NHA CPT(CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN) EXAM|VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS|RATED AND GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE|2026/2027
A Phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has cutaneous diphtheria.
Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the technician
wear? - ANSWER✔ Gown
Phlebotomy receives a chemical splash to his forearm. After removing his contaminated clothing, which
of the following is the minimum amount of the time the technician should rinse the affected area? -
ANSWER✔ 15 minutes
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have been
contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution which of the following substances and water? - ANSWER✔
Sodium Hypochlorite
After exiting a patient's room, which of the following is the last piece of personal protective equipment
(PPE) a phlebotomy technician should remove? - ANSWER✔ Mask
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that this is his first blood
draw. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Describe the procedure
to the patient
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a general
informed consent from upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the patient
indicated implied consent for the venipuncture? - ANSWER✔ Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical
laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the post-examination phase of this process, which of the
following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Enter critical laboratory data
When should a phlebotomy technician perform liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived
glucose point-of-care? - ANSWER✔ When a new lot number or kit is opened
,A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein of an older adult
patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take to keep the vein from collapsing? -
ANSWER✔ Use a small needle for the draw
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who is allergic to
alcohol. Which of the following antiseptic solutions should the technician use to prepare the insertion
site? - ANSWER✔ Chlorhexidine
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take to maintain compliance with
HIPAA? - ANSWER✔ Clear phone numbers from the fax machine
A phlebotomy technician is using a glucose monitor for point of care testing of a patient who has been
fasting 12 hr. For which of the following results should the technician request from the patient? -
ANSWER✔ 130 mg/dL
A phlebotomy technician is verifying a patient's identity before performing a venipuncture procedure.
Which of the following information should
the technician request from the patient? - ANSWER✔ The patient's full name and date of birth
After placing a tourniquet on a patients arm, a phlebotomy technician notices small red spots below the
tourniquet. Which of the following terms describes these spots? - ANSWER✔ Petechiae
A phlebotomy technician is applying a tourniquet prior to collecting a blood specimen from a patient.
Which of the following actions should the technician do? - ANSWER✔ Tuck a partial loop of
tourniquet underneath the tourniquet.
A phlebotomy technician 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? - ANSWER✔ Thrombin
Which of the following sources for patient identification should a phlebotomy technician use in an
inpatient setting? - ANSWER✔ Verbal and wristband
A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture specimen from an adult
patient. Which of the following actions
, should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe
A phlebotomy technician is interviewing a patient before performing a venipuncture. During the
interview, the patient states that he lives nearby and ran to the facility to "get in some running time
today" which of the following precautionary actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Have
the patient rest comfortably for at least 15 minutes before the venipuncture.
A phlebotomy technician is preforming a venipuncture using a winged infusion set. The red-topped tube
fills, but the light blue topped tube slows and does not fill completely. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill
Which of the following is the best method to get a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood specimen
from an older adult patient who has fragile easy-to-collect veins? - ANSWER✔ Choose a syringe and
butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube
A phlebotomy technician is using an evacuated needle holder and blood collection tubes to collect blood
from a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Push the first
collection tube gently into the holder
A phlebotomy technician is using a point of care test system to determine a patients WBC count. For
which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the provider? - ANSWER✔
1.8/mm3
*The technician should immediately report a finding of 1.8/mm3 to the provider, because this finding is
outside the expected reference range of 4.4 to 11/mm3 for white blood cells*
According to OSHA standards, which of the following vaccines must employers offer to their
phlebotomists at no cost? - ANSWER✔ Hepatitis B
A phlebotomy technician is washing her hands at the beginning of her shift. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Use enough soap to form a lather
DETAILED ANSWERS|RATED AND GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE|2026/2027
A Phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has cutaneous diphtheria.
Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the technician
wear? - ANSWER✔ Gown
Phlebotomy receives a chemical splash to his forearm. After removing his contaminated clothing, which
of the following is the minimum amount of the time the technician should rinse the affected area? -
ANSWER✔ 15 minutes
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have been
contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution which of the following substances and water? - ANSWER✔
Sodium Hypochlorite
After exiting a patient's room, which of the following is the last piece of personal protective equipment
(PPE) a phlebotomy technician should remove? - ANSWER✔ Mask
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that this is his first blood
draw. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Describe the procedure
to the patient
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a general
informed consent from upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the patient
indicated implied consent for the venipuncture? - ANSWER✔ Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical
laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the post-examination phase of this process, which of the
following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Enter critical laboratory data
When should a phlebotomy technician perform liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived
glucose point-of-care? - ANSWER✔ When a new lot number or kit is opened
,A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein of an older adult
patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take to keep the vein from collapsing? -
ANSWER✔ Use a small needle for the draw
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who is allergic to
alcohol. Which of the following antiseptic solutions should the technician use to prepare the insertion
site? - ANSWER✔ Chlorhexidine
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take to maintain compliance with
HIPAA? - ANSWER✔ Clear phone numbers from the fax machine
A phlebotomy technician is using a glucose monitor for point of care testing of a patient who has been
fasting 12 hr. For which of the following results should the technician request from the patient? -
ANSWER✔ 130 mg/dL
A phlebotomy technician is verifying a patient's identity before performing a venipuncture procedure.
Which of the following information should
the technician request from the patient? - ANSWER✔ The patient's full name and date of birth
After placing a tourniquet on a patients arm, a phlebotomy technician notices small red spots below the
tourniquet. Which of the following terms describes these spots? - ANSWER✔ Petechiae
A phlebotomy technician is applying a tourniquet prior to collecting a blood specimen from a patient.
Which of the following actions should the technician do? - ANSWER✔ Tuck a partial loop of
tourniquet underneath the tourniquet.
A phlebotomy technician 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? - ANSWER✔ Thrombin
Which of the following sources for patient identification should a phlebotomy technician use in an
inpatient setting? - ANSWER✔ Verbal and wristband
A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture specimen from an adult
patient. Which of the following actions
, should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe
A phlebotomy technician is interviewing a patient before performing a venipuncture. During the
interview, the patient states that he lives nearby and ran to the facility to "get in some running time
today" which of the following precautionary actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Have
the patient rest comfortably for at least 15 minutes before the venipuncture.
A phlebotomy technician is preforming a venipuncture using a winged infusion set. The red-topped tube
fills, but the light blue topped tube slows and does not fill completely. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill
Which of the following is the best method to get a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood specimen
from an older adult patient who has fragile easy-to-collect veins? - ANSWER✔ Choose a syringe and
butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube
A phlebotomy technician is using an evacuated needle holder and blood collection tubes to collect blood
from a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Push the first
collection tube gently into the holder
A phlebotomy technician is using a point of care test system to determine a patients WBC count. For
which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the provider? - ANSWER✔
1.8/mm3
*The technician should immediately report a finding of 1.8/mm3 to the provider, because this finding is
outside the expected reference range of 4.4 to 11/mm3 for white blood cells*
According to OSHA standards, which of the following vaccines must employers offer to their
phlebotomists at no cost? - ANSWER✔ Hepatitis B
A phlebotomy technician is washing her hands at the beginning of her shift. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? - ANSWER✔ Use enough soap to form a lather
