AUMT Practice NHA Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
If you are using alcohol to cleanse the venipuncture site, it must be allowed to air dry prior to
the venipuncture because alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER Requires time for antiseptic
action
If you are drawing a metabolic panel, what is the most important question to ask the patient
prior to collection? - CORRECT ANSWER When was the last time you ate?
What is the most common cause for blood culture contamination - CORRECT
ANSWER Improper preparation for the venipuncture site
Before the phlebotomist performs a venipuncture, the patient warns that she has HIV positive
according to OSHA regulations after donning gloves the phlebotomist should - CORRECT
ANSWER Perform the Benipuncture
The phlebotomist has an order to draw a routine CBC from a nine month old infant which of
the following is the most appropriate collection site - CORRECT ANSWER Either heal
Of phlebotomist has a requisition to draw blood on a patient who has severe down syndrome
which of the following step should the phlebotomist take - CORRECT
ANSWER Speak to the patient guardians before performing the venipuncture to ensure
the explanation is understood
What action should the phlebotomist take? If the patient reports a sharp pain radiating down
the arm during a venipuncture procedure - CORRECT ANSWER Release the
tourniquet and remove the needle
When someone is in shock you should keep them cool? - CORRECT ANSWER False
, When should the tourniquet be released during a five tube collection draw - CORRECT
ANSWER Soon as blood flow is established
What condition is therapeutic phlebotomy commonly used? - CORRECT
ANSWER Polycythemia Vera
A patient can donate blood if he or she - CORRECT ANSWER Donated blood 9 weeks
ago
Which term is used to describe a blood donation from a patient for later use in his or her own
surgical procedure - CORRECT ANSWER Autologous
An impatient who will need to be drawn every day or every few hours what type of anemia is
commonly seen - CORRECT ANSWER Latrogenic
Which of the following types of urine collection is required for culture and sensitivity testing
- CORRECT ANSWER Clean-catch, midstream specimen collected in a sterile cup
For which of the following tests would a first voided morning urine specimen be collected -
CORRECT ANSWER Pregnancy
Which of the following is the name or abbreviation of the federal law that established
standards for the electronic exchange of patient information - CORRECT
ANSWER HIPAA
You accidentally splash a bleach solution into your eyes while preparing it for cleaning
purposes what is the first thing to do? - CORRECT ANSWER Flush your eyes with
water for a minimum of 15 minutes.
Under which of the following circumstances, should you place a patient into the recovery
position? - CORRECT ANSWER If the patient is breathing, and you do not suspect a
spinal injury.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
If you are using alcohol to cleanse the venipuncture site, it must be allowed to air dry prior to
the venipuncture because alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER Requires time for antiseptic
action
If you are drawing a metabolic panel, what is the most important question to ask the patient
prior to collection? - CORRECT ANSWER When was the last time you ate?
What is the most common cause for blood culture contamination - CORRECT
ANSWER Improper preparation for the venipuncture site
Before the phlebotomist performs a venipuncture, the patient warns that she has HIV positive
according to OSHA regulations after donning gloves the phlebotomist should - CORRECT
ANSWER Perform the Benipuncture
The phlebotomist has an order to draw a routine CBC from a nine month old infant which of
the following is the most appropriate collection site - CORRECT ANSWER Either heal
Of phlebotomist has a requisition to draw blood on a patient who has severe down syndrome
which of the following step should the phlebotomist take - CORRECT
ANSWER Speak to the patient guardians before performing the venipuncture to ensure
the explanation is understood
What action should the phlebotomist take? If the patient reports a sharp pain radiating down
the arm during a venipuncture procedure - CORRECT ANSWER Release the
tourniquet and remove the needle
When someone is in shock you should keep them cool? - CORRECT ANSWER False
, When should the tourniquet be released during a five tube collection draw - CORRECT
ANSWER Soon as blood flow is established
What condition is therapeutic phlebotomy commonly used? - CORRECT
ANSWER Polycythemia Vera
A patient can donate blood if he or she - CORRECT ANSWER Donated blood 9 weeks
ago
Which term is used to describe a blood donation from a patient for later use in his or her own
surgical procedure - CORRECT ANSWER Autologous
An impatient who will need to be drawn every day or every few hours what type of anemia is
commonly seen - CORRECT ANSWER Latrogenic
Which of the following types of urine collection is required for culture and sensitivity testing
- CORRECT ANSWER Clean-catch, midstream specimen collected in a sterile cup
For which of the following tests would a first voided morning urine specimen be collected -
CORRECT ANSWER Pregnancy
Which of the following is the name or abbreviation of the federal law that established
standards for the electronic exchange of patient information - CORRECT
ANSWER HIPAA
You accidentally splash a bleach solution into your eyes while preparing it for cleaning
purposes what is the first thing to do? - CORRECT ANSWER Flush your eyes with
water for a minimum of 15 minutes.
Under which of the following circumstances, should you place a patient into the recovery
position? - CORRECT ANSWER If the patient is breathing, and you do not suspect a
spinal injury.
