NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Exam
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A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen
from a patient. Which of the following instructions should the
technician give the patient? -
correct answer ✅Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen
into the container.
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician
should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a
1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? -
correct answer ✅Sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen
from a patient who signed a general informed consent form upon
admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the
patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? -
correct answer ✅Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? -
correct answer ✅EDTA
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Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal
puncture? -
correct answer ✅Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at
which of the following temperatures? -
correct answer ✅36 to 38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient
in an inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his
head away. This action by the patient is an example of which of the
following types of consent? -
correct answer ✅Implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a
laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? -
correct answer ✅Place the specimens in a lockable container.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a
medication that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying
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when the patient received the medication, how long should the
technician wait prior to attempting the draw? -
correct answer ✅2 hr after administration
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen
from a patient for thyroid studies. The technician should select a
collection tube that has a top with which of the following colors? -
correct answer ✅Speckled
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a
filter paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of
the following actions should the technician take? -
correct answer ✅Apply blood to the printed side of the filter
paper.
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to
determine a patient's WBC count. For which of the following results
should the technician immediately notify the provider? -
correct answer ✅1.8/mm3
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear
from a patient's capillary blood. Which of the following actions
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should the Technician take? -
correct answer ✅Use the second drop of blood that emerges from
the puncture.
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy
technician to collect a blood specimen from an older adult patient
who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? -
correct answer ✅Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and
transfer to an ETS tube.
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality
control test on a glucometer in the laboratory? -
correct answer ✅Every day the meter is used.
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory
Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As
part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the
following actions should the technician take? -
correct answer ✅Enter critical laboratory data.
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A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen
from a patient. Which of the following instructions should the
technician give the patient? -
correct answer ✅Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen
into the container.
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician
should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a
1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? -
correct answer ✅Sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen
from a patient who signed a general informed consent form upon
admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the
patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? -
correct answer ✅Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? -
correct answer ✅EDTA
,NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Exam
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Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal
puncture? -
correct answer ✅Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at
which of the following temperatures? -
correct answer ✅36 to 38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient
in an inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his
head away. This action by the patient is an example of which of the
following types of consent? -
correct answer ✅Implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a
laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? -
correct answer ✅Place the specimens in a lockable container.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a
medication that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying
,NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Exam
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when the patient received the medication, how long should the
technician wait prior to attempting the draw? -
correct answer ✅2 hr after administration
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen
from a patient for thyroid studies. The technician should select a
collection tube that has a top with which of the following colors? -
correct answer ✅Speckled
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a
filter paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of
the following actions should the technician take? -
correct answer ✅Apply blood to the printed side of the filter
paper.
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to
determine a patient's WBC count. For which of the following results
should the technician immediately notify the provider? -
correct answer ✅1.8/mm3
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear
from a patient's capillary blood. Which of the following actions
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should the Technician take? -
correct answer ✅Use the second drop of blood that emerges from
the puncture.
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy
technician to collect a blood specimen from an older adult patient
who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? -
correct answer ✅Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and
transfer to an ETS tube.
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality
control test on a glucometer in the laboratory? -
correct answer ✅Every day the meter is used.
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory
Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As
part of the postexamination phase of this process, which of the
following actions should the technician take? -
correct answer ✅Enter critical laboratory data.
