PHLEBOTOMY NPS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
1. A 6-8 pound baby cannot lose more than mL of blood at any given
time ANS >>> 2.5 mL
2. Each micro tube (or bullet) holds cc of blood ANS >>> 0.2 cc
3. Rolling veins tend to be present mostly in ANS >>> Both geriatric patients &
extremely muscular patients
4. This is an autoimmune disease which causes the body to attack the joints,
causing inflammation in the patient's tissues ANS >>> Rheumatoid Arthritis
5. The accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the body is known as ANS >>>
Edema
6. are small bean-shaped structures that filter substances and fight
infection in the body ANS >>> Lymph Nodes
7. Any disease-causing pathogen carried through the blood ANS >>>
Blood Borne Pathogen
8. A plan a healthcare institution must create to ensure that they meet OSHA
regulations ANS >>> Exposure Control Plan
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, 9. Corticosteroids could constitute a variance if taken prior to a GTT ANS >>>
True
10. If performing a GTT and a patient's fasting sugar is the physician
or nurse should be notified before proceeding ANS >>> Both below 80 mg/dl &
above 120 mg/dl
11. If a patient contracts a nosocomial infection due to poor technique, that is
an example of ANS >>> Direct Harm
12. What year was the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA)
signed into law? ANS >>> It was signed in 1996
13. What test could be degraded by light and should be stored in a dark
container? ANS >>> Bilirubin
14. Which of the following labs should be drawn first?
Blood Culture
WBC
CBC
PT ANS >>> Blood culture
15. These anticoagulant tubes offer whole blood and plasma for testing
ANS >>> Sodium Citrate
SST
EDTA
Sodium Flouride ANS >>> EDTA
16. Because the lavender EDTA tube binds calcium, if it's drawn before an SST
tube, the calcium values could test lower than accurate ANS >>> True
17. shields blood from the glass of the tube and prevents it from
clotting ANS >>>
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1. A 6-8 pound baby cannot lose more than mL of blood at any given
time ANS >>> 2.5 mL
2. Each micro tube (or bullet) holds cc of blood ANS >>> 0.2 cc
3. Rolling veins tend to be present mostly in ANS >>> Both geriatric patients &
extremely muscular patients
4. This is an autoimmune disease which causes the body to attack the joints,
causing inflammation in the patient's tissues ANS >>> Rheumatoid Arthritis
5. The accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the body is known as ANS >>>
Edema
6. are small bean-shaped structures that filter substances and fight
infection in the body ANS >>> Lymph Nodes
7. Any disease-causing pathogen carried through the blood ANS >>>
Blood Borne Pathogen
8. A plan a healthcare institution must create to ensure that they meet OSHA
regulations ANS >>> Exposure Control Plan
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, 9. Corticosteroids could constitute a variance if taken prior to a GTT ANS >>>
True
10. If performing a GTT and a patient's fasting sugar is the physician
or nurse should be notified before proceeding ANS >>> Both below 80 mg/dl &
above 120 mg/dl
11. If a patient contracts a nosocomial infection due to poor technique, that is
an example of ANS >>> Direct Harm
12. What year was the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA)
signed into law? ANS >>> It was signed in 1996
13. What test could be degraded by light and should be stored in a dark
container? ANS >>> Bilirubin
14. Which of the following labs should be drawn first?
Blood Culture
WBC
CBC
PT ANS >>> Blood culture
15. These anticoagulant tubes offer whole blood and plasma for testing
ANS >>> Sodium Citrate
SST
EDTA
Sodium Flouride ANS >>> EDTA
16. Because the lavender EDTA tube binds calcium, if it's drawn before an SST
tube, the calcium values could test lower than accurate ANS >>> True
17. shields blood from the glass of the tube and prevents it from
clotting ANS >>>
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