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NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Questions with 100% Verified
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A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum
specimen from a patient. Which of the following instructions
should the technician give the patient?
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?
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?
Rolling up his shirtsleeve
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A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of
the following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a
CBC?
EDTA
Which of the following test results are affected when a
phlebotomy technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site
for a dermal puncture?
Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at
which of the following temperatures?
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?
Implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a
laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician
take?
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
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verifying when the patient received the medication, how long
should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw?
2 hr after administration
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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?
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?
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?
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?
NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Questions with 100% Verified
Answers 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?
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?
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?
Rolling up his shirtsleeve
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A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of
the following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a
CBC?
EDTA
Which of the following test results are affected when a
phlebotomy technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site
for a dermal puncture?
Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at
which of the following temperatures?
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?
Implied consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a
laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician
take?
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
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verifying when the patient received the medication, how long
should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw?
2 hr after administration
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
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?
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?
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?
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?
