PTC MOCK CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is phlebotomy?
A. A trained professional in blood drawing
B. The legal standards for a person who performs blood-drawing skills
C. The process of drawing blood
D. All of the Above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. The process of drawing blood
What is a phlebotomist?
A. A trained professional in blood drawing
B. The legal standards for a person who performs blood drawing skills
C. The process of drawing blood
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. A trained professional in blood drawing
Which of the following is not part of a phlebotomist's point-of-care job-related duties?
A. Taking blood pressure
B. Instructing patients on urine specimen collection
C. Performing a tracheostomy
D. Performing POC testing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Performing a tracheostomy
All of the following are considered hazards except:
A. Bending your knees when lifting heavy objects
B. Airborne viruses and bacteria
C. Handling broken glass when wearing gloves
,D. All of the above are hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. Bending your knees when lifting heavy
objects
All of the following are true about laboratory safety except:
A. You may store food in the fridge
B. Protect your feet from spills
C. Always wear required personal protection equipment
D. All of the above are correct - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. You may store food in the fridge
As written in the Patient Care Partnership from the American Hospital Association, the patient has the
right to:
A. High-quality care
B. Protection of privacy
C. Help with billing claims
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. All of the above
Certification is evidence that:
A. The phlebotomist is working in the field
B. The phlebotomist has demonstrated proficiency in the area of blood drawing
C. The phlebotomist is licensed in the field
D. The phlebotomist is accredited in the field - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. The phlebotomist has
demonstrated proficiency in the area of blood drawing
Which of the following is not OSHA-required personal protection equipment?
A. Steel-toe shoes
B. Goggles
,C. Chin-length face shield
D. Full-length lab coat - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. Steel-toe shoes
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 follows guidelines and standards set by the:
A. CLIA '88
B. CLSI
C. JCAHO
D. CDC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. CLSI
Samples collected from a patient in a nursing home are sent to the:
A. POL
B. CDC
C. Reference laboratory
D. Urgent care center - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Reference laboratory
Quality assurance for laboratory personnel includes all of the following except:
A. Specimen collection procedures
B. Specimen transport processes
C. Specimen-processing policies
D. The laboratory supervisor's home telephone number - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. The laboratory
supervisor's home telephone number
Personal protection equipment must be provided by the:
A. CDC
B. OSHA
, C. Employee
D. Employer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. Employer
Which of the following personal protection equipment must a phlebotomist use when performing a skin
puncture or venipuncture?
A. Goggles
B. Gloves
C. A mask
D. Caps and booties - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. Gloves
Under HIPAA, protected health information is defined as:
A. Information that the patient refuses to disclose to the doctor
B. Any test result
C. Any part of a patient's health information that is linked to information that identifies the patient
D. Information that summarizes the patient's insurance coverage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Any
part of a patient's health information that is linked to information that identifies the patient
Employers must provide vaccination against ______ free of charge.
A. Hepatitis A virus
B. Hepatitis B virus
C. Hepatitis C virus
D. Hepatitis delta virus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. Hepatitis B virsus
Which of the following would be a reason for rejection of a specimen by the lab?
A. The patient's name, date of birth, and the date and time are written on the label and requisition slip
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is phlebotomy?
A. A trained professional in blood drawing
B. The legal standards for a person who performs blood-drawing skills
C. The process of drawing blood
D. All of the Above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. The process of drawing blood
What is a phlebotomist?
A. A trained professional in blood drawing
B. The legal standards for a person who performs blood drawing skills
C. The process of drawing blood
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. A trained professional in blood drawing
Which of the following is not part of a phlebotomist's point-of-care job-related duties?
A. Taking blood pressure
B. Instructing patients on urine specimen collection
C. Performing a tracheostomy
D. Performing POC testing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Performing a tracheostomy
All of the following are considered hazards except:
A. Bending your knees when lifting heavy objects
B. Airborne viruses and bacteria
C. Handling broken glass when wearing gloves
,D. All of the above are hazards - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. Bending your knees when lifting heavy
objects
All of the following are true about laboratory safety except:
A. You may store food in the fridge
B. Protect your feet from spills
C. Always wear required personal protection equipment
D. All of the above are correct - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. You may store food in the fridge
As written in the Patient Care Partnership from the American Hospital Association, the patient has the
right to:
A. High-quality care
B. Protection of privacy
C. Help with billing claims
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. All of the above
Certification is evidence that:
A. The phlebotomist is working in the field
B. The phlebotomist has demonstrated proficiency in the area of blood drawing
C. The phlebotomist is licensed in the field
D. The phlebotomist is accredited in the field - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. The phlebotomist has
demonstrated proficiency in the area of blood drawing
Which of the following is not OSHA-required personal protection equipment?
A. Steel-toe shoes
B. Goggles
,C. Chin-length face shield
D. Full-length lab coat - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A. Steel-toe shoes
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 follows guidelines and standards set by the:
A. CLIA '88
B. CLSI
C. JCAHO
D. CDC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. CLSI
Samples collected from a patient in a nursing home are sent to the:
A. POL
B. CDC
C. Reference laboratory
D. Urgent care center - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Reference laboratory
Quality assurance for laboratory personnel includes all of the following except:
A. Specimen collection procedures
B. Specimen transport processes
C. Specimen-processing policies
D. The laboratory supervisor's home telephone number - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. The laboratory
supervisor's home telephone number
Personal protection equipment must be provided by the:
A. CDC
B. OSHA
, C. Employee
D. Employer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅D. Employer
Which of the following personal protection equipment must a phlebotomist use when performing a skin
puncture or venipuncture?
A. Goggles
B. Gloves
C. A mask
D. Caps and booties - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. Gloves
Under HIPAA, protected health information is defined as:
A. Information that the patient refuses to disclose to the doctor
B. Any test result
C. Any part of a patient's health information that is linked to information that identifies the patient
D. Information that summarizes the patient's insurance coverage - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C. Any
part of a patient's health information that is linked to information that identifies the patient
Employers must provide vaccination against ______ free of charge.
A. Hepatitis A virus
B. Hepatitis B virus
C. Hepatitis C virus
D. Hepatitis delta virus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅B. Hepatitis B virsus
Which of the following would be a reason for rejection of a specimen by the lab?
A. The patient's name, date of birth, and the date and time are written on the label and requisition slip
