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NHA phlebotomy practice exam 4
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
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In a laboratory, the job of the cytotechnologist is to? - ANSWER
Examine body cells to detect and stage cancer
Following venipuncture with excessive bleeding, a saturated
bloodstained gauze should be placed in a? - ANSWER Hazardous
waste container
When using a bariatric blood pressure cuff instead of a
tourniquet for an obese patient, the blood pressure cuff should
be inflated to? - ANSWER just below the patients diastolic
pressure
If a small bench fire occurs in the laboratory, the first step in
using the portable fire extinguisher is to? - ANSWER pull the pin
The heartbeat originates in the? - ANSWER SA node
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Which of the following methods may prevent
hemoconcentration during a venipuncture? - ANSWER Advise
the patient to avoid pumping the fist
When taking collection tubes with blood specimens from an
isolation room, the specimens should be? - ANSWER Sealed in a
leak proof bag
Bandages are usually avoided in children younger than 2 years
because? - ANSWER They pose a choking hazard
a blood disease that results in abnormally shaped RBC's that
block vessels and cause severe pain is? - ANSWER Sickle cell
disease
if a patient is chewing gum when the phlebotomist prepares to
draw blood for a CBC, the patient should be? - ANSWER asked
to remove the gum
When drawing blood from a patient with moderate to advanced
dementia, it is most important to? - ANSWER ask for assistance
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If a patient states he has severe needle phobia, the
phlebotomist should? - ANSWER Have the patient lie flat for
venipuncture
If drawing blood from a metacarpal vein, the tourniquet should
be placed? - ANSWER Above the wrist bone
If the phlebotomist has made two unsuccessful attempts to
draw blood from patient, the next step should be to? - ANSWER
Call for another phlebotomist or notify the physician
Which of the following tests requires that the specimen be
protected from light? - ANSWER Bilirubin
Newborn screening for neonates should be carried out after the
first? - ANSWER 24 hours
Labelling a tube after collection of a blood sample should be
done? - ANSWER In the patient's presence
NHA phlebotomy practice exam 4
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
2025 | 2026
In a laboratory, the job of the cytotechnologist is to? - ANSWER
Examine body cells to detect and stage cancer
Following venipuncture with excessive bleeding, a saturated
bloodstained gauze should be placed in a? - ANSWER Hazardous
waste container
When using a bariatric blood pressure cuff instead of a
tourniquet for an obese patient, the blood pressure cuff should
be inflated to? - ANSWER just below the patients diastolic
pressure
If a small bench fire occurs in the laboratory, the first step in
using the portable fire extinguisher is to? - ANSWER pull the pin
The heartbeat originates in the? - ANSWER SA node
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Which of the following methods may prevent
hemoconcentration during a venipuncture? - ANSWER Advise
the patient to avoid pumping the fist
When taking collection tubes with blood specimens from an
isolation room, the specimens should be? - ANSWER Sealed in a
leak proof bag
Bandages are usually avoided in children younger than 2 years
because? - ANSWER They pose a choking hazard
a blood disease that results in abnormally shaped RBC's that
block vessels and cause severe pain is? - ANSWER Sickle cell
disease
if a patient is chewing gum when the phlebotomist prepares to
draw blood for a CBC, the patient should be? - ANSWER asked
to remove the gum
When drawing blood from a patient with moderate to advanced
dementia, it is most important to? - ANSWER ask for assistance
, 3|Page
If a patient states he has severe needle phobia, the
phlebotomist should? - ANSWER Have the patient lie flat for
venipuncture
If drawing blood from a metacarpal vein, the tourniquet should
be placed? - ANSWER Above the wrist bone
If the phlebotomist has made two unsuccessful attempts to
draw blood from patient, the next step should be to? - ANSWER
Call for another phlebotomist or notify the physician
Which of the following tests requires that the specimen be
protected from light? - ANSWER Bilirubin
Newborn screening for neonates should be carried out after the
first? - ANSWER 24 hours
Labelling a tube after collection of a blood sample should be
done? - ANSWER In the patient's presence
