Practice Certification Exam HARTMAN (1-
150) questions with correct answers
A patient reports that during a previous blood
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draw he felt lightheaded and almost passed
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out. What should - answer-Perform the draw with the patient
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reclined or in a supine position v v v v v
A phlebotomy technician at a primary care
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clinic is performing venipuncture on a patient
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with suspected influenza. The patient is wearing
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a mask. What PPE should the technician
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wear? - answer-Gloves and a mask
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A requisition calls for the following tests:
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CBC, CMP, and PTT. Which of the following
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reflects the proper order of draw? - answer-Citrate, SST, EDTA
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Blood exits the heart through the body's largest
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artery, the ________________. - answer-Aorta
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What part of the evacuated tube system allows
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multiple collection tubes to be filled with one
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puncture? - answer-The interior needle/tube holder v v v v v
When drawing a specimen for an ammonia
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test, what should a phlebotomy technician
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have ready for specimen transportation? - answer-An ice slurry
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A phlebotomy technician asks a patient to
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state and spell his name. He says, "Chris
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Morgan, C-H-R-I-S M-O-R-G-A-N." The name v v v v
listed on the requisition is "Criss Morgan."
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What should the phlebotomy technician do? - answer-Call the ordering provider to resolve
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issue and get a new requisition with the
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correct spelling if the spelling was an
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error
When a blood culture is ordered along with
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, other tests, which tube is filled first? - answer-Yellow SPS
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Which of these patient reactions should be v v v v v v
documented, but is not a cause for discontinuing v v v v v v v
a draw or likely to affect analytes? - answer-Petechiae
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A phlebotomy technician is performing a
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venipuncture collection on a young adult and v v v v v v
needs to draw a citrate tube, a serum separator
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tube, and an EDTA tube. The citrate tube
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and SST fill quickly. The EDTA tube fills partway
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and then blood flow stops. What is the
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most likely explanation? - answer-The tube's vacuum is compromised.
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Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient
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whose requisition requires CBC and electrolytes.
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After finding no acceptable venipuncture
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site on either arm or hand, the phlebotomy
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technician sees that the scarring does not v v v v v v
extend to the fingertips. Which of the followingv v v v v v v
is true? - answer-The phlebotomy technician can do a capillary
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draw and document that where the
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blood was collected and why. v v v v
When is a sharps receptacle considered to be
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overfilled according to OSHA standards? - answer-When it is more than 3/4 full
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. Of the three veins commonly assessed for
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venipuncture, which is considered the least v v v v v
favorable? - answer-The basilic vein v v v v
An emergency room physician directs a phlebotomist
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to draw blood from an unconscious
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patient of unknown identity. This is - answer-Legal under the concept of implied
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consent
When performing a draw on an inpatient with
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a recent mastectomy, the phlebotomy technician
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finds that an IV is running in the arm on
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the non-mastectomy side. Which site should
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the phlebotomy technician use? - answer-A site distal to the IV on the non-mastectomy
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side
An infant's blood volume may be
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approximated by multiplying the child's v v v v
___________________ by ________. - answer-Weight in kilograms, 80 v v v v v v v
150) questions with correct answers
A patient reports that during a previous blood
v v v v v v v
draw he felt lightheaded and almost passed
v v v v v v
out. What should - answer-Perform the draw with the patient
v v v v v v v v v
reclined or in a supine position v v v v v
A phlebotomy technician at a primary care
v v v v v v
clinic is performing venipuncture on a patient
v v v v v v
with suspected influenza. The patient is wearing
v v v v v v
a mask. What PPE should the technician
v v v v v v
wear? - answer-Gloves and a mask
v v v v v
A requisition calls for the following tests:
v v v v v v
CBC, CMP, and PTT. Which of the following
v v v v v v v
reflects the proper order of draw? - answer-Citrate, SST, EDTA
v v v v v v v v v
Blood exits the heart through the body's largest
v v v v v v v
artery, the ________________. - answer-Aorta
v v v v
What part of the evacuated tube system allows
v v v v v v v
multiple collection tubes to be filled with one
v v v v v v v
puncture? - answer-The interior needle/tube holder v v v v v
When drawing a specimen for an ammonia
v v v v v v
test, what should a phlebotomy technician
v v v v v
have ready for specimen transportation? - answer-An ice slurry
v v v v v v v v
A phlebotomy technician asks a patient to
v v v v v v
state and spell his name. He says, "Chris
v v v v v v v
Morgan, C-H-R-I-S M-O-R-G-A-N." The name v v v v
listed on the requisition is "Criss Morgan."
v v v v v v
What should the phlebotomy technician do? - answer-Call the ordering provider to resolve
v v v v v v v v v v v v
vthe
issue and get a new requisition with the
v v v v v v v
correct spelling if the spelling was an
v v v v v v
error
When a blood culture is ordered along with
v v v v v v v
, other tests, which tube is filled first? - answer-Yellow SPS
v v v v v v v v v
Which of these patient reactions should be v v v v v v
documented, but is not a cause for discontinuing v v v v v v v
a draw or likely to affect analytes? - answer-Petechiae
v v v v v v v v
A phlebotomy technician is performing a
v v v v v
venipuncture collection on a young adult and v v v v v v
needs to draw a citrate tube, a serum separator
v v v v v v v v
tube, and an EDTA tube. The citrate tube
v v v v v v v
and SST fill quickly. The EDTA tube fills partway
v v v v v v v v
and then blood flow stops. What is the
v v v v v v v
most likely explanation? - answer-The tube's vacuum is compromised.
v v v v v v v v
Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient
v v v v v v v v
whose requisition requires CBC and electrolytes.
v v v v v
After finding no acceptable venipuncture
v v v v
site on either arm or hand, the phlebotomy
v v v v v v v
technician sees that the scarring does not v v v v v v
extend to the fingertips. Which of the followingv v v v v v v
is true? - answer-The phlebotomy technician can do a capillary
v v v v v v v v v
draw and document that where the
v v v v v
blood was collected and why. v v v v
When is a sharps receptacle considered to be
v v v v v v v
overfilled according to OSHA standards? - answer-When it is more than 3/4 full
v v v v v v v v v v v v
. Of the three veins commonly assessed for
v v v v v v v
venipuncture, which is considered the least v v v v v
favorable? - answer-The basilic vein v v v v
An emergency room physician directs a phlebotomist
v v v v v v
to draw blood from an unconscious
v v v v v
patient of unknown identity. This is - answer-Legal under the concept of implied
v v v v v v v v v v v v
consent
When performing a draw on an inpatient with
v v v v v v v
a recent mastectomy, the phlebotomy technician
v v v v v
finds that an IV is running in the arm on
v v v v v v v v v
the non-mastectomy side. Which site should
v v v v v
the phlebotomy technician use? - answer-A site distal to the IV on the non-mastectomy
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side
An infant's blood volume may be
v v v v v
approximated by multiplying the child's v v v v
___________________ by ________. - answer-Weight in kilograms, 80 v v v v v v v
