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PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE 600 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+|
PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP
2025/2026 (BRAND NEW!!)
What does the color-coding of needle indicate?
A. manufacturer
B. angle of the bevel
C. length
D. gauge - Correct Answer - D. gauge
Which of the following applies for a lipid panel?
A. the patient can be in a basal state- no restrictions
B. patient should be fasting for 4 hours with no water
C. patient should be fasting for at least 12 hours with water allowed
D. patient should be fasting for 8 hours with no water - Correct Answer -
C. patient should be fasting for at least 12 hours with water allowed
You are about to perform a venipuncture on a patient who has 3 good
veins in the antecubital area. which veins should you choose?
A. cephalic
B. basilic
C. brachial
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D. median cubital - Correct Answer - D. median cubital
Which of the following is NOT a restriction for a glucose tolerance test?
A. drinking water
B. eating fruit
C. chewing gum
D. drinking coffee - Correct Answer - A. drinking water
When performing a skin puncture, the first drop of blood should be:
A. held for reserve
B. hemolyzed
C. used for the sample
D. wiped away - Correct Answer - D. wiped away
Which of the following can be used more than once?
A. collection tubes
B. needles
C. tourniquets
D. tube holders - Correct Answer - C. tourniquets
which of these is NOT part of an evacuated blood collection system?
A. syringe
B. multi-sample needle
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C. tube holder
D. evacuated tubes - Correct Answer - A. syringe
which of the following can result in contamination of a blood culture?
A. touching only the handle of the scrub device
B. the patients skin being wet with antiseptic
C. repalpitating a sterilized site prior to venipuncture
D. allowing the antiseptic to dry for 30 seconds - Correct Answer - C.
repalpitating a sterilized site prior to venipuncture
under HIPPA, which of the following is considered to be PHI?
A. patients address
B. patients name
C. patients diagnosis
D. all of these - Correct Answer - D. all of these
When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is
filled first?
A. yellow ACD
B. yellow SPS
C. lavender EDTA
D. light blue sodium citrate - Correct Answer - B. Yellow SPS
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Which of these patient reactions should be documented, but is not a
cause for discontinuing a draw or likely to affect analytes?
A. syncope in a seated patient
B. petechiae
C. hematoma
D. nerve involvement - Correct Answer - B. Petechiae
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture collection on a
young adult and needs to draw a citrate tube, a serum separator tube, and
an EDTA tube. the citrate tube and SST fill quickly. the EDTA tube fills
part way and then blood flow stops. what is the most likely explanation?
A. the patient's vein has collapsed
B. a clot has formed in the needle
C. the tube's vacuum is compromised
D. the patient's vein is empty - Correct Answer - C. the tube's vacuum is
compromised
Electrolytes and complete blood count are ordered for a patient who
must have blood collected by capillary puncture. The correct tubes to
use, in the correct order, would be
A. EDTA, serum
B. Serum, EDTA
C. Heparin only
D. Oxalate, EDTA - Correct Answer - A. EDTA, serum
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PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE 600 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+|
PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP
2025/2026 (BRAND NEW!!)
What does the color-coding of needle indicate?
A. manufacturer
B. angle of the bevel
C. length
D. gauge - Correct Answer - D. gauge
Which of the following applies for a lipid panel?
A. the patient can be in a basal state- no restrictions
B. patient should be fasting for 4 hours with no water
C. patient should be fasting for at least 12 hours with water allowed
D. patient should be fasting for 8 hours with no water - Correct Answer -
C. patient should be fasting for at least 12 hours with water allowed
You are about to perform a venipuncture on a patient who has 3 good
veins in the antecubital area. which veins should you choose?
A. cephalic
B. basilic
C. brachial
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D. median cubital - Correct Answer - D. median cubital
Which of the following is NOT a restriction for a glucose tolerance test?
A. drinking water
B. eating fruit
C. chewing gum
D. drinking coffee - Correct Answer - A. drinking water
When performing a skin puncture, the first drop of blood should be:
A. held for reserve
B. hemolyzed
C. used for the sample
D. wiped away - Correct Answer - D. wiped away
Which of the following can be used more than once?
A. collection tubes
B. needles
C. tourniquets
D. tube holders - Correct Answer - C. tourniquets
which of these is NOT part of an evacuated blood collection system?
A. syringe
B. multi-sample needle
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C. tube holder
D. evacuated tubes - Correct Answer - A. syringe
which of the following can result in contamination of a blood culture?
A. touching only the handle of the scrub device
B. the patients skin being wet with antiseptic
C. repalpitating a sterilized site prior to venipuncture
D. allowing the antiseptic to dry for 30 seconds - Correct Answer - C.
repalpitating a sterilized site prior to venipuncture
under HIPPA, which of the following is considered to be PHI?
A. patients address
B. patients name
C. patients diagnosis
D. all of these - Correct Answer - D. all of these
When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is
filled first?
A. yellow ACD
B. yellow SPS
C. lavender EDTA
D. light blue sodium citrate - Correct Answer - B. Yellow SPS
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Which of these patient reactions should be documented, but is not a
cause for discontinuing a draw or likely to affect analytes?
A. syncope in a seated patient
B. petechiae
C. hematoma
D. nerve involvement - Correct Answer - B. Petechiae
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture collection on a
young adult and needs to draw a citrate tube, a serum separator tube, and
an EDTA tube. the citrate tube and SST fill quickly. the EDTA tube fills
part way and then blood flow stops. what is the most likely explanation?
A. the patient's vein has collapsed
B. a clot has formed in the needle
C. the tube's vacuum is compromised
D. the patient's vein is empty - Correct Answer - C. the tube's vacuum is
compromised
Electrolytes and complete blood count are ordered for a patient who
must have blood collected by capillary puncture. The correct tubes to
use, in the correct order, would be
A. EDTA, serum
B. Serum, EDTA
C. Heparin only
D. Oxalate, EDTA - Correct Answer - A. EDTA, serum
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