AMCA CMAC EXAM 4 NEWEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
After you have washed your hands, put on PPE, and assembled the
equipment and supplies, what is your next step in obtaining a capillary
blood sample?
Select one:
a. Wipe the patient's ring finger with an alcohol wipe.
b. Ask the patient whether they are left handed or right handed.
c. Perform the capillary puncture.
d. Cleanse the puncture site with an alcohol wipe.
e. Identify the patient. - ANSWER-e. Identify the patient.
What can you do to lower the risk of bruising after venipuncture?
Select one:
a. Place a bandage on the puncture site.
b. Keep the tourniquet in place for 1 full minute the procedure.
c. Wipe the puncture site with an alcohol wipe.
d. Apply pressure to the puncture site.
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,e. Apply a heating pad to the puncture site and have the patient bend his
or her arm to keep it in place. - ANSWER-d. Apply pressure to the
puncture site.
While performing a venipuncture, you notice that a hematoma is
forming. You should do all the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. apply pressure to the site
b. remove the vacuum tube and needle
c. complete the collection of the specimen
d. look for a different site on either arm
e. remove the tourniquet - ANSWER-c. complete the collection of the
specimen
Which needle gauge will result in less blood cell damage during
venipuncture collection?
Select one:
a. 23-gauge
b. 18-gauge
c. 20-gauge
d. 16-gauge
e. 21-gauge - ANSWER-d. 16-gauge
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,Vacuum tubes used in venipuncture have different color tops. The reason
for this is to differentiate among the:
Select one:
a. tubes sizes
b. additives that may be within
c. preferred collection methods
d. tube quantity levels
e. morphologic studies - ANSWER-b. additives that may be within
A setup for venipuncture should always include extra:
Select one:
a. sharps containers
b. tourniquets
c. latex gloves
d. vacuum tubes
e. blood pressure cuffs - ANSWER-d. vacuum tubes
It is acceptable for a blood clot to form in a _______-topped tube.
Select one:
a. blue
b. lavender
c. green
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, d. light blue
e. red - ANSWER-e. red
Never leave a tourniquet on the arm for longer than:
Select one:
a. 120 seconds
b. 45 seconds
c. 30 seconds
d. 90 seconds
e. 60 seconds - ANSWER-e. 60 seconds
The primary purpose for anchoring a vein in performing a venipuncture
is:
Select one:
a. to prevent it from collapsing
b. to prevent any blood specimen leakage into surrounding tissue
c. to keep the patient from moving
d. to keep the patient comfortable
e. to prevent it from rolling - ANSWER-e. to prevent it from rolling
What angle should your needle position be in to perform venipuncture?
Select one:
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EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
After you have washed your hands, put on PPE, and assembled the
equipment and supplies, what is your next step in obtaining a capillary
blood sample?
Select one:
a. Wipe the patient's ring finger with an alcohol wipe.
b. Ask the patient whether they are left handed or right handed.
c. Perform the capillary puncture.
d. Cleanse the puncture site with an alcohol wipe.
e. Identify the patient. - ANSWER-e. Identify the patient.
What can you do to lower the risk of bruising after venipuncture?
Select one:
a. Place a bandage on the puncture site.
b. Keep the tourniquet in place for 1 full minute the procedure.
c. Wipe the puncture site with an alcohol wipe.
d. Apply pressure to the puncture site.
pg. 1
,e. Apply a heating pad to the puncture site and have the patient bend his
or her arm to keep it in place. - ANSWER-d. Apply pressure to the
puncture site.
While performing a venipuncture, you notice that a hematoma is
forming. You should do all the following EXCEPT:
Select one:
a. apply pressure to the site
b. remove the vacuum tube and needle
c. complete the collection of the specimen
d. look for a different site on either arm
e. remove the tourniquet - ANSWER-c. complete the collection of the
specimen
Which needle gauge will result in less blood cell damage during
venipuncture collection?
Select one:
a. 23-gauge
b. 18-gauge
c. 20-gauge
d. 16-gauge
e. 21-gauge - ANSWER-d. 16-gauge
pg. 2
,Vacuum tubes used in venipuncture have different color tops. The reason
for this is to differentiate among the:
Select one:
a. tubes sizes
b. additives that may be within
c. preferred collection methods
d. tube quantity levels
e. morphologic studies - ANSWER-b. additives that may be within
A setup for venipuncture should always include extra:
Select one:
a. sharps containers
b. tourniquets
c. latex gloves
d. vacuum tubes
e. blood pressure cuffs - ANSWER-d. vacuum tubes
It is acceptable for a blood clot to form in a _______-topped tube.
Select one:
a. blue
b. lavender
c. green
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, d. light blue
e. red - ANSWER-e. red
Never leave a tourniquet on the arm for longer than:
Select one:
a. 120 seconds
b. 45 seconds
c. 30 seconds
d. 90 seconds
e. 60 seconds - ANSWER-e. 60 seconds
The primary purpose for anchoring a vein in performing a venipuncture
is:
Select one:
a. to prevent it from collapsing
b. to prevent any blood specimen leakage into surrounding tissue
c. to keep the patient from moving
d. to keep the patient comfortable
e. to prevent it from rolling - ANSWER-e. to prevent it from rolling
What angle should your needle position be in to perform venipuncture?
Select one:
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