Phlebotomy NPS Exam Questions and
Answers
- ANSWER-_________ shields blood from the glass of the tube and prevents it from
clotting
- ANSWER-A specimen draw can be conducted on a central venous line if
- ANSWER-When performing a dermal puncture on a newborn, the phlebotomist is
correct in choosing any of the locations except
0.2 cc - ANSWER-Each micro tube (or bullet) holds _____ cc of blood
1.6 mm - ANSWER-The dermal subcutaneous junction is located ____ mm into the
tissue
10 to 12 hours - ANSWER-When a coronary risk comprehensive profile has been
ordered, you should make sure the patient has been fasting for ________.
2 to 10 minutes - ANSWER-Normal time to conduct a Simplate Bleeding Time test is?
2 to 5 minutes - ANSWER-IV therapy must be turned off before performing a procedure
on them. How long should it be off before performing the draw?
2.5 mL - ANSWER-A 6-8 pound baby cannot lose more than _____mL of blood at any
given time
30 seconds - ANSWER-Tubes should be inverted within ______ seconds of the draw
4 inch diameter - ANSWER-When performing a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you
should swab the area in a _____ diameter from the site
40 mmHg - ANSWER-When doing a Simplate Bleeding Time test, the blood pressure
cuff should be inflated to ____ mmHg
5 cc - ANSWER-If you're conducting a blood culture on a healthy adult male, you will
pull __ cc of blood into each bottle
5 cm below the antecubital bend - ANSWER-The puncture site for a Simplate Bleeding
Time Test should be
, 55% to 45% - ANSWER-The fluid to cellular ratio of blood is ____ to ____ respectively.
7 - 10 - ANSWER-Without fluoride, glucose will decrease in concentration by ______%
within a single hour
80 to 110 mL - ANSWER-Newborns have a blood volume of ______ mL
A non-additive serum specimen - ANSWER-If the following labs are ordered, which
should be drawn first?
- CBC
- A non-additive serum specimen
- A chemistry test in a light green-topped heparin tube
- Glucose test in a gray topped tube
Arteries - ANSWER-What are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the
heart to the tissues?
Bilirubin - ANSWER-What test could be degraded by light and should be stored in a
dark container?
Blood Borne Pathogen - ANSWER-Any disease-causing pathogen carried through the
blood
Blood culture - ANSWER-Which of the following labs should be drawn first?
Blood Culture
WBC
CBC
PT
Blood Gasses are done first - ANSWER-In the order of collection for capillary draws,
which of these should be drawn first?
Peripheral blood smear
Blood gasses
EDTA
SST
Blood Panels - ANSWER-_______ are groups of tests conducted at one time from a
single venipuncture.
Both below 80 mg/dl & above 120 mg/dl - ANSWER-If performing a GTT and a patient's
fasting sugar is ______ the physician or nurse should be notified before proceeding
Both geriatric patients & extremely muscular patients - ANSWER-Rolling veins tend to
be present mostly in
Answers
- ANSWER-_________ shields blood from the glass of the tube and prevents it from
clotting
- ANSWER-A specimen draw can be conducted on a central venous line if
- ANSWER-When performing a dermal puncture on a newborn, the phlebotomist is
correct in choosing any of the locations except
0.2 cc - ANSWER-Each micro tube (or bullet) holds _____ cc of blood
1.6 mm - ANSWER-The dermal subcutaneous junction is located ____ mm into the
tissue
10 to 12 hours - ANSWER-When a coronary risk comprehensive profile has been
ordered, you should make sure the patient has been fasting for ________.
2 to 10 minutes - ANSWER-Normal time to conduct a Simplate Bleeding Time test is?
2 to 5 minutes - ANSWER-IV therapy must be turned off before performing a procedure
on them. How long should it be off before performing the draw?
2.5 mL - ANSWER-A 6-8 pound baby cannot lose more than _____mL of blood at any
given time
30 seconds - ANSWER-Tubes should be inverted within ______ seconds of the draw
4 inch diameter - ANSWER-When performing a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you
should swab the area in a _____ diameter from the site
40 mmHg - ANSWER-When doing a Simplate Bleeding Time test, the blood pressure
cuff should be inflated to ____ mmHg
5 cc - ANSWER-If you're conducting a blood culture on a healthy adult male, you will
pull __ cc of blood into each bottle
5 cm below the antecubital bend - ANSWER-The puncture site for a Simplate Bleeding
Time Test should be
, 55% to 45% - ANSWER-The fluid to cellular ratio of blood is ____ to ____ respectively.
7 - 10 - ANSWER-Without fluoride, glucose will decrease in concentration by ______%
within a single hour
80 to 110 mL - ANSWER-Newborns have a blood volume of ______ mL
A non-additive serum specimen - ANSWER-If the following labs are ordered, which
should be drawn first?
- CBC
- A non-additive serum specimen
- A chemistry test in a light green-topped heparin tube
- Glucose test in a gray topped tube
Arteries - ANSWER-What are the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the
heart to the tissues?
Bilirubin - ANSWER-What test could be degraded by light and should be stored in a
dark container?
Blood Borne Pathogen - ANSWER-Any disease-causing pathogen carried through the
blood
Blood culture - ANSWER-Which of the following labs should be drawn first?
Blood Culture
WBC
CBC
PT
Blood Gasses are done first - ANSWER-In the order of collection for capillary draws,
which of these should be drawn first?
Peripheral blood smear
Blood gasses
EDTA
SST
Blood Panels - ANSWER-_______ are groups of tests conducted at one time from a
single venipuncture.
Both below 80 mg/dl & above 120 mg/dl - ANSWER-If performing a GTT and a patient's
fasting sugar is ______ the physician or nurse should be notified before proceeding
Both geriatric patients & extremely muscular patients - ANSWER-Rolling veins tend to
be present mostly in
