Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam
The rubber sleeve at the end of a ETS venipuncture needle allows for
a) faster draw of the specimen
b) drawing a single tube
c) slower draw of the specimen
d) drawing mulitiple tubes - Answer: d) drawing mulitple tubes
When wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment for the particular task or duty,
the phlebotomist is exercising
a) universal precautions.
b) medical asepsis.
c) standard precautions.
d) work practice controls. - Answer: c) standard precautions
The phlebotomist is asked to draw blood on a non-responsive patient in an emergency
department. This draw would be conducted under
a) expressed consent.
b) implied consent.
c) informed consent.
d) refusal of consent. - Answer: c) implied consent
Which one of the following specimen types is primarily used to perform CLIA-waived point-of-
care testing for glucose?
a) serum
b) plasma
c) capillary blood
d) venous blood - Answer: c) capillary blood
,Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam
The phlebotomist is drawing blood on an 88-year-old patient that has multiple skin tears. Which
of the following should be used to secure the 2 x 2 gauze sponge?
a) paper tape
b) adhesive tape
c) band aid
d) Coban - Answer: d) Coban
Which of the following is an example of a pre-analytical error made at the time of collection?
delay in transporting
failing to mix tubes
incomplete requisition
waiting to centrifuge - Answer: failing to mix tubes
While performing a venipuncture in the antecubital space, the patient verbalizes an extreme
amount of pain and the blood in the collection tube is noted to be bright red. Which of the
following sites is most likely to have been inadvertently punctured?
brachial artery
basilic vein
cephalic vein
ulnar artery - Answer: brachial artery
A phlebotomist has orders to collect blood specimens from a patient who has IVs in his right
forearm and in the left antecubital area. Where should the phlebotomist collect a venous blood
specimen?
the middle or ring finger of right hand
,Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam
in the antecubital area of the right arm
above the IV in the left arm
distal to the IV in the left arm - Answer: distal to the IV in the left arm
Instead of obtaining consent from a patient who is mentally competent, the phlebotomist
obtains consent from a family member. This is a violation of
HIPAA.
The Patient's Bill of Rights.
CLIA Waived Testing.
The Stark Law. - Answer: The Patient's Bill of Rights
While performing a venipuncture to obtain a CBC and PTT, the phlebotomist punctures the skin,
advances the needle, inserts the tube, but does not see a blood return. The phlebotomist
should next
adjust the bevel up.
release the tourniquet.
try another tube.
advance the needle further. - Answer: try another tube
Which of the following is the proper way of collecting a blood culture with a winged infusion set
on an adult?
A discard tube should be drawn prior to collection.
Anaerobic must be drawn first.
Aerobic must be drawn first.
The maximum blood volume is 3-7ml. - Answer: Aerobic must be drawn first
, Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam
The physician orders a hemoglobin level to be checked on a 2-month-old patient. Which of the
following sites should the phlebotomist use to obtain the specimen?
lateral fingertip
antecubital space
heel of the foot
superficial scalp vein - Answer: heel of the foot
A patient with an order for a blood draw presents with burns covering both arms. Which of the
following is the phlebotomist's best option for collecting the largest amount of blood for this
patient?
microcollection container
capillary tube
filter paper (PKU) card
evacuated tube - Answer: microcollection container
Which of the following information is required information on a laboratory test requisition for a
blood specimen?
patient's social security number
source of the sample
diagnosis
name of the physician - Answer: name of the physician
A physician has ordered STAT hematology, chemistry, and coagulation tests on a patient. Which
of the following tubes are needed for these procedures? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
lavender
gray
The rubber sleeve at the end of a ETS venipuncture needle allows for
a) faster draw of the specimen
b) drawing a single tube
c) slower draw of the specimen
d) drawing mulitiple tubes - Answer: d) drawing mulitple tubes
When wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment for the particular task or duty,
the phlebotomist is exercising
a) universal precautions.
b) medical asepsis.
c) standard precautions.
d) work practice controls. - Answer: c) standard precautions
The phlebotomist is asked to draw blood on a non-responsive patient in an emergency
department. This draw would be conducted under
a) expressed consent.
b) implied consent.
c) informed consent.
d) refusal of consent. - Answer: c) implied consent
Which one of the following specimen types is primarily used to perform CLIA-waived point-of-
care testing for glucose?
a) serum
b) plasma
c) capillary blood
d) venous blood - Answer: c) capillary blood
,Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam
The phlebotomist is drawing blood on an 88-year-old patient that has multiple skin tears. Which
of the following should be used to secure the 2 x 2 gauze sponge?
a) paper tape
b) adhesive tape
c) band aid
d) Coban - Answer: d) Coban
Which of the following is an example of a pre-analytical error made at the time of collection?
delay in transporting
failing to mix tubes
incomplete requisition
waiting to centrifuge - Answer: failing to mix tubes
While performing a venipuncture in the antecubital space, the patient verbalizes an extreme
amount of pain and the blood in the collection tube is noted to be bright red. Which of the
following sites is most likely to have been inadvertently punctured?
brachial artery
basilic vein
cephalic vein
ulnar artery - Answer: brachial artery
A phlebotomist has orders to collect blood specimens from a patient who has IVs in his right
forearm and in the left antecubital area. Where should the phlebotomist collect a venous blood
specimen?
the middle or ring finger of right hand
,Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam
in the antecubital area of the right arm
above the IV in the left arm
distal to the IV in the left arm - Answer: distal to the IV in the left arm
Instead of obtaining consent from a patient who is mentally competent, the phlebotomist
obtains consent from a family member. This is a violation of
HIPAA.
The Patient's Bill of Rights.
CLIA Waived Testing.
The Stark Law. - Answer: The Patient's Bill of Rights
While performing a venipuncture to obtain a CBC and PTT, the phlebotomist punctures the skin,
advances the needle, inserts the tube, but does not see a blood return. The phlebotomist
should next
adjust the bevel up.
release the tourniquet.
try another tube.
advance the needle further. - Answer: try another tube
Which of the following is the proper way of collecting a blood culture with a winged infusion set
on an adult?
A discard tube should be drawn prior to collection.
Anaerobic must be drawn first.
Aerobic must be drawn first.
The maximum blood volume is 3-7ml. - Answer: Aerobic must be drawn first
, Phlebotomy NCCT Practice Exam
The physician orders a hemoglobin level to be checked on a 2-month-old patient. Which of the
following sites should the phlebotomist use to obtain the specimen?
lateral fingertip
antecubital space
heel of the foot
superficial scalp vein - Answer: heel of the foot
A patient with an order for a blood draw presents with burns covering both arms. Which of the
following is the phlebotomist's best option for collecting the largest amount of blood for this
patient?
microcollection container
capillary tube
filter paper (PKU) card
evacuated tube - Answer: microcollection container
Which of the following information is required information on a laboratory test requisition for a
blood specimen?
patient's social security number
source of the sample
diagnosis
name of the physician - Answer: name of the physician
A physician has ordered STAT hematology, chemistry, and coagulation tests on a patient. Which
of the following tubes are needed for these procedures? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
lavender
gray
