PCT: Phlebotomy Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Disposable syringe -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is performing a
capillary blood specimen collection for an 11-month-old infant.
Which of the following devices should the technician use?
Use a small-volume tube with a small-diameter butterfly needle. -
correct answer ✅Which of the following actions should a patient
care technician take to help prevent hemolysis?
To prevent hemolysis. -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is transporting a blood
specimen to the laboratory. For which of the following reasons
should the technician keep the specimen container in a vertical
position with the stopper up during transport?
Hemolysis -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician should identify that a
delay in transferring a specimen from a syringe to a vacuum tube
might cause which of the following to occur?
"We will collect the specimen in the morning." -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is providing teaching to
, PCT: Phlebotomy Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
a patient about a sputum test. Which of the following statements
should the technician make?
Lavender -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is collecting specimens
for multiple tests via capillary puncture. Which of the following
tubes should the technician collect first?
Include the location where the test was performed on the chain of
custody form. -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is preparing to perform
a drug test for a patient. Which of the following actions should the
technician plan to take?
Perform the collections and record the time that they were
collected. -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician missed the 0900
specimen collection for a patient's glucose tolerance test (GTT).
Which of the following actions should the technician take next?
Protect the patient from falling. -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is collecting a blood
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Disposable syringe -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is performing a
capillary blood specimen collection for an 11-month-old infant.
Which of the following devices should the technician use?
Use a small-volume tube with a small-diameter butterfly needle. -
correct answer ✅Which of the following actions should a patient
care technician take to help prevent hemolysis?
To prevent hemolysis. -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is transporting a blood
specimen to the laboratory. For which of the following reasons
should the technician keep the specimen container in a vertical
position with the stopper up during transport?
Hemolysis -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician should identify that a
delay in transferring a specimen from a syringe to a vacuum tube
might cause which of the following to occur?
"We will collect the specimen in the morning." -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is providing teaching to
, PCT: Phlebotomy Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
a patient about a sputum test. Which of the following statements
should the technician make?
Lavender -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is collecting specimens
for multiple tests via capillary puncture. Which of the following
tubes should the technician collect first?
Include the location where the test was performed on the chain of
custody form. -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is preparing to perform
a drug test for a patient. Which of the following actions should the
technician plan to take?
Perform the collections and record the time that they were
collected. -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician missed the 0900
specimen collection for a patient's glucose tolerance test (GTT).
Which of the following actions should the technician take next?
Protect the patient from falling. -
correct answer ✅A patient care technician is collecting a blood
