb
leedinggfromgvenipuncturegsitegaftergneedlegisgremoved?:ga.gApplygpressureg
togpreventgleakagegofgbloodgintogthegtissues
15.15.gAgphysiciangordersgagSTATgbutgphlebotomistgforgetsgtogfillgoutgpatientg
IDgnumber.gWhatgisgappropriategproceduregforgangimproperlyglabeledgspecime
ngwhengreceivedginglab?:ga.gLabgrejectsgthegmislabeledgspecimen
16.16.gPhlebotomistgisgperforminggvenipuncturegandgpatientgbeginsgtogseize.
g Whatgisgcorrectgaction?:ga.gDiscontinuegthegdraw
17.17.gPhlebotomistgreceivesgordersgtogdrawganginfantgscreeninggcard,gO
2glevels,gbilirubin,gandgDNA.gWhichgisgtogbegdrawngfirst?:ga.gO2glevels
18.18.gWhengperforminggagvenipuncturegongagpatientgofgaveragegweight,gwhic
hgisgthegcorrectgtechniquegforgneedleginsertion?:ga.gInsertguntilgagchangegingr
esis-gtance
19.19.gWhichgisgthegbestgmethodgtogcollectgagbloodgspecimengfromgangolderga
dultgpatientgwhoghasgfragile,geasygtogcollapsegveins?:ga.gChoosegagsyringega
ndgbutterflygassembly
20.20.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegtermgforgdonationgofgagpatient'sgowngbloo
dgforgangupcominggsurgery?:ga.gAutologousgdonation
4g /
g72