NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Questions 2025-2026
A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which of the
following instructions should the technician give the patient? - correct answer Breathe deeply
and then cough up a specimen into the container.
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have
been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and
water? - correct answer Sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a
general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by
the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - correct answer Rolling up his
shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives when
collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? - correct answer EDTA
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses povidone-
iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - correct answer Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following
temperatures? - correct answer 36 to 38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient setting. The
patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an example of
which of the following types of consent? - correct answer Implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - correct answer Place the specimens in a lockable
container.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was
administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication, how
long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw? - correct answer 2 hr after
administration
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid
studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the following
colors? - correct answer Speckled
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a
newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
correct answer Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
, A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's WBC
count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the provider?
- correct answer 1.8/mm3
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary blood.
Which of the following actions should the Technician take? - correct answer Use the second
drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood
specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - correct answer
Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube.
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a glucometer
in the laboratory? - correct answer Every day the meter is used.
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI)
clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this process,
which of the following actions should the technician take? - correct answer Enter critical
laboratory data.
A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following? - correct
answer Patient's information
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? - correct answer Lavender
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining blood
specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition includes which of
the following information? - correct answer A specimen identification code
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who had a
right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the technician select? - correct
answer Medial cubital vein in the left arm
For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician centrifuge a serum
specimen before transport to an outside reference laboratory? - correct answer Cells must be
separated from the serum
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take before leaving a
patient's room? - correct answer Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following colors signifies a health
hazard in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Marking System? - correct
answer Blue
A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient. Which of the
following instructions should the technician give the patient? - correct answer Breathe deeply
and then cough up a specimen into the container.
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have
been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which of the following substances and
water? - correct answer Sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a
general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by
the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - correct answer Rolling up his
shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives when
collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? - correct answer EDTA
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses povidone-
iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - correct answer Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following
temperatures? - correct answer 36 to 38 C
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient setting. The
patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an example of
which of the following types of consent? - correct answer Implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - correct answer Place the specimens in a lockable
container.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication that was
administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication, how
long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw? - correct answer 2 hr after
administration
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for thyroid
studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of the following
colors? - correct answer Speckled
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a
newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
correct answer Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
, A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's WBC
count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the provider?
- correct answer 1.8/mm3
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary blood.
Which of the following actions should the Technician take? - correct answer Use the second
drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood
specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? - correct answer
Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube.
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a glucometer
in the laboratory? - correct answer Every day the meter is used.
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI)
clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this process,
which of the following actions should the technician take? - correct answer Enter critical
laboratory data.
A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following? - correct
answer Patient's information
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? - correct answer Lavender
A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining blood
specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition includes which of
the following information? - correct answer A specimen identification code
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who had a
right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the technician select? - correct
answer Medial cubital vein in the left arm
For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician centrifuge a serum
specimen before transport to an outside reference laboratory? - correct answer Cells must be
separated from the serum
Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take before leaving a
patient's room? - correct answer Initial and mark the date and time on each tube drawn
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following colors signifies a health
hazard in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Marking System? - correct
answer Blue
