NPS PHLEBOTOMY EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Which of the following is a standard precaution in phlebotomy?
A. Resue gloves if they appear clean.
B. Only wear gloves when the patient looks sick.
C. Treat all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious
D. Disinfect hands only after visible contamination. - (ANSWERS)C. Treat all Blood and body
fluids as potentially infectious.
Which of the following is NOT a sign of a contaminated blood culture sample?
A. Presence of clots
B. Turbidity or cloudiness
C. Unusual color
D. Clear and transparent appearance. - (ANSWERS)D. Clear and transparent appearance
What is the proper procedure to wash hands before venipuncture?
A. Lather with soap, rinse quickly, dry with air dryer.
B. Lather with soap, rub vigorously, rinse with fingers pointed down, dry completely.
C. Rinse with water, apply sanitizer, dry with towel.
D. Rinse with water, lather with soap, dry with towel - (ANSWERS)B. Lather with soap, rub
vigorously, rinse with fingers pointed down, dry completely
Yellow topped tubes contain ________ Solution.
A. Sodium citrate
B. WBC
C. SST
D. ACD - (ANSWERS)D. ACD
Wat two types of bottles are used for blood culture collections?
A. Green and Gray
B. Aerobic and anaerobic
C. Red and Purple
D. Yellow and Blue - (ANSWERS)B. Aerobic and anaerobic
How should contaminated sharps be disposed of>
A. By washing and reusing.
B. In a plastic bag
C. In the regular trash bin
D. In a puncture-resistant sharps container - (ANSWERS)D. In a puncture-resistant sharps
container
Which type of microorganism is responsible for diseases like turberculosis?
A. Fungi
,NPS PHLEBOTOMY EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ 2025/2026
B. Protozoa
C. Bacteria
D. Virus - (ANSWERS)C. Bacteria
What is hemolysis and how can it affect test results?
A. Formation of blood clots
B. Coagulation of plasma blood
C. Destruction of white blood cells
D. Rupturing of red blood cells causing erroneous test results - (ANSWERS)D. Rupturing of red
blood cells causing erroneous test results
Which part of the needle should always face up during venipuncture?
A. Shaft
B. Lumen
C. Hub
D. Bevel - (ANSWERS)D. Bevel
If there is excess alcohol after you clean the site, you should:
A. Move forward with the procedure
B. Use a sterile gauze pad to wipe the excess alcohol away
C. Blow the site until its dry
D. Fan the site with your gloved hand until its dry - (ANSWERS)B. Use a sterile gauze pad to wipe
the excess alcohol away
When preforming a dermal ouncture on a newborn, the phlebotomist is correct in choosing any
of the locations except"
A. Plantar surfce of big toe
B. Medial border of plantar surface
C. Lateral border of plantar surface
D. Lateral arch of plantar surface - (ANSWERS)D. Lateral arch of plantar surface
Where should you never place a tourniquet in dialysis patients?
A. Below the wrist
B. On the forearm
C. Over a graft or shunt
D. Above the elbow - (ANSWERS)C. Over a graft or shunt
The normal dose of Glucola for an adult is ____ grams
A. 50
B. 20
C. 200
, NPS PHLEBOTOMY EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ 2025/2026
D. 100 - (ANSWERS)D. 100
In which scenario is the use of gloves NOT mandatory?
A. When cleaning a blood spill
B. During venipuncture
C. When handling blood samples
D. When documenting patient information - (ANSWERS)D. When documenting patient
information
Which condition is a direct result of a vein condition post-phlebotomy?
A. Hematoma
B. Thrombophlebitis
C. Hemoconcentration
D. Hemolysis - (ANSWERS)B. Thrombophlebitis
A needle that offers smaller gauges is known as a:
A. 21 gauge
B Blood collection system
C. Evacuation system
D. Winged tip or butterfly needle - (ANSWERS)D. Winged tip or butterfly needle
Dermal punctures are appropriate to use in all of the following patient scenarios except:
A. IV Therapy
B. Diabetes
C. Obese
D. Dehydration - (ANSWERS)B. Diabetes
Which of the following is the best method to prevent the spread of respiratory infection?
A. Taking vitamin C daily
B. Covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing
C. Wearing gloves at all times
D. Avoiding cold weather - (ANSWERS)B. Covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing
Which term defines the highest level of patient care to combat malpractice?
A. Patient's Bill of Rights
B. Standard of Care
C. Informed Consent
D. Professional Conduct - (ANSWERS)B. Standard of Care
When preforming a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you should swab the area in a ________
diameter from the site.
