NHA PHLEBOTOMY ACTUAL TEST WITH
1. 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 re-
ceived the medication, how long should the technician wait prior to attempting
the draw? ANS >>> 2 hr after administration
2. Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take
before leaving a patient's room? ANS >>> Initial and mark the date and time on
each tube drawn
3. Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first
when obtaining dermal samples? ANS >>> Lavender top
4. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from
a patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the
patient? ANS >>> "Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the
container."
5. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a
1 ANS >>>10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? ANS >>>
sodium hypochlorite
6. 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
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, for the venipuncture? ANS >>> Rolling up his shirtsleeve
7. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the follow-
ing additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? ANS >>> EDTA
8. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy techni-
cian uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? ANS >>>
Potassium
9. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the
following temperatures? ANS >>> 36-38 C
10. 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? ANS >>> implied consent
11. A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? ANS >>> Place the
speci- mens in a lockable container
12. 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? ANS >>> Tiger(speckled)
13. A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter
paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following
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1. 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 re-
ceived the medication, how long should the technician wait prior to attempting
the draw? ANS >>> 2 hr after administration
2. Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to take
before leaving a patient's room? ANS >>> Initial and mark the date and time on
each tube drawn
3. Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first
when obtaining dermal samples? ANS >>> Lavender top
4. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from
a patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the
patient? ANS >>> "Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the
container."
5. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a
1 ANS >>>10 dilution of which of the following substances and water? ANS >>>
sodium hypochlorite
6. 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
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, for the venipuncture? ANS >>> Rolling up his shirtsleeve
7. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the follow-
ing additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? ANS >>> EDTA
8. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy techni-
cian uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? ANS >>>
Potassium
9. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the
following temperatures? ANS >>> 36-38 C
10. 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? ANS >>> implied consent
11. A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? ANS >>> Place the
speci- mens in a lockable container
12. 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? ANS >>> Tiger(speckled)
13. A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter
paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following
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