NHA CPT Exam 2025 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
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EXAM QUESTIONS
1. Three clinical purposes of Diagnostic/screening
drawing blood Therapeutic assessment
Monitoring
2. Phase of lab testing that is Preexamination process
most prone to error
3. Phase of lab testing where fi- Postexamination process
nal test results are reported
4. Phase of lab testing that in- Examination process
cludes repeat testing/quality
control
5. FDA Food and Drug Administration
6. CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7. CDC Centers for Disease Control
8. CLIA Clinical Lab Improvement Amendments (Created by CDC).
These regulate clinical lab procedures and practices.
9. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration ’Worker safety.
They decided to enforce PPE procedures, to protect employ-
ees from being infected.
10. DOT Department of Transportation
11. Joint Commission Regulatory agency that has oversight of clinical laboratories
--> Patient Safety. They made guidelines for identification of
patients: to identify a patient, you need at least 2 identifiers.
One of those CANNOT be patient location, because patients
move around frequently and randomly.
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12. CLSI Clinical Lab Standards Institute ’quality control. This regulates
and sets policies for labs, like what equipment to use, safety
precautions, and also accredits labs
13. Phase of lab testing that in- Preexamination phase
cludes post puncture care,
transporting the blood, and re-
ceiving the blood at the lab
14. Phase of lab testing that in- Postexamination phase
cludes reporting critical values
immediately to a supervisor
15. Nosocomial Infections These are healthcare-derived infections acquired by the pa-
tient, NOT the healthcare worker (C. diff, MRSA)
16. Pathologist Head of the lab, medical doctor, diagnose disease
17. Administrative May have a graduate degree in administration or business
18. Technical Supervisors Medical lab scientists with specialized experience
19. Medical Lab Scientists Have bachelor's degree in a biological science and one or
more years of study in an MLS program
20. Medical Lab Technicians Two year certificate/ associate's degree, perform specific tests
21. Medical Assistants Has an associate's degree, does some phlebotomy, assists
around the lab, administrative
22. Clinical Assistants Associate's degree program or certificate, does some phle-
botomy, not administrative
23. Chemistry Department Glucose, proteins, fats, hormones
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24. Hematology Department Study of blood, RBCs, WBCs, CBC, reticulocytes, hemoglobin,
hematocrit
25. Coagulation Department Pt/international normalized ratio, anticoagulants, light blue
tubes
26. Microbiology Department Sterile blood cultures
27. Parasitology Department Ova and parasites
28. Immunohematology Depart- Blood typing, compatibility, surface antigens, blood transfu-
ment sions
29. Immunology/ Serology De- Antibody testing, allergy testing, serology= stuff left behind
partment after
30. Urinalysis Department UTI testing, blood in urine (hematuria)
31. ER/STAT Laboratory Depart- Emergencies, orange tubes
ment
32. Clinical Duties of Phle- Communicate professionally with patients and coworkers
botomists: Identify the patient correctly
Asses the patient before blood collection
Prepare the patient accordingly
Perform the puncture
Withdraw blood into the correct containers and tubes in the
correct order
Assess the degree of bleeding and pain
Asses the patient after the phlebotomy procedure
33. An ethical standard for phle- Respect patients' rights (confidentiality, privacy, the right to
botomists is to... know about treatment, the right to refuse treatment)
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34. Standards of practice have CLSI
been well established by orga-
nizations such as...
35. Which two organizations pro- The Joint Commission and CLSI
vide guidelines for develop-
ing quality programs in health
care facilities and labs?
36. What are the most important Precision and accuracy of test results
aspects of lab testing?
37. The key terminology for QC Reliability, accuracy, and precision
methods involves:
38. For an older patient who has Dorsal veins (back of the hand)
difficult to access veins, a
phleb should select which of
the following veins to perform
a venipuncture?
39. How often should a phleb Daily
technician run a quality con-
trol test on POC testing instru-
ments?
40. Iatrogenic Anemia A type of anemia that results from multiple phlebotomies; it
is especially common in geriatric, pediatric, or underweight
patients.
