NHA CPT Exam 2025 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
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QUESTION
1. What are phlebotomist job tasks? equipment assembly
keep track of supplies
follow safety rules
verify & record patient information
assist patients before, during, and after procedures
cleansing & disinfecting area before puncture
collect blood & other specimens
label & store blood collection devices
report potential hazards
2. What is the hub/tube holder part of plastic sleeve that the needle hilt screws into, also
the needle? holds the tube
3. What are the four major work duties equipment
of a Phlebotomy Technician? procedure
patient care
records & patient information
4. What is the safety device of the nee- to prevent accidental needle sticks and possible ex-
dle? posure to bloodborne pathogens
5. What is the primary duty for the collection of blood samples via venipuncture or micro
phlebotomist? techniques
6. When do you use the non-evacuated when the veins are prone to collapse or if the phle-
collection system? botomist needs more control over the blood collec-
tion flow rate
7. List examples of bodily fluids be- urine
sides blood. feces
sputum
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
synovial fluid from joints
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pleural fluid from lungs
pericardial fluid from around the heart
8. When should a phlebotomist use a non-evacuated collection system; when the veins are
syringe? prone to collapse or if the phlebotomist needs more
control over the blood collection flow rate
9. What are the three phases of the pre-analytical phase
testing process in a laboratory? analytical phase
post-analytical phase
10. When should a phlebotomist use the when smaller amounts of blood needed
lancet system?
11. Define quality improvement. the analysis of performance and the systematic ef-
forts to make it better
...in other words, to systematically improve the ways
care is delivered to patients
12. What is the criteria to consider when location, size, depth, direction, condition, and turgor
choosing a vein?
13. List two methods of quality improve- flow chart
ment pareto chart
14. What is the most common location the antecubital fossa
for a venipuncture?
15. What is a pareto chart? bar charts made to show the frequency of problems
16. What are the three main veins in the median cubital vein, cephalic vein, and basilic vein
antecubital fossa?
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17. Define quality control. a system of maintaining standards in manufactured
products
...in other words, a procedure or set of procedures
intended to ensure that a manufactured product ad-
heres to a defined set of quality criteria
18. Which vein in the antecubital fossa is medial cubital fossa; cephalic is the second choice
the most preferred?
19. Quality control records should in- expiration dates
clude ... proper use
stability information
storage information
precision and accuracy of testing supplies/reagent
20. Why is the median cubital vein the it has structural support, large, and less likely to de-
most preferred vein in the antecu- velop a hematoma
bital fossa?
the cephalic vein is the second best because it lies on
the outside of the antecubital fossa so it makes posi-
tioning the patient and needle slightly more difficult
21. What is the CDC? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
22. Why is the cephalic veins not the last it surrounded by bone, tendon, artery and major
choice in the antecubital fossa? nerve; its not supported well
23. What is the CDC responsible for? standard precautions for disease control
24. Define turgor the resilience or bounce of a vein
25. What is OSHA? Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NHA CPT Exam
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QUESTION
1. What are phlebotomist job tasks? equipment assembly
keep track of supplies
follow safety rules
verify & record patient information
assist patients before, during, and after procedures
cleansing & disinfecting area before puncture
collect blood & other specimens
label & store blood collection devices
report potential hazards
2. What is the hub/tube holder part of plastic sleeve that the needle hilt screws into, also
the needle? holds the tube
3. What are the four major work duties equipment
of a Phlebotomy Technician? procedure
patient care
records & patient information
4. What is the safety device of the nee- to prevent accidental needle sticks and possible ex-
dle? posure to bloodborne pathogens
5. What is the primary duty for the collection of blood samples via venipuncture or micro
phlebotomist? techniques
6. When do you use the non-evacuated when the veins are prone to collapse or if the phle-
collection system? botomist needs more control over the blood collec-
tion flow rate
7. List examples of bodily fluids be- urine
sides blood. feces
sputum
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
synovial fluid from joints
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pleural fluid from lungs
pericardial fluid from around the heart
8. When should a phlebotomist use a non-evacuated collection system; when the veins are
syringe? prone to collapse or if the phlebotomist needs more
control over the blood collection flow rate
9. What are the three phases of the pre-analytical phase
testing process in a laboratory? analytical phase
post-analytical phase
10. When should a phlebotomist use the when smaller amounts of blood needed
lancet system?
11. Define quality improvement. the analysis of performance and the systematic ef-
forts to make it better
...in other words, to systematically improve the ways
care is delivered to patients
12. What is the criteria to consider when location, size, depth, direction, condition, and turgor
choosing a vein?
13. List two methods of quality improve- flow chart
ment pareto chart
14. What is the most common location the antecubital fossa
for a venipuncture?
15. What is a pareto chart? bar charts made to show the frequency of problems
16. What are the three main veins in the median cubital vein, cephalic vein, and basilic vein
antecubital fossa?
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17. Define quality control. a system of maintaining standards in manufactured
products
...in other words, a procedure or set of procedures
intended to ensure that a manufactured product ad-
heres to a defined set of quality criteria
18. Which vein in the antecubital fossa is medial cubital fossa; cephalic is the second choice
the most preferred?
19. Quality control records should in- expiration dates
clude ... proper use
stability information
storage information
precision and accuracy of testing supplies/reagent
20. Why is the median cubital vein the it has structural support, large, and less likely to de-
most preferred vein in the antecu- velop a hematoma
bital fossa?
the cephalic vein is the second best because it lies on
the outside of the antecubital fossa so it makes posi-
tioning the patient and needle slightly more difficult
21. What is the CDC? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
22. Why is the cephalic veins not the last it surrounded by bone, tendon, artery and major
choice in the antecubital fossa? nerve; its not supported well
23. What is the CDC responsible for? standard precautions for disease control
24. Define turgor the resilience or bounce of a vein
25. What is OSHA? Occupational Safety and Health Administration
