National Phlebotomy Exam/ 100 Q&A/ A+
Score Solutions/ 2024-2025.
Which of the following statements is not one of the 3 major goals of the Patient's Bill of Rights?
- Assures that the health care system is fair and it works to meet patients' needs.
- Gives patients a way to address any problems they may have.
- Encourages patients to take an active role in staying or getting healthy.
- Ensures that the care you receive is affordable. - Answer: Ensures that the care you receive is
affordable.
Which of the following duties is outside the scope of the phlebotomist's practice?
- Collecting a tissue sample.
- Labeling samples correctly.
- Drawing blood using the appropriate equipment.
- Identifying patients properly. - Answer: Collecting a tissue sample.
In delivering quality patient care, which of the following actions should be avoided?
- Excessive punctures.
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,- Repeated draws.
- Probing on their medical condition.
- All of the above. - Answer: All of the above.
What federal agency regulates phlebotomy certifications?
- Center for Disease Control (CDC).
- National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- Health & Human Services.
- None of the abov - Answer: None of the above
If you encounter a hazardous chemical that you need more information about, where can you
quickly and accurately locate that information?
- Employee manual.
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
- By searching on the Internet.
- Procedural manual. - Answer: Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
Being free from contamination or germs is referred to as what term?
- Asepsis.
- Healthy.
- Sepsis.
- Clean. - Answer: Asepsis
Implied consent form a patient to draw blood would be obtained by which action?
- The patient signs a consent form.
- The patient verifies their identity.
- The patient extends their arm.
- All of the above. - Answer: The patient extends their arm.
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, When collecting a sample to determine blood alcohol levels, what color tube should be used?
- Yellow.
- Red.
- Royal Blue.
- Gray. - Answer: Gray
If a sample needs to be diluted, what should be added?
- Anticoagulant.
- Preservative.
- Diluent.
- All of the above. - Answer: Diluent.
Potassium EDTA binds to what element in the blood?
- Iron.
- Calcium.
- Magnesium.
- All of the above. - Answer: Calcium.
A failure to fast when ordered can impact a blood sample in which of the following ways?
- Increasing its turbidity.
- Increasing stress hormones.
- Increasing enzymes such as creatinine and fatty acids.
- A false increase in analytes. - Answer: Increasing its turbidity.
If you notice that the name of a patient is spelled differently on the requisition and a patient's
armband, what it the best course of action?
- Assume there was a typo and ignore the requisition.
- Visit with your manager to verify the information and have it corrected.
- Ask the patient to go get the requisition corrected.
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Score Solutions/ 2024-2025.
Which of the following statements is not one of the 3 major goals of the Patient's Bill of Rights?
- Assures that the health care system is fair and it works to meet patients' needs.
- Gives patients a way to address any problems they may have.
- Encourages patients to take an active role in staying or getting healthy.
- Ensures that the care you receive is affordable. - Answer: Ensures that the care you receive is
affordable.
Which of the following duties is outside the scope of the phlebotomist's practice?
- Collecting a tissue sample.
- Labeling samples correctly.
- Drawing blood using the appropriate equipment.
- Identifying patients properly. - Answer: Collecting a tissue sample.
In delivering quality patient care, which of the following actions should be avoided?
- Excessive punctures.
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,- Repeated draws.
- Probing on their medical condition.
- All of the above. - Answer: All of the above.
What federal agency regulates phlebotomy certifications?
- Center for Disease Control (CDC).
- National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- Health & Human Services.
- None of the abov - Answer: None of the above
If you encounter a hazardous chemical that you need more information about, where can you
quickly and accurately locate that information?
- Employee manual.
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
- By searching on the Internet.
- Procedural manual. - Answer: Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
Being free from contamination or germs is referred to as what term?
- Asepsis.
- Healthy.
- Sepsis.
- Clean. - Answer: Asepsis
Implied consent form a patient to draw blood would be obtained by which action?
- The patient signs a consent form.
- The patient verifies their identity.
- The patient extends their arm.
- All of the above. - Answer: The patient extends their arm.
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, When collecting a sample to determine blood alcohol levels, what color tube should be used?
- Yellow.
- Red.
- Royal Blue.
- Gray. - Answer: Gray
If a sample needs to be diluted, what should be added?
- Anticoagulant.
- Preservative.
- Diluent.
- All of the above. - Answer: Diluent.
Potassium EDTA binds to what element in the blood?
- Iron.
- Calcium.
- Magnesium.
- All of the above. - Answer: Calcium.
A failure to fast when ordered can impact a blood sample in which of the following ways?
- Increasing its turbidity.
- Increasing stress hormones.
- Increasing enzymes such as creatinine and fatty acids.
- A false increase in analytes. - Answer: Increasing its turbidity.
If you notice that the name of a patient is spelled differently on the requisition and a patient's
armband, what it the best course of action?
- Assume there was a typo and ignore the requisition.
- Visit with your manager to verify the information and have it corrected.
- Ask the patient to go get the requisition corrected.
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