Phlebotomy NPS EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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Phlebotomy NPS EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
QUESTION: Which of the following labs should be drawn first?

Blood Culture

WBC

CBC

PT - ANSWER-Blood culture




QUESTION: These anticoagulant tubes offer whole blood and plasma for testing:

Sodium Citrate

SST

EDTA

Sodium Flouride - ANSWER-EDTA




QUESTION: Because the lavender EDTA tube binds calcium, if it's drawn before an SST tube, the
calcium values could test lower than accurate - ANSWER-True




QUESTION: _________ shields blood from the glass of the tube and prevents it from clotting -
ANSWER-


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QUESTION: Finger sticks should never be performed on a child younger than _________.

6 months

3 months

1 month

2 weeks - ANSWER-No younger than 6 months




QUESTION: A Monovette or Microvette are both _________ - ANSWER-micro-containers used
during skin puncture collection




QUESTION: To conduct the Allen Test, you should apply pressure to the _____ and ______
arteries - ANSWER-Ulnar and the Radial




QUESTION: When performing a blood culture test, the _______ uses standard vacuum tubes
that contain the growth medium - ANSWER-Direct Draw




QUESTION: Which test may have erroneous results after the phlebotomist has to redirect the
needle several times before entering the vein? - ANSWER-Coagulation




QUESTION: When performing a blood culture with povidone-iodine, you should swab the area
in a _____ diameter from the site - ANSWER-4 inch diameter

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