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Which of the following is a standard precaution in phlebotomy?
A. Resue gloves if they appear clean.
B. Only wear gloves when the patient looks sick.
C. Treat all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious
D. Disinfect hands only after visible contamination. - (ANSWERS)C. Treat all Blood and body
fluids as potentially infectious.
Which of the following is NOT a sign of a contaminated blood culture sample?
A. Presence of clots
B. Turbidity or cloudiness
C. Unusual color
D. Clear and transparent appearance. - (ANSWERS)D. Clear and transparent appearance
What is the proper procedure to wash hands before venipuncture?
A. Lather with soap, rinse quickly, dry with air dryer.
B. Lather with soap, rub vigorously, rinse with fingers pointed down, dry completely.
C. Rinse with water, apply sanitizer, dry with towel.
D. Rinse with water, lather with soap, dry with towel - (ANSWERS)B. Lather with soap, rub
vigorously, rinse with fingers pointed down, dry completely
Yellow topped tubes contain ________ Solution.
A. Sodium citrate
B. WBC
C. SST
D. ACD - (ANSWERS)D. ACD
Wat two types of bottles are used for blood culture collections?
A. Green and Gray
B. Aerobic and anaerobic
C. Red and Purple
D. Yellow and Blue - (ANSWERS)B. Aerobic and anaerobic
How should contaminated sharps be disposed of>
A. By washing and reusing.
B. In a plastic bag
C. In the regular trash bin
D. In a puncture-resistant sharps container - (ANSWERS)D. In a puncture-resistant sharps
container
Which type of microorganism is responsible for diseases like turberculosis?
A. Fungi
,NPS PHLEBOTOMY EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ 2025/2026
B. Protozoa
C. Bacteria
D. Virus - (ANSWERS)C. Bacteria
What is hemolysis and how can it affect test results?
A. Formation of blood clots
B. Coagulation of plasma blood
C. Destruction of white blood cells
D. Rupturing of red blood cells causing erroneous test results - (ANSWERS)D. Rupturing of red
blood cells causing erroneous test results
Which part of the needle should always face up during venipuncture?
A. Shaft
B. Lumen
C. Hub
D. Bevel - (ANSWERS)D. Bevel
If there is excess alcohol after you clean the site, you should:
A. Move forward with the procedure
B. Use a sterile gauze pad to wipe the excess alcohol away
C. Blow the site until its dry
D. Fan the site with your gloved hand until its dry - (ANSWERS)B. Use a sterile gauze pad to wipe
the excess alcohol away
When preforming a dermal ouncture on a newborn, the phlebotomist is correct in choosing any
of the locations except"
A. Plantar surfce of big toe
B. Medial border of plantar surface
C. Lateral border of plantar surface
D. Lateral arch of plantar surface - (ANSWERS)D. Lateral arch of plantar surface
Where should you never place a tourniquet in dialysis patients?
A. Below the wrist
B. On the forearm
C. Over a graft or shunt
D. Above the elbow - (ANSWERS)C. Over a graft or shunt
The normal dose of Glucola for an adult is ____ grams
A. 50
B. 20
C. 200
, NPS PHLEBOTOMY EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ 2025/2026
D. 100 - (ANSWERS)D. 100
In which scenario is the use of gloves NOT mandatory?
A. When cleaning a blood spill
B. During venipuncture
C. When handling blood samples
D. When documenting patient information - (ANSWERS)D. When documenting patient
information
Which condition is a direct result of a vein condition post-phlebotomy?
A. Hematoma
B. Thrombophlebitis
C. Hemoconcentration
D. Hemolysis - (ANSWERS)B. Thrombophlebitis
A needle that offers smaller gauges is known as a:
A. 21 gauge
B Blood collection system
C. Evacuation system
D. Winged tip or butterfly needle - (ANSWERS)D. Winged tip or butterfly needle
Dermal punctures are appropriate to use in all of the following patient scenarios except:
A. IV Therapy
B. Diabetes
C. Obese
D. Dehydration - (ANSWERS)B. Diabetes
Which of the following is the best method to prevent the spread of respiratory infection?
A. Taking vitamin C daily
B. Covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing
C. Wearing gloves at all times
D. Avoiding cold weather - (ANSWERS)B. Covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing
Which term defines the highest level of patient care to combat malpractice?
A. Patient's Bill of Rights
B. Standard of Care
C. Informed Consent
D. Professional Conduct - (ANSWERS)B. Standard of Care
When preforming a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you should swab the area in a ________
diameter from the site.
