NHA CPT(CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN) TEST|VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS|RATED AND GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE|2026/2027
1st vein of choice - ANSWER✔ Median Cubital
2nd vein of choice/1st vein of choice for obese patients - ANSWER✔ Cephalic
3rd vein of choice - ANSWER✔ Basilic
1st choice area to stick for a venipuncture - ANSWER✔ Antecubital area.
Point Of Care - ANSWER✔ In a patient's home/bedside
What does NAACLS stand for? - ANSWER✔ National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences.
What does PPE stand for? - ANSWER✔ Personal Protective Equipment
Verbal Communication - ANSWER✔ The actual words spoken, the pace and tone of voice.
What does STAT mean? - ANSWER✔ Short Turn Around Time
What is quality control? - ANSWER✔ Daily controls that are used in analytical testing to determine
acceptable ranges of test results.
Iatrogenic Anemia - ANSWER✔ Too much blood loss from a blood draw.
Negligence - ANSWER✔ Failure to act or perform duties according to the standards of the profession.
,Assault - ANSWER✔ The threat of carrying out bodily harm.
Battery - ANSWER✔ Actually touching or hurting someone.
Fomites - ANSWER✔ Germs/doorknobs.
Standard of Care - ANSWER✔ Is typically defined as the level and type of care that a reasonably
competent and skilled health care professional, with a similar background and in the same medical
community, would have provided under the circumstances that led to the alleged malpractice;
measuring stick.
Informed Consent - ANSWER✔ Voluntary permission by a patient to allow touching after given
information.
Implied Consent - ANSWER✔ Sticking arm out.
How long should you wash your hands? - ANSWER✔ 15 seconds
How long should patient's wait if they are dizzy? - ANSWER✔ 20 minutes
What does HIPAA stand for? - ANSWER✔ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
What's HIPAA? - ANSWER✔ Protects security, privacy and confidentiality of personal health
information.
What does CLIA stand for? - ANSWER✔ Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
What's CLIA? - ANSWER✔ Federal guidelines that regulate all clinical laboratories across the U.S.
Nosocomial - ANSWER✔ Hospital acquired infections.
, What does BBP stand for? - ANSWER✔ Blood Born Pathogens.
Universal Precautions - ANSWER✔ Treat all blood as if it was infected.
Chain of Infection - ANSWER✔ The process by which infections are transmitted; source - mode - host.
Standard Precautions - ANSWER✔ A set of safe guards designed to reduce the risk of transmission of
microorganisms.
PPE ON - ANSWER✔ Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves
PPE OFF - ANSWER✔ Goggles, Mask, Gown& gloves
What does PASS stand for? - ANSWER✔ Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.
When chemicals get in your eyes, how long do you wash your eyes for? - ANSWER✔ 15 minutes
Osteomyletis - ANSWER✔ Inflammation of the bone caused by bacterial infection.
Osteochondritis - ANSWER✔ Inflammation of the bone and cartlidge.
Order of Collection - Capillary Draw - ANSWER✔ Blood gases - EDTA - Tubes with Additives - Serum
Tubes
Hemolysis - ANSWER✔ Destruction of blood cells.
Preanalytical Phase - ANSWER✔ Before the actual testing and analysis are performed, labeling,
transporting, evaluating, processing.
DETAILED ANSWERS|RATED AND GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE|2026/2027
1st vein of choice - ANSWER✔ Median Cubital
2nd vein of choice/1st vein of choice for obese patients - ANSWER✔ Cephalic
3rd vein of choice - ANSWER✔ Basilic
1st choice area to stick for a venipuncture - ANSWER✔ Antecubital area.
Point Of Care - ANSWER✔ In a patient's home/bedside
What does NAACLS stand for? - ANSWER✔ National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory
Sciences.
What does PPE stand for? - ANSWER✔ Personal Protective Equipment
Verbal Communication - ANSWER✔ The actual words spoken, the pace and tone of voice.
What does STAT mean? - ANSWER✔ Short Turn Around Time
What is quality control? - ANSWER✔ Daily controls that are used in analytical testing to determine
acceptable ranges of test results.
Iatrogenic Anemia - ANSWER✔ Too much blood loss from a blood draw.
Negligence - ANSWER✔ Failure to act or perform duties according to the standards of the profession.
,Assault - ANSWER✔ The threat of carrying out bodily harm.
Battery - ANSWER✔ Actually touching or hurting someone.
Fomites - ANSWER✔ Germs/doorknobs.
Standard of Care - ANSWER✔ Is typically defined as the level and type of care that a reasonably
competent and skilled health care professional, with a similar background and in the same medical
community, would have provided under the circumstances that led to the alleged malpractice;
measuring stick.
Informed Consent - ANSWER✔ Voluntary permission by a patient to allow touching after given
information.
Implied Consent - ANSWER✔ Sticking arm out.
How long should you wash your hands? - ANSWER✔ 15 seconds
How long should patient's wait if they are dizzy? - ANSWER✔ 20 minutes
What does HIPAA stand for? - ANSWER✔ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
What's HIPAA? - ANSWER✔ Protects security, privacy and confidentiality of personal health
information.
What does CLIA stand for? - ANSWER✔ Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
What's CLIA? - ANSWER✔ Federal guidelines that regulate all clinical laboratories across the U.S.
Nosocomial - ANSWER✔ Hospital acquired infections.
, What does BBP stand for? - ANSWER✔ Blood Born Pathogens.
Universal Precautions - ANSWER✔ Treat all blood as if it was infected.
Chain of Infection - ANSWER✔ The process by which infections are transmitted; source - mode - host.
Standard Precautions - ANSWER✔ A set of safe guards designed to reduce the risk of transmission of
microorganisms.
PPE ON - ANSWER✔ Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves
PPE OFF - ANSWER✔ Goggles, Mask, Gown& gloves
What does PASS stand for? - ANSWER✔ Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.
When chemicals get in your eyes, how long do you wash your eyes for? - ANSWER✔ 15 minutes
Osteomyletis - ANSWER✔ Inflammation of the bone caused by bacterial infection.
Osteochondritis - ANSWER✔ Inflammation of the bone and cartlidge.
Order of Collection - Capillary Draw - ANSWER✔ Blood gases - EDTA - Tubes with Additives - Serum
Tubes
Hemolysis - ANSWER✔ Destruction of blood cells.
Preanalytical Phase - ANSWER✔ Before the actual testing and analysis are performed, labeling,
transporting, evaluating, processing.
