NHCO Phlebotomy Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - Correct answer-
Which of the following protects patients information?
18 gauge - Correct answer-Which size needle is NOT used for laboratory assays
but for collection of donor units of blood?
Within 4 minutes - Correct answer-How many minutes within of urine sample
collection should the phlebotomist take the temperature of the specimen?
Paleness and sweating - Correct answer-What is the indication that a patient might
be at risk of syncope?
The Joint Commission (TJC) - Correct answer-A national agency that conducts
surveys of inpatient and ambulatory facilities and certifies their compliance with
established quality standards.
80% - Correct answer-What is the % of non-verbal communication?
SENT-RECEIVED-PROCESSED-UNDERSTOOD - Correct answer-What is the
best information exchange?
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,Solely looks out for patients and establish standards and operations. TCJ evaluates
facilities - Correct answer-What does the Joint Commission (TJC) do?
Develops standards using representatives from the fields they oversee. - Correct
answer-What is the Clinical and Lab Standards Institute (CLSI)?
To develop clinical and laboratory practices and promote their use worldwide -
Correct answer-What is CLSI's mission statement?
office manager - Correct answer-Who handles incident reports in a office or small
setting?
safety and compliance departments - Correct answer-Who deals with risk
management in larger companies?
informed consent - Correct answer-a competent person gives voluntary permission
after receiving information of the risks of a procedure
expressed consent - Correct answer-verbal or written approval
Implied consent - Correct answer-A patient presents for treatment, such as
extending an arm to allow a venipuncture to be performed.
Assault and/or Battery - Correct answer-What charges are applied if treatment is
not stopped after patient declines treatment?
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, discharge against medical advice (DAMA) or AMA - Correct answer-What form is
signed for refusal of care
The complaint inspection
The fatality/accidents inspection
The programmed inspection
The imminent danger inspection - Correct answer-OSHA Inspections
the complaint inspection - Correct answer-occurs after an employee files a formal
complaint with OSHA.
*most common type of inspection
the fatality of accidents inspection - Correct answer-occurs after OSHA receives
notice from the employer of a workplace fatality or an accident resulting in the
hospitalization of three or more employees.
the programmed inspection - Correct answer-an inspection conducted of randomly
chosen workplaces determined to be engaged in particularly hazardous types of
work according to their standard industry classification codes
the imminent danger inspection - Correct answer-occurs when OSHA receives a
report that a condition of imminent danger exists at a workplace
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and Answers
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - Correct answer-
Which of the following protects patients information?
18 gauge - Correct answer-Which size needle is NOT used for laboratory assays
but for collection of donor units of blood?
Within 4 minutes - Correct answer-How many minutes within of urine sample
collection should the phlebotomist take the temperature of the specimen?
Paleness and sweating - Correct answer-What is the indication that a patient might
be at risk of syncope?
The Joint Commission (TJC) - Correct answer-A national agency that conducts
surveys of inpatient and ambulatory facilities and certifies their compliance with
established quality standards.
80% - Correct answer-What is the % of non-verbal communication?
SENT-RECEIVED-PROCESSED-UNDERSTOOD - Correct answer-What is the
best information exchange?
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,Solely looks out for patients and establish standards and operations. TCJ evaluates
facilities - Correct answer-What does the Joint Commission (TJC) do?
Develops standards using representatives from the fields they oversee. - Correct
answer-What is the Clinical and Lab Standards Institute (CLSI)?
To develop clinical and laboratory practices and promote their use worldwide -
Correct answer-What is CLSI's mission statement?
office manager - Correct answer-Who handles incident reports in a office or small
setting?
safety and compliance departments - Correct answer-Who deals with risk
management in larger companies?
informed consent - Correct answer-a competent person gives voluntary permission
after receiving information of the risks of a procedure
expressed consent - Correct answer-verbal or written approval
Implied consent - Correct answer-A patient presents for treatment, such as
extending an arm to allow a venipuncture to be performed.
Assault and/or Battery - Correct answer-What charges are applied if treatment is
not stopped after patient declines treatment?
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, discharge against medical advice (DAMA) or AMA - Correct answer-What form is
signed for refusal of care
The complaint inspection
The fatality/accidents inspection
The programmed inspection
The imminent danger inspection - Correct answer-OSHA Inspections
the complaint inspection - Correct answer-occurs after an employee files a formal
complaint with OSHA.
*most common type of inspection
the fatality of accidents inspection - Correct answer-occurs after OSHA receives
notice from the employer of a workplace fatality or an accident resulting in the
hospitalization of three or more employees.
the programmed inspection - Correct answer-an inspection conducted of randomly
chosen workplaces determined to be engaged in particularly hazardous types of
work according to their standard industry classification codes
the imminent danger inspection - Correct answer-occurs when OSHA receives a
report that a condition of imminent danger exists at a workplace
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