41. Intimate Space For venipunctures (up to 18 in/ 46 cm)
42. Personal Space For patient encounters (18 in to 4 ft/ 46 cm to 1.2 m)
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EXAM QUESTIONS
1. Three clinical purposes of Diagnostic/screening
drawing blood Therapeutic assessment
Monitoring
2. Phase of lab testing that is Preexamination process
most prone to error
3. Phase of lab testing where fi- Postexamination process
nal test results are reported
4. Phase of lab testing that in- Examination process
cludes repeat testing/quality
control
5. FDA Food and Drug Administration
6. CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7. CDC Centers for Disease Control
8. CLIA Clinical Lab Improvement Amendments (Created by CDC).
These regulate clinical lab procedures and practices.
9. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration ’Worker safety.
They decided to enforce PPE procedures, to protect employ-
ees from being infected.
10. DOT Department of Transportation
11. Joint Commission Regulatory agency that has oversight of clinical laboratories
--> Patient Safety. They made guidelines for identification of
patients: to identify a patient, you need at least 2 identifiers.
One of those CANNOT be patient location, because patients
move around frequently and randomly.
, NHA CPT Exam
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12. CLSI Clinical Lab Standards Institute ’quality control. This regulates
and sets policies for labs, like what equipment to use, safety
precautions, and also accredits labs
13. Phase of lab testing that in- Preexamination phase
cludes post puncture care,
transporting the blood, and re-
ceiving the blood at the lab
14. Phase of lab testing that in- Postexamination phase
cludes reporting critical values
immediately to a supervisor
15. Nosocomial Infections These are healthcare-derived infections acquired by the pa-
tient, NOT the healthcare worker (C. diff, MRSA)
16. Pathologist Head of the lab, medical doctor, diagnose disease
17. Administrative May have a graduate degree in administration or business
18. Technical Supervisors Medical lab scientists with specialized experience
19. Medical Lab Scientists Have bachelor's degree in a biological science and one or
more years of study in an MLS program
20. Medical Lab Technicians Two year certificate/ associate's degree, perform specific tests
21. Medical Assistants Has an associate's degree, does some phlebotomy, assists
around the lab, administrative
22. Clinical Assistants Associate's degree program or certificate, does some phle-
botomy, not administrative
23. Chemistry Department Glucose, proteins, fats, hormones
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24. Hematology Department Study of blood, RBCs, WBCs, CBC, reticulocytes, hemoglobin,
hematocrit
25. Coagulation Department Pt/international normalized ratio, anticoagulants, light blue
tubes
26. Microbiology Department Sterile blood cultures
27. Parasitology Department Ova and parasites
28. Immunohematology Depart- Blood typing, compatibility, surface antigens, blood transfu-
ment sions
29. Immunology/ Serology De- Antibody testing, allergy testing, serology= stuff left behind
partment after
30. Urinalysis Department UTI testing, blood in urine (hematuria)
31. ER/STAT Laboratory Depart- Emergencies, orange tubes
ment
32. Clinical Duties of Phle- Communicate professionally with patients and coworkers
botomists: Identify the patient correctly
Asses the patient before blood collection
Prepare the patient accordingly
Perform the puncture
Withdraw blood into the correct containers and tubes in the
correct order
Assess the degree of bleeding and pain
Asses the patient after the phlebotomy procedure
33. An ethical standard for phle- Respect patients' rights (confidentiality, privacy, the right to
botomists is to... know about treatment, the right to refuse treatment)
, NHA CPT Exam
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34. Standards of practice have CLSI
been well established by orga-
nizations such as...
35. Which two organizations pro- The Joint Commission and CLSI
vide guidelines for develop-
ing quality programs in health
care facilities and labs?
36. What are the most important Precision and accuracy of test results
aspects of lab testing?
37. The key terminology for QC Reliability, accuracy, and precision
methods involves:
38. For an older patient who has Dorsal veins (back of the hand)
difficult to access veins, a
phleb should select which of
the following veins to perform
a venipuncture?
39. How often should a phleb Daily
technician run a quality con-
trol test on POC testing instru-
ments?
40. Iatrogenic Anemia A type of anemia that results from multiple phlebotomies; it
is especially common in geriatric, pediatric, or underweight
patients.
41. Intimate Space For venipunctures (up to 18 in/ 46 cm)
42. Personal Space For patient encounters (18 in to 4 ft/ 46 cm to 1.2 m)
