NHCO PRACTICE SET 2026 FULL SOLUTION
◉ Order of draw. Answer: Discard Tube
Light Blue Top
Red Top
Gold/ Tiger Top
Light Green Top
Pink Top
Lavender/ Dark Purple Top
Gray Top
(Dark blue red stripe before red top; dark blue lavender stripe after
lavender top)
◉ What should you do as soon as you walk into patients room.
Answer: Identify your patient
◉ Is a serum or plasma clotted?. Answer: Serum-clotted
Plasma- unclotted
◉ What do you do when a name is not the same as your patient?.
Answer: Contact supervisor
,◉ Labeling tubes. Answer: Do not label tubes before the
venipuncture; label with patients full name after drawing
◉ Before venipuncture what should you check the requisition form
for. Answer: For a specimen identification code, duplicate test
orders, discrepancies, and missing information; clarify with the
ordering physician or lab manager
◉ What should be noted on the requisition form?. Answer: The date
the sample was drawn, what time it was drawn, and who did the
draw
◉ What does every blood collection procedure begin with ?. Answer:
A requisition form; patients cannot order their own test and must be
by physician who results will be sent to
◉ What form of identification is needed for outpatient facility.
Answer: Sate issued ID
◉ What form of identification is used for inpatient facility. Answer:
Patient ID band
◉ Medication Schedule. Answer: Verify with attending nurse before
drawing patients blood
, ◉ Blood Draw methods. Answer: evacuated tube method and
syringe method
◉ What do you do if your patient is allergic to latex. Answer: Use
nitrile gloves
◉ What is essential personal protective equipment (PPE). Answer:
Masks
Goggles/ safety glasses
Face shields
Respirators
Gloves
Gowns
◉ Order of removal for PPE. Answer: 1. Gloves
2. Goggles or safety glasses
3. Gown
4. Mask
◉ Isolation Procedures. Answer: Used with patients who are
immune compromised or burn patients. Keeps the entire room
sterile. Providers will have to sanitize themselves and wear special
◉ Order of draw. Answer: Discard Tube
Light Blue Top
Red Top
Gold/ Tiger Top
Light Green Top
Pink Top
Lavender/ Dark Purple Top
Gray Top
(Dark blue red stripe before red top; dark blue lavender stripe after
lavender top)
◉ What should you do as soon as you walk into patients room.
Answer: Identify your patient
◉ Is a serum or plasma clotted?. Answer: Serum-clotted
Plasma- unclotted
◉ What do you do when a name is not the same as your patient?.
Answer: Contact supervisor
,◉ Labeling tubes. Answer: Do not label tubes before the
venipuncture; label with patients full name after drawing
◉ Before venipuncture what should you check the requisition form
for. Answer: For a specimen identification code, duplicate test
orders, discrepancies, and missing information; clarify with the
ordering physician or lab manager
◉ What should be noted on the requisition form?. Answer: The date
the sample was drawn, what time it was drawn, and who did the
draw
◉ What does every blood collection procedure begin with ?. Answer:
A requisition form; patients cannot order their own test and must be
by physician who results will be sent to
◉ What form of identification is needed for outpatient facility.
Answer: Sate issued ID
◉ What form of identification is used for inpatient facility. Answer:
Patient ID band
◉ Medication Schedule. Answer: Verify with attending nurse before
drawing patients blood
, ◉ Blood Draw methods. Answer: evacuated tube method and
syringe method
◉ What do you do if your patient is allergic to latex. Answer: Use
nitrile gloves
◉ What is essential personal protective equipment (PPE). Answer:
Masks
Goggles/ safety glasses
Face shields
Respirators
Gloves
Gowns
◉ Order of removal for PPE. Answer: 1. Gloves
2. Goggles or safety glasses
3. Gown
4. Mask
◉ Isolation Procedures. Answer: Used with patients who are
immune compromised or burn patients. Keeps the entire room
sterile. Providers will have to sanitize themselves and wear special
