NCCT Phlebotomy Certification 2025 Realistic Exam Prep –
Complete Practice Test & Study Guide – Full Practice
Questions with Answers – High-Yield Q&A
1. A Phlebotomist Has Received A Requisition For A Blood Draw On A Patient With A Coagulation
Disorder. The Phlebotomist Should Be Sure To:
A.) Collect The Specimen From The Hand To Avoid A Hematoma
B.) Use A Blood Pressure Cuff To Apply Consistent Pressure
C.) Hold Pressure On The Draw Site Until Bleeding Has Stopped
D.) Call The Doctor To Confirm The Collection Site
ACCURATE ANS: C. Hold Pressure On The Draw Site Until Bleeding Has Stopped
2. When A Phlebotomist Enters A Patient's Room To Collect A Stat Blood Sample, A Sign Above The Bed
States That All Collections Should Be From The Patient's Central Port. Which Of The Following Should
The Phlebotomist Do Next?
A. Proceed With Sample Collection From The Central Port And Alert The Nurse When Finished.
B. Exit The Patient's Room, And Proceed Directly To The Next Patient On The Collection List.
C. Identify The Patient And Ask For Confirmation That The Sign Is Accurate Before Proceeding With The
Collection.
D. Communicate With The Test Order To The Nursing Staff And Wait For One Of Them To Collect The
Sample
ACCURATE ANS: D. Communicate With The Test Order To The Nursing Staff And Wait For One Of
Them To Collect The Sample
3. Which Of The Following Actions Should The Phlebotomist Take When Disposing Of A Needle Following
A Venipuncture?
, A. Push The Needle Guard Over The Needle Until It Clicks And Then Place In A Biohazard Bag
B. Recap The Needle And Place It Immediately In A Sharps Container
C. Recap The Needle And Place It On The Blood Collection Tray
D. Place The Needle With Safety Device Activated Immediately In A Sharps Container.
ACCURATE ANS: D. Place The Needle With Safety Device Activated Immediately In A Sharps
Container
4. Which Of The Following Is The Correct Method For Transferring Blood From A Syringe Into Evacuated
Tubes?
A. Remove The Hypodermic Needle From The Syringe And Transfer The Blood Into Capped Evacuated
Tubes By Pushing On The Syringe Plunger
B. Uncap The Evacuated Tubes, Place Them Into A Tube Rack And Transfer The Blood From The Syringe
Through The Hypodermic Needle
C. Uncap The Evacuated Tubes, Place Them Into A Tube Rack And Transfer Blood From The Syringe Using
A Syringe Transfer Device
D. Remove The Hypodermic Needle From The Syringe After Activating The Safety Device And Transfer
The Blood Into A Capped Evacuated Tubes Using A Syringe Transfer Device
ACCURATE ANS: D. Remove The Hypodermic Needle From The Syringe After Activating The Safety
Device And Transfer The Blood Into Capped Evacuated Tubes Using A Syringe Transfer Device
5. Which Of The Following Precautions Should Be Used For A Patient With Pulmonary Tb?
A. Standard And Droplet
B. Contact And Airborne
C. Airborne And Standard
D. Droplet And Contact
ACCURATE ANS: C. Airborne And Standard
Complete Practice Test & Study Guide – Full Practice
Questions with Answers – High-Yield Q&A
1. A Phlebotomist Has Received A Requisition For A Blood Draw On A Patient With A Coagulation
Disorder. The Phlebotomist Should Be Sure To:
A.) Collect The Specimen From The Hand To Avoid A Hematoma
B.) Use A Blood Pressure Cuff To Apply Consistent Pressure
C.) Hold Pressure On The Draw Site Until Bleeding Has Stopped
D.) Call The Doctor To Confirm The Collection Site
ACCURATE ANS: C. Hold Pressure On The Draw Site Until Bleeding Has Stopped
2. When A Phlebotomist Enters A Patient's Room To Collect A Stat Blood Sample, A Sign Above The Bed
States That All Collections Should Be From The Patient's Central Port. Which Of The Following Should
The Phlebotomist Do Next?
A. Proceed With Sample Collection From The Central Port And Alert The Nurse When Finished.
B. Exit The Patient's Room, And Proceed Directly To The Next Patient On The Collection List.
C. Identify The Patient And Ask For Confirmation That The Sign Is Accurate Before Proceeding With The
Collection.
D. Communicate With The Test Order To The Nursing Staff And Wait For One Of Them To Collect The
Sample
ACCURATE ANS: D. Communicate With The Test Order To The Nursing Staff And Wait For One Of
Them To Collect The Sample
3. Which Of The Following Actions Should The Phlebotomist Take When Disposing Of A Needle Following
A Venipuncture?
, A. Push The Needle Guard Over The Needle Until It Clicks And Then Place In A Biohazard Bag
B. Recap The Needle And Place It Immediately In A Sharps Container
C. Recap The Needle And Place It On The Blood Collection Tray
D. Place The Needle With Safety Device Activated Immediately In A Sharps Container.
ACCURATE ANS: D. Place The Needle With Safety Device Activated Immediately In A Sharps
Container
4. Which Of The Following Is The Correct Method For Transferring Blood From A Syringe Into Evacuated
Tubes?
A. Remove The Hypodermic Needle From The Syringe And Transfer The Blood Into Capped Evacuated
Tubes By Pushing On The Syringe Plunger
B. Uncap The Evacuated Tubes, Place Them Into A Tube Rack And Transfer The Blood From The Syringe
Through The Hypodermic Needle
C. Uncap The Evacuated Tubes, Place Them Into A Tube Rack And Transfer Blood From The Syringe Using
A Syringe Transfer Device
D. Remove The Hypodermic Needle From The Syringe After Activating The Safety Device And Transfer
The Blood Into A Capped Evacuated Tubes Using A Syringe Transfer Device
ACCURATE ANS: D. Remove The Hypodermic Needle From The Syringe After Activating The Safety
Device And Transfer The Blood Into Capped Evacuated Tubes Using A Syringe Transfer Device
5. Which Of The Following Precautions Should Be Used For A Patient With Pulmonary Tb?
A. Standard And Droplet
B. Contact And Airborne
C. Airborne And Standard
D. Droplet And Contact
ACCURATE ANS: C. Airborne And Standard
