Phlebotomy Technician 1 NHA
Practice Test Exam Questions
With Complete Solutions
The single most important way to prevent the spread of infection while
performing phlebotomy is by? - ANS -Washing Hands
After drawing blood from a patient, the phlebotomist should dispose of the
needle by? - ANS -Deposit it in an approved "Sharps Container"
Negligence by a professional person is called? - ANS -Malpractice
Which of the following is the single most common source of HIV and HBV in the
workplace? - ANS -Blood
The heart, lymphatic organs, and blood vessels are in the? - ANS -Cardiovascular
System
The venipuncture site should be cleansed in a circular motion from the center to
the? - ANS -Periphery: the outer limits or edge of an area or object
Red and white blood cell counts are examples of ________ tests? - ANS -
Hematology
,Treating all specimens as if they are hazardous and infectious is the basis for? -
ANS -Universal Precautions
Drugs used to destroy or kill bacteria that cause disease are called? - ANS -
Antibiotics
When the heart is contracting, the pressure is highest. This pressure is called? -
ANS -Systolic Pressure
The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is known as? - ANS -
Contamination
The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted
as expected when compared with fellow workers. This is called? - ANS -
Reasonable Care
Characteristics of capillaries include? - ANS -Being thin walled in structure
Forming microscopic pathways
Connecting arterioles with venules
ALL OF THE ABOVE
The branch of study of moral issues, questions and problems arising in the
practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called? - ANS -Bioethics
If a test requires serum rather than plasma, a tube with what color top should be
drawn? - ANS -Red
,When using evacuated tubes for blood collection, it is crucial to remember to? -
ANS -Never under fill tubes that contain anticoagulant
Never use tubes past their stated expiration dates
Immediately invert any tubes that contain additives
ALL OF THE ABOVE
The rubber sleeve (at the end opposite the needle tip) on an evacuated tube
needle makes it possible for use with? - ANS -Multiple Tubes
Capillary blood sampling may be used if the laboratory tests require? - ANS -Very
little blood
The tube to collect whole blood with an EDTA additive in it has a
_________________ stopper? - ANS -Lavender
Diastolic pressure is? - ANS -The bottom number of blood pressure readings
Do not draw ________________ an intravenous infusion? - ANS -Above
Which of the following legally enforces the Bloodbourne Pathogen Standard? -
ANS -OSHA
Common symptoms of shock include all of the following EXCEPT? - ANS -
Temperature
Which of the following causes AIDS? - ANS -HIV
, Arterioles, the smallest arteries, subdivide into? - ANS -Capillaries
Which is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect blood specimen
from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - ANS -Choose
a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube:
a syringe minimizes pressure on fragile veins and helps prevent collapsing
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a blood specimen from a patient for an
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test. The technician should select a
collection tube that has a top with which of the following colors? - ANS -Lavender:
should be used when collecting for an erythrocyte sedimentation rate test (ESR)
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining
blood specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition
includes which of the following information? - ANS -A specimen identification
code:
A unique specimen ID code
Patients full name
Patients DOB
A phlebotomy technician should use a capillary collection instead of a
venipuncture in which of the following situations? - ANS -A patients veins are
inaccessible:
due to IV's, scaring, or burns
Practice Test Exam Questions
With Complete Solutions
The single most important way to prevent the spread of infection while
performing phlebotomy is by? - ANS -Washing Hands
After drawing blood from a patient, the phlebotomist should dispose of the
needle by? - ANS -Deposit it in an approved "Sharps Container"
Negligence by a professional person is called? - ANS -Malpractice
Which of the following is the single most common source of HIV and HBV in the
workplace? - ANS -Blood
The heart, lymphatic organs, and blood vessels are in the? - ANS -Cardiovascular
System
The venipuncture site should be cleansed in a circular motion from the center to
the? - ANS -Periphery: the outer limits or edge of an area or object
Red and white blood cell counts are examples of ________ tests? - ANS -
Hematology
,Treating all specimens as if they are hazardous and infectious is the basis for? -
ANS -Universal Precautions
Drugs used to destroy or kill bacteria that cause disease are called? - ANS -
Antibiotics
When the heart is contracting, the pressure is highest. This pressure is called? -
ANS -Systolic Pressure
The process by which an object or area becomes unclean is known as? - ANS -
Contamination
The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted
as expected when compared with fellow workers. This is called? - ANS -
Reasonable Care
Characteristics of capillaries include? - ANS -Being thin walled in structure
Forming microscopic pathways
Connecting arterioles with venules
ALL OF THE ABOVE
The branch of study of moral issues, questions and problems arising in the
practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called? - ANS -Bioethics
If a test requires serum rather than plasma, a tube with what color top should be
drawn? - ANS -Red
,When using evacuated tubes for blood collection, it is crucial to remember to? -
ANS -Never under fill tubes that contain anticoagulant
Never use tubes past their stated expiration dates
Immediately invert any tubes that contain additives
ALL OF THE ABOVE
The rubber sleeve (at the end opposite the needle tip) on an evacuated tube
needle makes it possible for use with? - ANS -Multiple Tubes
Capillary blood sampling may be used if the laboratory tests require? - ANS -Very
little blood
The tube to collect whole blood with an EDTA additive in it has a
_________________ stopper? - ANS -Lavender
Diastolic pressure is? - ANS -The bottom number of blood pressure readings
Do not draw ________________ an intravenous infusion? - ANS -Above
Which of the following legally enforces the Bloodbourne Pathogen Standard? -
ANS -OSHA
Common symptoms of shock include all of the following EXCEPT? - ANS -
Temperature
Which of the following causes AIDS? - ANS -HIV
, Arterioles, the smallest arteries, subdivide into? - ANS -Capillaries
Which is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect blood specimen
from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - ANS -Choose
a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube:
a syringe minimizes pressure on fragile veins and helps prevent collapsing
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a blood specimen from a patient for an
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) test. The technician should select a
collection tube that has a top with which of the following colors? - ANS -Lavender:
should be used when collecting for an erythrocyte sedimentation rate test (ESR)
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining
blood specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition
includes which of the following information? - ANS -A specimen identification
code:
A unique specimen ID code
Patients full name
Patients DOB
A phlebotomy technician should use a capillary collection instead of a
venipuncture in which of the following situations? - ANS -A patients veins are
inaccessible:
due to IV's, scaring, or burns
