Phlebotomy Practice Test Questions/ 95 Q&A/
2024-2025.
What state has led the way in state regulation of phlebotomy?
a.) California
b.) Nevada
c.) Oklahoma
d.) Texas - Answer: a.) California
The hospital laboratory falls under which of the following categories of administrative services?
a.) Fiscal
b.) Nursing
c.) Professional
d.) Support - Answer: c.) Professional
Which department of the hospital dispenses drugs?
a.) Laboratory
b.) Pharmacy
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,c.) Occupational therapy
d.) Respiratory therapy - Answer: b.) Pharmacy
Most phlebotomists are employed by what type of health care organization?
a.) Clinic
b.) Hospital
c.) Physician's office
d.) Nursing home - Answer: b.) Hospital
Which abbreviation represents a certified laboratory professional?
a.) CCU
b.) CLIA
c.) CLS
d.) RN - Answer: c.) CLS
Which abbreviation stands for a type of blood collection vacuum tube?
a.) CCU
b.) GTT
c.) RBC
d.) SST - Answer: d.) SST
Which of the following is the organization that accredits and inspects clinical laboratories?
a.) CAP
b.) HMO
c.) JC (formerly JCAHO)
d.) NAACLS - Answer: c.) JC (formerly JCAHO)
Which department of the laboratory processes Pap smears?
a.) Cytology
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, b.) Hematology
c.) Microbiology
d.) Serology - Answer: a.) Cytology
Which anticoagulant is used most often in collection tubes for hematology studies?
a.) Citrate
b.) EDTA
c.) Heparin
d.) Fluoride - Answer: b.) EDTA
Which of the following hematology tests measures the blood's capacity to carry oxygen?
a.) Differential
b.) Hgb
c.) MCV
d.) WBC - Answer: b.) Hgb
Which laboratory department would normally perform a prothrombin time (PT) test?
a.) Coagulation
b.) Chemistry
c.) Serology
d.) Urinalysis - Answer: a.) Coagulation
Which color tube may be used to obtain serum for a laboratory test?
a.) Green
b.) Gray
c.) Lavender
d.) Red - Answer: d.) Red
What term is used to describe serum that is a darker yellow than normal?
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2024-2025.
What state has led the way in state regulation of phlebotomy?
a.) California
b.) Nevada
c.) Oklahoma
d.) Texas - Answer: a.) California
The hospital laboratory falls under which of the following categories of administrative services?
a.) Fiscal
b.) Nursing
c.) Professional
d.) Support - Answer: c.) Professional
Which department of the hospital dispenses drugs?
a.) Laboratory
b.) Pharmacy
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,c.) Occupational therapy
d.) Respiratory therapy - Answer: b.) Pharmacy
Most phlebotomists are employed by what type of health care organization?
a.) Clinic
b.) Hospital
c.) Physician's office
d.) Nursing home - Answer: b.) Hospital
Which abbreviation represents a certified laboratory professional?
a.) CCU
b.) CLIA
c.) CLS
d.) RN - Answer: c.) CLS
Which abbreviation stands for a type of blood collection vacuum tube?
a.) CCU
b.) GTT
c.) RBC
d.) SST - Answer: d.) SST
Which of the following is the organization that accredits and inspects clinical laboratories?
a.) CAP
b.) HMO
c.) JC (formerly JCAHO)
d.) NAACLS - Answer: c.) JC (formerly JCAHO)
Which department of the laboratory processes Pap smears?
a.) Cytology
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, b.) Hematology
c.) Microbiology
d.) Serology - Answer: a.) Cytology
Which anticoagulant is used most often in collection tubes for hematology studies?
a.) Citrate
b.) EDTA
c.) Heparin
d.) Fluoride - Answer: b.) EDTA
Which of the following hematology tests measures the blood's capacity to carry oxygen?
a.) Differential
b.) Hgb
c.) MCV
d.) WBC - Answer: b.) Hgb
Which laboratory department would normally perform a prothrombin time (PT) test?
a.) Coagulation
b.) Chemistry
c.) Serology
d.) Urinalysis - Answer: a.) Coagulation
Which color tube may be used to obtain serum for a laboratory test?
a.) Green
b.) Gray
c.) Lavender
d.) Red - Answer: d.) Red
What term is used to describe serum that is a darker yellow than normal?
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