NHA Phlebotomy Module 1
Fundamentals Questions and Answers
Definition of Phlebotomist – answer professional who uses needles to puncture veins for
the purpose of collecting blood for laboratory testing.
What are the five responsibilities of a phlebotomist? - answer1. collection of blood
2. ensuring specimen collection transportation to the lab
3. Ability to collect non blood samples
4. Ability to preform point-of-care testing (blood glucose level)
5. Constanly expand knowledge
Must haves of a phlebotomist – answer 1. Avoid wearing perform and/or scented items
to avoid patient irritation
2. conservative grooming
3. keep focus on the patient
4. good listeners & communicators
5. keep the workplace clean and organized
6. constantly expand knowledge
What are the ethical standards a phlebotomist should follow? - answer1. Respect
patient's wishes, which may include the patient choosing to stop treatment
2. Ensuring reliability, accuracy, and precision of the various aspects of collection.
3. Dedicate oneself to high-performance standards
What is the heart equivalently sized compared to? – answer Size of the patient's fist
Where is the heart located? – answer vertically between the patients 2nd and 6th rib
What is the pericardium? – answer surrounds the heart and attached blood vessels
what are the three layers of the heart body? – answer 1. epicardium (outermost)
2. myocardium
3. Endocardium
What are the 4 chambers of the heart? - answer1. right atrium
2. right ventricle
3. left atrium
4. left ventricle
What are the purpose of cardiac valves? - answervalves keep the blood flowing in the
right direction
Fundamentals Questions and Answers
Definition of Phlebotomist – answer professional who uses needles to puncture veins for
the purpose of collecting blood for laboratory testing.
What are the five responsibilities of a phlebotomist? - answer1. collection of blood
2. ensuring specimen collection transportation to the lab
3. Ability to collect non blood samples
4. Ability to preform point-of-care testing (blood glucose level)
5. Constanly expand knowledge
Must haves of a phlebotomist – answer 1. Avoid wearing perform and/or scented items
to avoid patient irritation
2. conservative grooming
3. keep focus on the patient
4. good listeners & communicators
5. keep the workplace clean and organized
6. constantly expand knowledge
What are the ethical standards a phlebotomist should follow? - answer1. Respect
patient's wishes, which may include the patient choosing to stop treatment
2. Ensuring reliability, accuracy, and precision of the various aspects of collection.
3. Dedicate oneself to high-performance standards
What is the heart equivalently sized compared to? – answer Size of the patient's fist
Where is the heart located? – answer vertically between the patients 2nd and 6th rib
What is the pericardium? – answer surrounds the heart and attached blood vessels
what are the three layers of the heart body? – answer 1. epicardium (outermost)
2. myocardium
3. Endocardium
What are the 4 chambers of the heart? - answer1. right atrium
2. right ventricle
3. left atrium
4. left ventricle
What are the purpose of cardiac valves? - answervalves keep the blood flowing in the
right direction
