NPS PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION TEST 2025 PRACTICE 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Terms in this set (200) QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
2. what is the most important step when doing a venipuncture? ✓ c
a. washing hands
b. drawing the correct tubes
c. identification of the patient
d. checking to see if patient is fasting
3. What is the proper response to the patient asking, "what tests ✓ a
are you drawing?"
a. tests your doctor has ordered
b. i dont know
c. state the test you are drawing
d. a test for Syphilis, kidney function, and diabetes
4. What must be done if there is a discrepancy on the arm band? ✓ d
a. verify with the patient who they are
b. have the nurse okay the arm band
c. draw the blood and make a document on requisition
, d. do not draw blood, have information nb corrected before
drawing blood
5. Identification of an outpatient is performed by: ✓ a
a. having the patient state full name and birth date after sitting
in blood drawing chair
b. have the receptionist verify identity
c. calling the patient to lab area yourself
d. the patient should show an identification card
6. If patient is to have a FBS what must you ask? ✓ d
a. are you fasting?
b. are you NPO?
c. when was the last time you had anything to eat?
d. have you had anything to eat or drink for the past 8-10
hours?
7. Which defines "Non per os"? ✓ b
a. nothing to eat or drink
b. nothing by mouth
c. nothing to chew
d. nothing but water
8. When do you wash/clean your hands? ✓ c
a. when entering room
b. after finishing your blood draw
c. before putting gloves on and after taking them off
, d. after taking your gloves off
9. What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection? ✓ a
a. washing and/or cleaning hands
b. wearing gloves
c. wearing a mask
d. wearing a disposable gown
10. You have had a venous reaction. An example would be a: ✓ D
a. hematoma
b. thrombophlebitis
c. syncope
d. bruise
11. When performing a venipuncture, the patients arm should be: ✓ a
a. held downward from the shoulder
b. elevated and even with the heart
c. bent at the elbow
d. held in an upward position
12. When palpating the vein before doing a venipuncture, you ✓ d
must consider the following:
a. depth
b. bounce
c. size
d. all of the above
13. What purpose does the tourniquet serve? ✓ c
, a. none
b. it allows for more accurate results
c. it "dams" up the blood so the vein can be felt
d. it allows for hemoconcentration
14. Where is the anticubital fossa located? ✓ c
a. in the middle of the forearm
b. in the upper arm area
c. in the inside bend of the elbow
d. on the dorsal surface of the hand
15. What is the most important thing you must do when any ✓ b
unusual circumstance happens?
a. wash your hands
b. document
c. discuss it with the patient
d. refuse to draw
16. A bruise is an example of: ✓ d
a. a hematoma
b. edema
c. a blood clot
d. tissue contusion
17. What is edema? ✓ a
a. body tissues that contain excess amounts of tissue fluid
b. the outer layer of skin cells
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Terms in this set (200) QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
2. what is the most important step when doing a venipuncture? ✓ c
a. washing hands
b. drawing the correct tubes
c. identification of the patient
d. checking to see if patient is fasting
3. What is the proper response to the patient asking, "what tests ✓ a
are you drawing?"
a. tests your doctor has ordered
b. i dont know
c. state the test you are drawing
d. a test for Syphilis, kidney function, and diabetes
4. What must be done if there is a discrepancy on the arm band? ✓ d
a. verify with the patient who they are
b. have the nurse okay the arm band
c. draw the blood and make a document on requisition
, d. do not draw blood, have information nb corrected before
drawing blood
5. Identification of an outpatient is performed by: ✓ a
a. having the patient state full name and birth date after sitting
in blood drawing chair
b. have the receptionist verify identity
c. calling the patient to lab area yourself
d. the patient should show an identification card
6. If patient is to have a FBS what must you ask? ✓ d
a. are you fasting?
b. are you NPO?
c. when was the last time you had anything to eat?
d. have you had anything to eat or drink for the past 8-10
hours?
7. Which defines "Non per os"? ✓ b
a. nothing to eat or drink
b. nothing by mouth
c. nothing to chew
d. nothing but water
8. When do you wash/clean your hands? ✓ c
a. when entering room
b. after finishing your blood draw
c. before putting gloves on and after taking them off
, d. after taking your gloves off
9. What is the best way to prevent the spread of infection? ✓ a
a. washing and/or cleaning hands
b. wearing gloves
c. wearing a mask
d. wearing a disposable gown
10. You have had a venous reaction. An example would be a: ✓ D
a. hematoma
b. thrombophlebitis
c. syncope
d. bruise
11. When performing a venipuncture, the patients arm should be: ✓ a
a. held downward from the shoulder
b. elevated and even with the heart
c. bent at the elbow
d. held in an upward position
12. When palpating the vein before doing a venipuncture, you ✓ d
must consider the following:
a. depth
b. bounce
c. size
d. all of the above
13. What purpose does the tourniquet serve? ✓ c
, a. none
b. it allows for more accurate results
c. it "dams" up the blood so the vein can be felt
d. it allows for hemoconcentration
14. Where is the anticubital fossa located? ✓ c
a. in the middle of the forearm
b. in the upper arm area
c. in the inside bend of the elbow
d. on the dorsal surface of the hand
15. What is the most important thing you must do when any ✓ b
unusual circumstance happens?
a. wash your hands
b. document
c. discuss it with the patient
d. refuse to draw
16. A bruise is an example of: ✓ d
a. a hematoma
b. edema
c. a blood clot
d. tissue contusion
17. What is edema? ✓ a
a. body tissues that contain excess amounts of tissue fluid
b. the outer layer of skin cells
