NCCT NCMA Practice Test - Part 9 2025
Questions and Answers
d - ANSWER✔✔-The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by ________.
a. injection
b. suction
c. cutting
d. skin puncture
a - ANSWER✔✔-The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood from a
newborn heel is ______ in length. (Note: Please check current guidelines, as this changes.)
a. 2.4 mm
b. 3.6 mm
c. 4.7 mm
d. 5.5 mm
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,c - ANSWER✔✔-The most important step in the performance of a venipuncture is
___________________.
a. selecting the correct needle gauge
b. selecting the appropriate cleansing agent
c. positively identifying the patient
d. selecting the appropriate tourniquet
c - ANSWER✔✔-When cleansing the venipuncture site, it is good practice to:
a. wipe the site back and forth quickly with an alcohol prep
b. blow on the alcohol to dry it so it doesn't burn
c. cleanse the site from the inside out and allow it to air dry
d. have the patient wave the arm in the air to dry it faster
b - ANSWER✔✔-To determine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number
the _____ needle.
a. longer
b. smaller
c. larger
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, d. shorter
d - ANSWER✔✔-An instrument called a centrifuge __________.
a. freezes specimens
b. heats specimens
c. is used for incubation
d. separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
c - ANSWER✔✔-Rubber sleeves on an evacuated tube system make it possible for _________.
a. sterilization
b. slower draw of blood
c. multiple use
d. faster draw of blood
b - ANSWER✔✔-Preparing for a glucose tolerance test ____ hours before or during the test, the
patient should not eat, smoke, drink coffee or alcohol.
a. one
b. ten
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Questions and Answers
d - ANSWER✔✔-The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by ________.
a. injection
b. suction
c. cutting
d. skin puncture
a - ANSWER✔✔-The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood from a
newborn heel is ______ in length. (Note: Please check current guidelines, as this changes.)
a. 2.4 mm
b. 3.6 mm
c. 4.7 mm
d. 5.5 mm
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,c - ANSWER✔✔-The most important step in the performance of a venipuncture is
___________________.
a. selecting the correct needle gauge
b. selecting the appropriate cleansing agent
c. positively identifying the patient
d. selecting the appropriate tourniquet
c - ANSWER✔✔-When cleansing the venipuncture site, it is good practice to:
a. wipe the site back and forth quickly with an alcohol prep
b. blow on the alcohol to dry it so it doesn't burn
c. cleanse the site from the inside out and allow it to air dry
d. have the patient wave the arm in the air to dry it faster
b - ANSWER✔✔-To determine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number
the _____ needle.
a. longer
b. smaller
c. larger
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, d. shorter
d - ANSWER✔✔-An instrument called a centrifuge __________.
a. freezes specimens
b. heats specimens
c. is used for incubation
d. separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
c - ANSWER✔✔-Rubber sleeves on an evacuated tube system make it possible for _________.
a. sterilization
b. slower draw of blood
c. multiple use
d. faster draw of blood
b - ANSWER✔✔-Preparing for a glucose tolerance test ____ hours before or during the test, the
patient should not eat, smoke, drink coffee or alcohol.
a. one
b. ten
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