Phlebotomy National Exam Questions with Verified
Solutions
How long should you observe the site prior to bandaging?✔✔5 seconds
What antiseptic should not be used on pre-term infants or those under 2 months of
age?✔✔Chlorhexidine gluconate
If a PT is allergic to latex gloves, you should use?✔✔Nitrile gloves
When preparing to draw a gentamycin peak and trough, what element should the phlebotomist
pay particular attention to?✔✔The timing instructions
What field is unnecessary on an infant's blood sample label?✔✔Infant's first name
If a PT is misidentified, what should happen?✔✔The specimen should be discarded and
recollected
Which agency sets standards for phlebotomy procedures?✔✔NCCLS (National Committee for
Clinical Laboratory Standards)
How long does it take most masks to become ineffective?✔✔20 minutes of wear
What is the substance in a (SST)?✔✔Thixotropic gel
,During a venipuncture when should a safety device be activated?✔✔Soon as you take the
needle out
According to CLSI, what should be last in the order of the draw?✔✔Lavender (so only if
lavender is the last in order)
Sample for fibrin degradation products (FDP) would be sent to what dept?✔✔Coagulation
department
Which specimen would be analyzed in the anatomical pathology area?✔✔Biopsy tissue
Which test requires a whole blood specimen?✔✔CBC
Why collect blood?✔✔For phlebotomy: diagnostic purposes
For blood-letting: therapeutic measure
Arteries✔✔Carry blood away from the heart
Veins✔✔Carry blood back to the heart
Arteries carry:✔✔Oxygenated blood
Veins carry:✔✔Deoxygenated blood
When should you always have equipment ready?✔✔Right before starting a procedure
, A syringe is used when?✔✔On fragile veins
A combo system that can be used with a svringe & vacuum tube:✔✔A butterfly needle
What is always drawn first?✔✔Blood cultures
PLACE THE STEPS OF BLOOD CLOTTING IN ORDER:✔✔1. Uncoagulated blood
2. Calcium utilized
3. Prothrombin thrombin
4. Fibrinogen Fibrin
5. Clot forms
What has a plunger?✔✔A syringe
Vitamin A is:✔✔Light sensitive
How to draw on a geriatric PT:✔✔Only use top of hand for puncture & avoid intersecting veins
When a phlebotomist suspects child abuse:✔✔Report it to your supervisor privately
Reason you request feedback when communicating with patient is?✔✔So you know they
understand what is being said
Implied consent for venipuncture on an adult requires?✔✔A patient extending their arm
Solutions
How long should you observe the site prior to bandaging?✔✔5 seconds
What antiseptic should not be used on pre-term infants or those under 2 months of
age?✔✔Chlorhexidine gluconate
If a PT is allergic to latex gloves, you should use?✔✔Nitrile gloves
When preparing to draw a gentamycin peak and trough, what element should the phlebotomist
pay particular attention to?✔✔The timing instructions
What field is unnecessary on an infant's blood sample label?✔✔Infant's first name
If a PT is misidentified, what should happen?✔✔The specimen should be discarded and
recollected
Which agency sets standards for phlebotomy procedures?✔✔NCCLS (National Committee for
Clinical Laboratory Standards)
How long does it take most masks to become ineffective?✔✔20 minutes of wear
What is the substance in a (SST)?✔✔Thixotropic gel
,During a venipuncture when should a safety device be activated?✔✔Soon as you take the
needle out
According to CLSI, what should be last in the order of the draw?✔✔Lavender (so only if
lavender is the last in order)
Sample for fibrin degradation products (FDP) would be sent to what dept?✔✔Coagulation
department
Which specimen would be analyzed in the anatomical pathology area?✔✔Biopsy tissue
Which test requires a whole blood specimen?✔✔CBC
Why collect blood?✔✔For phlebotomy: diagnostic purposes
For blood-letting: therapeutic measure
Arteries✔✔Carry blood away from the heart
Veins✔✔Carry blood back to the heart
Arteries carry:✔✔Oxygenated blood
Veins carry:✔✔Deoxygenated blood
When should you always have equipment ready?✔✔Right before starting a procedure
, A syringe is used when?✔✔On fragile veins
A combo system that can be used with a svringe & vacuum tube:✔✔A butterfly needle
What is always drawn first?✔✔Blood cultures
PLACE THE STEPS OF BLOOD CLOTTING IN ORDER:✔✔1. Uncoagulated blood
2. Calcium utilized
3. Prothrombin thrombin
4. Fibrinogen Fibrin
5. Clot forms
What has a plunger?✔✔A syringe
Vitamin A is:✔✔Light sensitive
How to draw on a geriatric PT:✔✔Only use top of hand for puncture & avoid intersecting veins
When a phlebotomist suspects child abuse:✔✔Report it to your supervisor privately
Reason you request feedback when communicating with patient is?✔✔So you know they
understand what is being said
Implied consent for venipuncture on an adult requires?✔✔A patient extending their arm
