NHA Phlebotomy Actual EXAM 2025-
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A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a
2-year-old child. The child asks if the blood draw will hurt. Which of the
following statements should the technician make? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️"You will feel a small prick."
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following is
the next step after removing a needle from a patient's arm? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Engage the needle safety device
A phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a
healthy 10-month-old infant. Which of the following collection sites
should the technician select? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Either heel
A phlebotomy technician is applying a tourniquet prior to collecting a
blood specimen from a patient. Which of the following actions should
the technician take? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Tuck a partial loop of
tourniquet underneath the tourniquet
,Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take to
locate a vein using the warming technique? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Encase the warm towel in a plastic bag
A phlebotomy technician is using a glucose monitor for point-of-care
testing of a patient who has been fasting for 12 hours. For which of the
following results should the technician immediately notify the
provider? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️130 mg/dL
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following
additives is used to prevent the breakdown of glucose? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Sodium fluoride
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to dispose of the contaminated
sharps. According to OSHA standards, which of the following actions
should the technician take? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Replace the sharps
container when it is two-thirds full
For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician
avoid drawing blood from the leg or foot of a patient who has diabetes?
☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️These areas are more susceptible to infection
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from
a patient in an outpatient setting. Using standard precautions, which of
the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the
technician wear? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Gloves
,A phlebotomy technician is using an evacuated needle holder and blood
collection tubes to collect blood from a patient. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Push the
first collection tube gently into the holder
A phlebotomy technician is performing a capillary blood collection for
an older adult patient. Which of the following sites should the
technician select? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️The distal phalanx of either
middle finger
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture for a patient.
The patient suddenly reports "feeling faint". After removing the
tourniquet and the needle, which of the following actions should the
technician take next? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Have the patient put her
head between her legs
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient
to measure the trough level of a medication. The technician should
collect the specimen at which of the following times? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Within 15 minutes before the patient receives the next dose
of medication
A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to perform a
venipuncture and notices that the patient is sleeping. Which of the
, following actions should the technician take? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Wake the patient before collection
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture on a patient
who recently had a mastectomy on her right side. The technician
should draw blood from which of the following locations? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Left arm
A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood from a patient for
donation. The collection bag only fills halfway, and the vein collapses.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Use a new collection bag to draw a new unit of blood
A phlebotomy technician must comply with which of the following
OSHA requirements when performing a venipuncture? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Wear gloves when contact with blood is anticipated
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a venipuncture blood specimen
from a patient for a blood assay. The technician should fill which of the
following tubes first? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Yellow-topped tube
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take
after collecting an ammonia specimen? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Place
the specimen tube in an ice-water slurry
2026 Questions And Correct Answers (Verified
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A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a
2-year-old child. The child asks if the blood draw will hurt. Which of the
following statements should the technician make? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️"You will feel a small prick."
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following is
the next step after removing a needle from a patient's arm? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Engage the needle safety device
A phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a
healthy 10-month-old infant. Which of the following collection sites
should the technician select? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Either heel
A phlebotomy technician is applying a tourniquet prior to collecting a
blood specimen from a patient. Which of the following actions should
the technician take? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Tuck a partial loop of
tourniquet underneath the tourniquet
,Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take to
locate a vein using the warming technique? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Encase the warm towel in a plastic bag
A phlebotomy technician is using a glucose monitor for point-of-care
testing of a patient who has been fasting for 12 hours. For which of the
following results should the technician immediately notify the
provider? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️130 mg/dL
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following
additives is used to prevent the breakdown of glucose? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Sodium fluoride
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to dispose of the contaminated
sharps. According to OSHA standards, which of the following actions
should the technician take? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Replace the sharps
container when it is two-thirds full
For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician
avoid drawing blood from the leg or foot of a patient who has diabetes?
☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️These areas are more susceptible to infection
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from
a patient in an outpatient setting. Using standard precautions, which of
the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the
technician wear? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Gloves
,A phlebotomy technician is using an evacuated needle holder and blood
collection tubes to collect blood from a patient. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Push the
first collection tube gently into the holder
A phlebotomy technician is performing a capillary blood collection for
an older adult patient. Which of the following sites should the
technician select? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️The distal phalanx of either
middle finger
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture for a patient.
The patient suddenly reports "feeling faint". After removing the
tourniquet and the needle, which of the following actions should the
technician take next? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Have the patient put her
head between her legs
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient
to measure the trough level of a medication. The technician should
collect the specimen at which of the following times? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Within 15 minutes before the patient receives the next dose
of medication
A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to perform a
venipuncture and notices that the patient is sleeping. Which of the
, following actions should the technician take? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Wake the patient before collection
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture on a patient
who recently had a mastectomy on her right side. The technician
should draw blood from which of the following locations? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Left arm
A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood from a patient for
donation. The collection bag only fills halfway, and the vein collapses.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Use a new collection bag to draw a new unit of blood
A phlebotomy technician must comply with which of the following
OSHA requirements when performing a venipuncture? ☑️CORRECT
ANSWER☑️Wear gloves when contact with blood is anticipated
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a venipuncture blood specimen
from a patient for a blood assay. The technician should fill which of the
following tubes first? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Yellow-topped tube
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take
after collecting an ammonia specimen? ☑️CORRECT ANSWER☑️Place
the specimen tube in an ice-water slurry
