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PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025/2026 BANK
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ACCURATE
ACTUAL EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
AND STUDY GUIDE / EXPERT VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS/ALREADYGRADED A+
A patient reports that during a previous blood draw he felt
lightheaded and almost passed out. What should the phlebotomy
technician do?
(A) call the patient's doctor to verify that the draw should be
performed
(B) Give the patient a cup of juice or a light snack before the draw
(C Perform the draw according to standard procedures, but make
sure a trained first aid provider is nearby
(D) Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a supine position
- ANSWERS--(D) Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a
supine position
A phlebotomy technician at a primary care clinic is performing
venipuncture on a patient with suspected influenza. The patient is
wearing a mask. What PPE should the technician wear?
(A) Gloves and a mask
(B) Gloves, gown, and mask
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(C) Gloves only
(D) Gloves, gown, mask and goggles - ANSWERS--(A) Gloves and a
mask
A requisition calls for the following tests: CBC, CMP, and PTT. Which
of the following reflects the proper order of draw?
(A) EDTA, SST, citrate
(B) Citrate, SST, EDTA
(C) SST, citratte, EDTA
(D) EDTA, citrate, SST - ANSWERS--(B) Citrate, SST, EDTA
Blood exists the heart through the body's largest artery the
(A) Atrium
(B) Aorta
(C) Vena cava
(D) Carotid artery - ANSWERS--(B) Aorta
What part of the evacuated tube system allows multiple collection
tubes to be filled with one puncture
(A) The interior needle/tube holder
(B) The syringe barrel
(C) The bevel
(D) The lumen - ANSWERS--(A) The interior needle/tube holder
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When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a
phlebotomy technician have ready for specimen transportation?
(A) A heating block
(B) An amber transport tube
(C) An ice slurry
(D) Ice cubes - ANSWERS--(C) An ice slurry
A phlebotomy technician asks a patient to state and spells his name.
He says, "Chris Morgan, C-H-R-I-S M-O-R-G-A-N." The name listed on
the requisition is "Criss Morgan." What should the PBT do?
(A) Assume the requisition has a typo and complete the blood draw
(B) Ask the patient if he minds that his name is misspelled on the
requisition, then complete the blood draw if the patient agrees
(C) Cross out "Criss" on the requisition and write "Chris"
(D) Call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get a new
requisition with the correct spelling if the spelling was an error -
ANSWERS--(D) Call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get
a new requisition with the correct spelling if the spelling was an error
When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is
filled first?
(A) Yellow ACD
(B) Yellow SPS
(C) Lavender EDTA
(D) Light blue sodium citrate - ANSWERS--(B) Yellow SPS
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Which of these patients reactions should be documented, but is not
a cause for discontinuing a draw in a seated patient
(A) Syncope in a seated patient
(B) Petechiae
(C) Hematoma
(D) Nerve involvement - ANSWERS--(B) Petechiae
A phlebotomy technician performs a venipuncture collection on a
young adult and needs to draw a citrate tube, a serum separator
tube, and an EDTA tube. The citrate tube and SST fill quickly. the
EDTA tube fills partway and then blood flow stops. What would you
say is the most likely explanation?
(A) The patient's vein has collapsed
(B) A clot has formed in the needle
(C) The tube's vacuum is compromised
(D) The patient's vein is empty - ANSWERS--(C) The tube's vacuum is
compromised
Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient whose requisition
requires CBC and electrolytes. After finding no acceptable
venipuncture site on either arm or hand, the PBT sees that the
scarring does not extend to the fingertips. Which of the following is
true.
(A) The PBT can do a capillary draw and submit specimens without
additional comment
(B) The PBT can do a capillary draw and document that where the
blood was collected and why
PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025/2026 BANK
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ACCURATE
ACTUAL EXAM WITH FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
AND STUDY GUIDE / EXPERT VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS/ALREADYGRADED A+
A patient reports that during a previous blood draw he felt
lightheaded and almost passed out. What should the phlebotomy
technician do?
(A) call the patient's doctor to verify that the draw should be
performed
(B) Give the patient a cup of juice or a light snack before the draw
(C Perform the draw according to standard procedures, but make
sure a trained first aid provider is nearby
(D) Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a supine position
- ANSWERS--(D) Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a
supine position
A phlebotomy technician at a primary care clinic is performing
venipuncture on a patient with suspected influenza. The patient is
wearing a mask. What PPE should the technician wear?
(A) Gloves and a mask
(B) Gloves, gown, and mask
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(C) Gloves only
(D) Gloves, gown, mask and goggles - ANSWERS--(A) Gloves and a
mask
A requisition calls for the following tests: CBC, CMP, and PTT. Which
of the following reflects the proper order of draw?
(A) EDTA, SST, citrate
(B) Citrate, SST, EDTA
(C) SST, citratte, EDTA
(D) EDTA, citrate, SST - ANSWERS--(B) Citrate, SST, EDTA
Blood exists the heart through the body's largest artery the
(A) Atrium
(B) Aorta
(C) Vena cava
(D) Carotid artery - ANSWERS--(B) Aorta
What part of the evacuated tube system allows multiple collection
tubes to be filled with one puncture
(A) The interior needle/tube holder
(B) The syringe barrel
(C) The bevel
(D) The lumen - ANSWERS--(A) The interior needle/tube holder
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When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a
phlebotomy technician have ready for specimen transportation?
(A) A heating block
(B) An amber transport tube
(C) An ice slurry
(D) Ice cubes - ANSWERS--(C) An ice slurry
A phlebotomy technician asks a patient to state and spells his name.
He says, "Chris Morgan, C-H-R-I-S M-O-R-G-A-N." The name listed on
the requisition is "Criss Morgan." What should the PBT do?
(A) Assume the requisition has a typo and complete the blood draw
(B) Ask the patient if he minds that his name is misspelled on the
requisition, then complete the blood draw if the patient agrees
(C) Cross out "Criss" on the requisition and write "Chris"
(D) Call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get a new
requisition with the correct spelling if the spelling was an error -
ANSWERS--(D) Call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get
a new requisition with the correct spelling if the spelling was an error
When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is
filled first?
(A) Yellow ACD
(B) Yellow SPS
(C) Lavender EDTA
(D) Light blue sodium citrate - ANSWERS--(B) Yellow SPS
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Which of these patients reactions should be documented, but is not
a cause for discontinuing a draw in a seated patient
(A) Syncope in a seated patient
(B) Petechiae
(C) Hematoma
(D) Nerve involvement - ANSWERS--(B) Petechiae
A phlebotomy technician performs a venipuncture collection on a
young adult and needs to draw a citrate tube, a serum separator
tube, and an EDTA tube. The citrate tube and SST fill quickly. the
EDTA tube fills partway and then blood flow stops. What would you
say is the most likely explanation?
(A) The patient's vein has collapsed
(B) A clot has formed in the needle
(C) The tube's vacuum is compromised
(D) The patient's vein is empty - ANSWERS--(C) The tube's vacuum is
compromised
Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient whose requisition
requires CBC and electrolytes. After finding no acceptable
venipuncture site on either arm or hand, the PBT sees that the
scarring does not extend to the fingertips. Which of the following is
true.
(A) The PBT can do a capillary draw and submit specimens without
additional comment
(B) The PBT can do a capillary draw and document that where the
blood was collected and why
