PHLEBOTOMY PRACTICE TEST FOR NPS 2025: 100+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / GRADED A+ /
GUARANTEED PASS!!
80-110mL
- answer-Newborns have a blood volume of ______ mL
Phenylketonuria
- answer-When phenylalanine builds up in the body due to its inability to convert
to tyrosine, this is known as:
False
- answer-It is okay to wave your hand over the site to dry excess alcohol.
host
- answer-Pathogens require a ______.
False
- answer-If a green Heparin specimen tube is drawn for electrolytes, EDTA
contains salts that could show a falsely low reading.
blue -top tube
- answer-The Prothrombin Time (PT) uses what color topped tube?
8-10
- answer-A patient should be fasting _____ hours before a GTT.
True
- answer-Inverting plain glass tubes can lead to hemolysis.
all of the above
- answer-Which of these conditions can lead to hemolysis?
anaphylactic shock
- answer-If a patient is allergic to shellfish, iodine could send them into
_____________.
,white blood cells (leukocytes)
- answer-Due to the lack of ___________, oncology patients are
immunosuppressed.
True
- answer-Using the cephalic vein in obese patients normally renders the best
results.
EDTA TUBE
- answer-Which of the following labs should be drawn first?
yes
- answer-If a patient holds their arm out, is that considered consent?
nosocomial infection
- answer-If an infection is contracted while a patient is at the hospital, you would
say they contracted a _________ infection.
insulin antibody.
- answer-What test is not part of the Executive profile?
8-12 HOURS
- answer-A patient must be fasting for at least _____ before conducting a blood
sugar panel.
Shallow
- answer-The veins of obese people tend to be:
True
- answer-Long nails could inhibit you from properly performing a procedure and
the bacteria that can grow under them could cause infection at the procedure site.
mononucleosis
- answer-A virus transmitted through saliva, usually caused by the Epstein-Barr
virus
pulsatile
- answer-Using palpation, the phlebotomist assesses a vein. The phlebotomist
knows that which of the following is not a characteristic of a vein?
, All of the above
- answer-Common tests conducted in a Coagulation Department would be
________
False
- answer-The way you remove your PPE is not important.
Placed in the nearest sharps container.
- answer-After performing the venipuncture, needles should be:
Direct harm
- answer-If a patient contracts a nosocomial infection due to poor technique, that is
an example of:
False
- answer-A patient may bend their elbow after a venipuncture is performed.
indirect transmission
- answer-A drop of infected blood being passed from one location to another via
equipment such as your blood drawing tray is an example of what?
5 MINUTES
- answer-A puncture site should always stop bleeding within ________.
before, coagulate
- answer-A non-additive serum tube must be drawn ________ any additive tube
collection because the blood needs to _______ for the specific test required.
conduct the Allen Test
- answer-Your first step when performing an arterial blood gasses test is to:
Insulin
- answer-A hormone made in the pancreas that helps the body use sugar as a source
of energy.
False
- answer-The first drop of blood should be collected from a heel stick.
had one or both breasts removed
- answer-If someone undergoes a mastectomy, they:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS / GRADED A+ /
GUARANTEED PASS!!
80-110mL
- answer-Newborns have a blood volume of ______ mL
Phenylketonuria
- answer-When phenylalanine builds up in the body due to its inability to convert
to tyrosine, this is known as:
False
- answer-It is okay to wave your hand over the site to dry excess alcohol.
host
- answer-Pathogens require a ______.
False
- answer-If a green Heparin specimen tube is drawn for electrolytes, EDTA
contains salts that could show a falsely low reading.
blue -top tube
- answer-The Prothrombin Time (PT) uses what color topped tube?
8-10
- answer-A patient should be fasting _____ hours before a GTT.
True
- answer-Inverting plain glass tubes can lead to hemolysis.
all of the above
- answer-Which of these conditions can lead to hemolysis?
anaphylactic shock
- answer-If a patient is allergic to shellfish, iodine could send them into
_____________.
,white blood cells (leukocytes)
- answer-Due to the lack of ___________, oncology patients are
immunosuppressed.
True
- answer-Using the cephalic vein in obese patients normally renders the best
results.
EDTA TUBE
- answer-Which of the following labs should be drawn first?
yes
- answer-If a patient holds their arm out, is that considered consent?
nosocomial infection
- answer-If an infection is contracted while a patient is at the hospital, you would
say they contracted a _________ infection.
insulin antibody.
- answer-What test is not part of the Executive profile?
8-12 HOURS
- answer-A patient must be fasting for at least _____ before conducting a blood
sugar panel.
Shallow
- answer-The veins of obese people tend to be:
True
- answer-Long nails could inhibit you from properly performing a procedure and
the bacteria that can grow under them could cause infection at the procedure site.
mononucleosis
- answer-A virus transmitted through saliva, usually caused by the Epstein-Barr
virus
pulsatile
- answer-Using palpation, the phlebotomist assesses a vein. The phlebotomist
knows that which of the following is not a characteristic of a vein?
, All of the above
- answer-Common tests conducted in a Coagulation Department would be
________
False
- answer-The way you remove your PPE is not important.
Placed in the nearest sharps container.
- answer-After performing the venipuncture, needles should be:
Direct harm
- answer-If a patient contracts a nosocomial infection due to poor technique, that is
an example of:
False
- answer-A patient may bend their elbow after a venipuncture is performed.
indirect transmission
- answer-A drop of infected blood being passed from one location to another via
equipment such as your blood drawing tray is an example of what?
5 MINUTES
- answer-A puncture site should always stop bleeding within ________.
before, coagulate
- answer-A non-additive serum tube must be drawn ________ any additive tube
collection because the blood needs to _______ for the specific test required.
conduct the Allen Test
- answer-Your first step when performing an arterial blood gasses test is to:
Insulin
- answer-A hormone made in the pancreas that helps the body use sugar as a source
of energy.
False
- answer-The first drop of blood should be collected from a heel stick.
had one or both breasts removed
- answer-If someone undergoes a mastectomy, they:
