NHA Certification Exam2024/2025
When should the phlebotomist run contrals for QA on POC test
macchines? - CORRECT ANSWER: When a new lot number or kit is
opened.
What is the correct way to obtain blood from the heel of an infant and
apply to card? - CORRECT ANSWER: Saturate each circle with blood
from heel.
When preparing for transport, what should be placed in an ice bath
within 30 minutes of collection? - CORRECT ANSWER: ABGs
What would result in a grossly hemolyzed specimen collection? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Incorrect needle gauge size.
You have to collect an O2, bilirubin, DNA, and screen card from an
infant, which do you collect first? - CORRECT ANSWER: O2
What action should the phlebotomist do before leaving a patient's room?
- CORRECT ANSWER: Label, initial, mark date/time each tube is
drawn.
During the draw, the patient becomes unresponsive. What should the
phlebotomist do? - CORRECT ANSWER: Check for breathing.
,What identifies a specimen as long as it is in the lab? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Accession number
A phlebotomist is drawing blood and notices red spots appearing. What
action does the phlebotomist need to take? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Apply pressure after collecting the specimen.
The order of draw for capillary specimens is different than venipuncture
because: - CORRECT ANSWER: Increase rate of coagulation.
Appropriate agent for cleansing around the urinary meatus for clean
catch collection is: - CORRECT ANSWER: benzalkonian chloride
What is the total blood volume for an infant weighing 3.3kg? -
CORRECT ANSWER: 240-330ml
A phlebotomist educates a patient about proper collection of a semen
specimen at home. What would indicate the patient understands? -
CORRECT ANSWER: "I will abstain from ejaculation 3 days prior to
testing."
You have obtained a specimen for a CBC. You arrive at the lab at
8:00pm and they closed at 7:30pm. At what temperature can you safely
store the CBC until the lab opens as 7:30am? - CORRECT ANSWER:
2-10 degrees Celsius
, Phlebotomists must always do this to comply with OSHA when drawing
blood. - CORRECT ANSWER: Wear gloves.
What is the first step in the collection of your specimen? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Lab requisition.
You need to collect blood from an older adults with fragile, easy to
collapse veins. What equipment would you use in this situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER: A syringe and butterfly assembly then transfer
to ETS tube.
Prior to a venipuncture, alcohol must be allowed to dry because -
CORRECT ANSWER: Must allow time for the antiseptic to act.
What test is affected if iodine is used to clean the site for a dermal
puncture? - CORRECT ANSWER: Potassium.
Patient is brought to the ER and is unconscious. The doctor has ordered
multiple labs. Blood drawn under this circumstance is drawn under -
CORRECT ANSWER: Implied consent
For which condition is therapeutic phlebotomy used? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Polycythemia and hemochromatosis
In infancts, no more than what perfect of blood volume should be drawn
in a month? - CORRECT ANSWER: 10%
When should the phlebotomist run contrals for QA on POC test
macchines? - CORRECT ANSWER: When a new lot number or kit is
opened.
What is the correct way to obtain blood from the heel of an infant and
apply to card? - CORRECT ANSWER: Saturate each circle with blood
from heel.
When preparing for transport, what should be placed in an ice bath
within 30 minutes of collection? - CORRECT ANSWER: ABGs
What would result in a grossly hemolyzed specimen collection? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Incorrect needle gauge size.
You have to collect an O2, bilirubin, DNA, and screen card from an
infant, which do you collect first? - CORRECT ANSWER: O2
What action should the phlebotomist do before leaving a patient's room?
- CORRECT ANSWER: Label, initial, mark date/time each tube is
drawn.
During the draw, the patient becomes unresponsive. What should the
phlebotomist do? - CORRECT ANSWER: Check for breathing.
,What identifies a specimen as long as it is in the lab? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Accession number
A phlebotomist is drawing blood and notices red spots appearing. What
action does the phlebotomist need to take? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Apply pressure after collecting the specimen.
The order of draw for capillary specimens is different than venipuncture
because: - CORRECT ANSWER: Increase rate of coagulation.
Appropriate agent for cleansing around the urinary meatus for clean
catch collection is: - CORRECT ANSWER: benzalkonian chloride
What is the total blood volume for an infant weighing 3.3kg? -
CORRECT ANSWER: 240-330ml
A phlebotomist educates a patient about proper collection of a semen
specimen at home. What would indicate the patient understands? -
CORRECT ANSWER: "I will abstain from ejaculation 3 days prior to
testing."
You have obtained a specimen for a CBC. You arrive at the lab at
8:00pm and they closed at 7:30pm. At what temperature can you safely
store the CBC until the lab opens as 7:30am? - CORRECT ANSWER:
2-10 degrees Celsius
, Phlebotomists must always do this to comply with OSHA when drawing
blood. - CORRECT ANSWER: Wear gloves.
What is the first step in the collection of your specimen? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Lab requisition.
You need to collect blood from an older adults with fragile, easy to
collapse veins. What equipment would you use in this situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER: A syringe and butterfly assembly then transfer
to ETS tube.
Prior to a venipuncture, alcohol must be allowed to dry because -
CORRECT ANSWER: Must allow time for the antiseptic to act.
What test is affected if iodine is used to clean the site for a dermal
puncture? - CORRECT ANSWER: Potassium.
Patient is brought to the ER and is unconscious. The doctor has ordered
multiple labs. Blood drawn under this circumstance is drawn under -
CORRECT ANSWER: Implied consent
For which condition is therapeutic phlebotomy used? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Polycythemia and hemochromatosis
In infancts, no more than what perfect of blood volume should be drawn
in a month? - CORRECT ANSWER: 10%
