NHA PHLEBOTOMY
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025
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, 1. A phlebotomy technician is introducing herself to a patient and explaining
the venipuncture procedure. In which of the following comfort zones is the
technician working?
o Answer: Personal.
2. A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood culture specimen from an
adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
o Answer: Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe.
3. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?
o Answer: Potassium.
4. Before collecting blood from a patient in an inpatient setting, a phlebotomy
technician notices that the patient does not have a wristband on his wrist,
but there is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
o Answer: Hold the draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the
patient.
5. Which of the following tests is the most common point-of-care test
performed at home and in medical facilities?
o Answer: Glucose.
6. A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to perform a venipuncture
and finds the patient sleeping. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
o Answer: Gently wake the patient.
7. A phlebotomy technician is performing 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?
o Answer: Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill.
8. A phlebotomy technician is performing a blood glucose test. Which of the
following glucose levels should the technician identify as being outside the
expected reference range?
o Answer: 200 mg/dL.
CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025
[Document subtitle]
, 1. A phlebotomy technician is introducing herself to a patient and explaining
the venipuncture procedure. In which of the following comfort zones is the
technician working?
o Answer: Personal.
2. A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood culture specimen from an
adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
o Answer: Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe.
3. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?
o Answer: Potassium.
4. Before collecting blood from a patient in an inpatient setting, a phlebotomy
technician notices that the patient does not have a wristband on his wrist,
but there is one attached to the patient's IV stand. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
o Answer: Hold the draw until the nurse has attached a wristband to the
patient.
5. Which of the following tests is the most common point-of-care test
performed at home and in medical facilities?
o Answer: Glucose.
6. A phlebotomy technician enters a patient's room to perform a venipuncture
and finds the patient sleeping. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
o Answer: Gently wake the patient.
7. A phlebotomy technician is performing 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?
o Answer: Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill.
8. A phlebotomy technician is performing a blood glucose test. Which of the
following glucose levels should the technician identify as being outside the
expected reference range?
o Answer: 200 mg/dL.
