Hartman Phlebotomy Practice Exam
150 Questions with correct answers
||| Which of these tasks is typically considered
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within a phlebotomy technician's scope of
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practice? (Choose three.) ||| |||
(A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides
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(B) Drawing blood from an indwelling port
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(C) Performing a throat culture
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(D) Drawing blood from the dorsal aspect
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of the hand using a syringe and transfer
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device
(E) Using a microscope to examine blood
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smears - correct answer ✔(A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides
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(C) Performing a throat culture
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(D) Drawing blood from the dorsal aspect
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of the hand using a syringe and transfer
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device
||| Blood pulsing into collection tubes is an indication
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that
(A) The needle is placed in the exact center
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,of the vein
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(B) The needle has struck a nerve
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(C) The needle has passed entirely through
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the vein |||
(D) The needle has struck an artery - correct answer ✔(D) The needle has
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struck an artery ||| |||
| A phlebotomist needs to collect gold, pink,
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and green-topped tubes by venipuncture.
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Which order is correct? ||| ||| |||
(A) Gold, green, pink
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(B) Green, gold, pink
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(C) Pink, green, gold
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(D) Gold, pink, green - correct answer ✔(A) Gold, green, pink
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||| Collection tubes with ___________________ ||| ||| |||
_____________ should not be used for therapeutic ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
drug testing. |||
(A) Separator gel
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(B) Clot activator
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(C) Red tops||| |||
(D) Internal vacuum - correct answer ✔(A) Separator gel
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80. Which of the following will help a phlebotomy
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technician avoid having a patient's vein roll ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
,away when the needle is inserted?
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(A) Selecting a vein in the hand
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(B) Forming an anchoring "window" around
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the puncture site with the thumb below
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and the index finger above
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(C) Anchoring the site from below, using the
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thumb to pull toward the wrist ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
(D) Warming the site for 3-5 minutes prior
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to venipuncture - correct answer ✔(C) Anchoring the site from below, using
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the
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thumb to pull toward the wrist ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
||| Facility policy states that no more than 5%
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of a patient's blood may be drawn in 30 days.
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What is the maximum amount of blood than
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can be drawn from an 9-pound infant in a
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month?
(A) 12 mL ||| |||
(B) 16 mL ||| |||
(C) 20 mL||| |||
(D) 24 mL - correct answer ✔(B) 16 mL
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||| A patient's chart indicates that her veins are
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thin, fragile, and frequently collapse. A total
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of 5 mL of blood needs to be drawn for various
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
, tests. Which of the following techniques
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would be best for drawing blood from this
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
patient?
(A) Capillary puncture of the third or fourth
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finger
(B) Venipuncture using a 23-gauge butterfly
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needle and syringe/transfer device
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(C) Venipuncture using a 21-gauge straight
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multisample needle |||
(D) Venipuncture using a 23-gauge butterfly
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needle and a 5 mL evacuated tube - correct answer ✔(B) Venipuncture
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using a 23-gauge butterfly
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needle and syringe/transfer device
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||| Which of the following is a significant difference
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between midstream and routine urine ||| ||| ||| |||
specimens?
(A) The area around the urethra is cleaned
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before collecting a midstream specimen
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(B) A routine urine specimen is collected
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first thing in the morning
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(C) A midstream urine specimen is collected
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at a patient's home
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(D) A routine urine specimen is collected in
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150 Questions with correct answers
||| Which of these tasks is typically considered
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
within a phlebotomy technician's scope of
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
practice? (Choose three.) ||| |||
(A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
(B) Drawing blood from an indwelling port
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
(C) Performing a throat culture
||| ||| ||| |||
(D) Drawing blood from the dorsal aspect
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
of the hand using a syringe and transfer
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
device
(E) Using a microscope to examine blood
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
smears - correct answer ✔(A) Creating peripheral blood smear slides
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
(C) Performing a throat culture
||| ||| ||| |||
(D) Drawing blood from the dorsal aspect
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
of the hand using a syringe and transfer
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
device
||| Blood pulsing into collection tubes is an indication
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
that
(A) The needle is placed in the exact center
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
,of the vein
||| |||
(B) The needle has struck a nerve
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
(C) The needle has passed entirely through
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
the vein |||
(D) The needle has struck an artery - correct answer ✔(D) The needle has
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
struck an artery ||| |||
| A phlebotomist needs to collect gold, pink,
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
and green-topped tubes by venipuncture.
||| ||| ||| |||
Which order is correct? ||| ||| |||
(A) Gold, green, pink
||| ||| |||
(B) Green, gold, pink
||| ||| |||
(C) Pink, green, gold
||| ||| |||
(D) Gold, pink, green - correct answer ✔(A) Gold, green, pink
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
||| Collection tubes with ___________________ ||| ||| |||
_____________ should not be used for therapeutic ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
drug testing. |||
(A) Separator gel
||| |||
(B) Clot activator
||| |||
(C) Red tops||| |||
(D) Internal vacuum - correct answer ✔(A) Separator gel
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
80. Which of the following will help a phlebotomy
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
technician avoid having a patient's vein roll ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
,away when the needle is inserted?
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
(A) Selecting a vein in the hand
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
(B) Forming an anchoring "window" around
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
the puncture site with the thumb below
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
and the index finger above
||| ||| ||| |||
(C) Anchoring the site from below, using the
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
thumb to pull toward the wrist ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
(D) Warming the site for 3-5 minutes prior
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
to venipuncture - correct answer ✔(C) Anchoring the site from below, using
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
the
|||
thumb to pull toward the wrist ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
||| Facility policy states that no more than 5%
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
of a patient's blood may be drawn in 30 days.
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
What is the maximum amount of blood than
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
can be drawn from an 9-pound infant in a
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
month?
(A) 12 mL ||| |||
(B) 16 mL ||| |||
(C) 20 mL||| |||
(D) 24 mL - correct answer ✔(B) 16 mL
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
||| A patient's chart indicates that her veins are
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
thin, fragile, and frequently collapse. A total
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
of 5 mL of blood needs to be drawn for various
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
, tests. Which of the following techniques
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
would be best for drawing blood from this
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
patient?
(A) Capillary puncture of the third or fourth
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
finger
(B) Venipuncture using a 23-gauge butterfly
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
needle and syringe/transfer device
||| ||| |||
(C) Venipuncture using a 21-gauge straight
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
multisample needle |||
(D) Venipuncture using a 23-gauge butterfly
||| ||| ||| ||| |||
needle and a 5 mL evacuated tube - correct answer ✔(B) Venipuncture
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
using a 23-gauge butterfly
||| ||| |||
needle and syringe/transfer device
||| ||| |||
||| Which of the following is a significant difference
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
between midstream and routine urine ||| ||| ||| |||
specimens?
(A) The area around the urethra is cleaned
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
before collecting a midstream specimen
||| ||| ||| |||
(B) A routine urine specimen is collected
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
first thing in the morning
||| ||| ||| |||
(C) A midstream urine specimen is collected
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| |||
at a patient's home
||| ||| |||
(D) A routine urine specimen is collected in
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