NHA CPT(CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN) TEST|VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS|RATED AND GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE|2026/2027
A Phlebotomy technician should identify that HIPAA protects which of the following rights as part of the
Patient Care Partnership? - ANSWER✔ Privacy
For which of the following conditions does emergency first aid treatment include maintaining an open
airway, control bleeding, and keeping the pt warm until help arrives? - ANSWER✔ Shock
A Phlebotomy technician is working with a patient who has Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection.
Which of the following transmission precautions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Airborne
Precautions
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a newborn
for PKU (Phenylketonuria). Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔
Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a blood specimen from a patient who has Clostridium
Difficile infection. Which of the following precautions should the technician follow? - ANSWER✔
Contact Precautions
A phlebotomy technician should ensure that which of the following specimens is protected from light? -
ANSWER✔ Bilirubin
A phlebotomy technician is exposed to blood via a needle stick injury. Within how many hours should
the technician initiate (PEP)
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis? - ANSWER✔ 24 hours
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a timed medication draw ordered for 1400. The
technician should verify when the patient received his previous dose of medication with which of the
following members of the inter - professional team? - ANSWER✔ Nurse
, A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who states that he/she
is HIV positive. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Perform the
venipuncture
A phlebotomy technician is selecting a site for a blood draw from a patient. From which of the following
veins should the technician attempt to draw first? - ANSWER✔ Median cubital
A phlebotomy technician uses sterile technique and demonstrates proper hygiene. Which of the
following professional characteristics is the technician displaying? - ANSWER✔ Attention to
cleanliness
A patient who has diabetes states that he prefers to be drawn on the inside of his wrist. Which of the
following actions should a phlebotomist take? - ANSWER✔ Attempt to draw from Antecubital region
A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a specimen for a blood alcohol level testing. Which of the
following antiseptics should the technician use to cleanse the venipuncture site? - ANSWER✔ Soap
and water
Blood cultures have been ordered on an adult patient in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). A nurse calls a
phlebotomist to bring the appropriate materials. Which of the following should the technician bring? -
ANSWER✔ An aerobic bottle and an anaerobic bottle.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a patient for a routine venipuncture. Which antiseptic solution
should the technician use? - ANSWER✔ Isopropyl alcohol
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician to take before leaving a patients room? -
ANSWER✔ Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
A phlebotomy technician has collected a specimen from a patient who is in an isolation. Which of the
following PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) should the technician remove first? - ANSWER✔
Gloves
After exiting a patients room, which of the following is the last piece of PPE a technician should remove?
- ANSWER✔ Mask
DETAILED ANSWERS|RATED AND GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE|2026/2027
A Phlebotomy technician should identify that HIPAA protects which of the following rights as part of the
Patient Care Partnership? - ANSWER✔ Privacy
For which of the following conditions does emergency first aid treatment include maintaining an open
airway, control bleeding, and keeping the pt warm until help arrives? - ANSWER✔ Shock
A Phlebotomy technician is working with a patient who has Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection.
Which of the following transmission precautions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Airborne
Precautions
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a newborn
for PKU (Phenylketonuria). Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔
Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a blood specimen from a patient who has Clostridium
Difficile infection. Which of the following precautions should the technician follow? - ANSWER✔
Contact Precautions
A phlebotomy technician should ensure that which of the following specimens is protected from light? -
ANSWER✔ Bilirubin
A phlebotomy technician is exposed to blood via a needle stick injury. Within how many hours should
the technician initiate (PEP)
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis? - ANSWER✔ 24 hours
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a timed medication draw ordered for 1400. The
technician should verify when the patient received his previous dose of medication with which of the
following members of the inter - professional team? - ANSWER✔ Nurse
, A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who states that he/she
is HIV positive. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Perform the
venipuncture
A phlebotomy technician is selecting a site for a blood draw from a patient. From which of the following
veins should the technician attempt to draw first? - ANSWER✔ Median cubital
A phlebotomy technician uses sterile technique and demonstrates proper hygiene. Which of the
following professional characteristics is the technician displaying? - ANSWER✔ Attention to
cleanliness
A patient who has diabetes states that he prefers to be drawn on the inside of his wrist. Which of the
following actions should a phlebotomist take? - ANSWER✔ Attempt to draw from Antecubital region
A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a specimen for a blood alcohol level testing. Which of the
following antiseptics should the technician use to cleanse the venipuncture site? - ANSWER✔ Soap
and water
Blood cultures have been ordered on an adult patient in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). A nurse calls a
phlebotomist to bring the appropriate materials. Which of the following should the technician bring? -
ANSWER✔ An aerobic bottle and an anaerobic bottle.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a patient for a routine venipuncture. Which antiseptic solution
should the technician use? - ANSWER✔ Isopropyl alcohol
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician to take before leaving a patients room? -
ANSWER✔ Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
A phlebotomy technician has collected a specimen from a patient who is in an isolation. Which of the
following PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) should the technician remove first? - ANSWER✔
Gloves
After exiting a patients room, which of the following is the last piece of PPE a technician should remove?
- ANSWER✔ Mask
