Phlebotomy NHA practice test
Questions Answers
A phlebotomy tech has a requisition form for a series of tests on a patient's serum.The
technician should select a collection tube that contains which of the following additive?.
- answerTHROMBIN
accelerates clotting
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a patient's troponin T level. Which of the
following troponin T levels should the technician immediately report to the provider?. -
answer0.3ng/mL
it's above the expected reference range
a phlebotomy technician is using an evacuated tube needle holder and blood collection
tubes to collect blood from a patient.Which of the following actions should the technician
take?. - answerPush the first collection tube gently into the holder.
A phlebotomy technician should identify that the order of draw for capillary collections is
different from venipuncture for which of the following reasons?. - answerAn increased
rate of coagulation..
a phlebotomy technician should take , which of the following actions when shipping
specimens to a reference laboratory in hot weather?. - answerplace the specimen in a
box with cold packs and a biohazard label.
after exiting a patients room, which of the following is the last piece of PPE a
phlebotomy technician should remove? - answerMask
For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician centrifuge a serum
specimen before transport to an outside reference laboratory?. - answerCells must be
separated from the serum
To prevent hospital acquired infections, a phlebotomy tech should clean items that have
been contaminated by blood with 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and
water?. - answersodium hypochlorite
which of the following collection tubes should a phlebotomy tech use when collecting for
a routine chemistry test that requires serum?. - answerSST GOLD
Questions Answers
A phlebotomy tech has a requisition form for a series of tests on a patient's serum.The
technician should select a collection tube that contains which of the following additive?.
- answerTHROMBIN
accelerates clotting
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a patient's troponin T level. Which of the
following troponin T levels should the technician immediately report to the provider?. -
answer0.3ng/mL
it's above the expected reference range
a phlebotomy technician is using an evacuated tube needle holder and blood collection
tubes to collect blood from a patient.Which of the following actions should the technician
take?. - answerPush the first collection tube gently into the holder.
A phlebotomy technician should identify that the order of draw for capillary collections is
different from venipuncture for which of the following reasons?. - answerAn increased
rate of coagulation..
a phlebotomy technician should take , which of the following actions when shipping
specimens to a reference laboratory in hot weather?. - answerplace the specimen in a
box with cold packs and a biohazard label.
after exiting a patients room, which of the following is the last piece of PPE a
phlebotomy technician should remove? - answerMask
For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician centrifuge a serum
specimen before transport to an outside reference laboratory?. - answerCells must be
separated from the serum
To prevent hospital acquired infections, a phlebotomy tech should clean items that have
been contaminated by blood with 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and
water?. - answersodium hypochlorite
which of the following collection tubes should a phlebotomy tech use when collecting for
a routine chemistry test that requires serum?. - answerSST GOLD
