NCCPT CHEAT SHEET TEST BANK QUESTIONS 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+

NCCPT CHEAT SHEET TEST BANK
QUESTIONS 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED A+

⩥ Confirm requisition. Answer: Patient name
test
ordering provider
time/date


⩥ Order of draw. Answer: 1.Blood cultures: (sterile bottles) (aerobic &
anaerobic)
2. Light blue: Sodium citrate (coagulation)
3. Red: No additive
4. Gold/SST/Tiger: Gel separator, clot activator
5. Green: Heparin (chemistry)
6. Lavender/Pink: (EDTA) (hematology/blood bank)
7. Gray: Fluoride/oxalate (glucose/lactate)


⩥ Capillary order of draw. Answer: Blood gases, Hematology (EDTA),
Chemistry/SST


⩥ Light Blue common test. Answer: (sodium citrate) -> PT, PTT, INR

, ⩥ Red common test. Answer: (no additive) -> Drug levels, hormones


⩥ Gold/SST common test. Answer: (clot activator) -> CMP, BMP, lipids


⩥ Green common test. Answer: (heparin) -> Troponin, electrolytes


⩥ Lavender common test. Answer: (EDTA) CBC,A1C


⩥ Pink common test. Answer: (EDTA) -> blood bank


⩥ Gray common test. Answer: (fluoride/oxalate) -> Glucose, lactate


⩥ Best veins (priority). Answer: 1.Median cubital
2. Cephalic
3. Basilic (highest risk -> brachial artery)


⩥ (common complications)
HEMATOMA. Answer: Remove needle, apply pressure


⩥ (common complications)