NHA Phlebotomy Exam Practice Questions and Verified Answers (2023/ 2024 Update)
1. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient
... [Show More] who has scabies. Which of the following pieces of personal protection equipment should the technician use?
Answer: Gown
2. A phlebotomy technician is preparing a patient for a routine venipuncture. Which of the following antiseptic solutions should the technician use?
Answer: Isopropyl alcohol
3. Which of the following collection tubes should a phlebotomy use when collecting for a routine chemistry test that requires serum?
Answer: SST
4. A phlebotomy tech is updating a quality control record while performing daily point-of-care tests. Which of the following information should the technician include?
Answer: Expiration date
5. While a phlebotomy technician is performing a blood collection, several drops of blood land on the drawing chair. Which of the color wing solutions should the technician use to remove blood?
Answer: 1:10 bleach
6. A patient states that he is a "difficult draw" and requests a skin puncture. The test ordered is a PTT. Which of the following should a phlebotomy technician perform?
Answer: A syringe draw transferred into a light blue vacuum tube
7. A phlebotomy technician performs a point-of-care glucose test for a patient in an outpatient setting. The result is in the critical value range. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Answer: Report the result to the patient's provider
8. A phlebotomy technician should identify that HIPAA protects which of the following rights as part of the Patient Care Partnership?
Answer: Privacy
9. After placing a tourniquet on a patient's arm, a phlebotmy technician notices small red spots below the tourniquet. Which of the following terms describes these spots?
Answer: Petechiae
10. A patient asks a phlebotomy technician to use her finger for blood work. In which of the following situations can the technician collect blood from the patient's finger?
Answer: The ordered test can be performed on a capillary specimen
11. A phlebotomy technician uses alcohol to cleanse a venipuncture site. Before performing the venipuncture, the technician should allow the site to dry for which of the following reasons?
Answer: Alcohol requires time for antiseptic action to take effect
12. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a blood specimen from a patient who has a Clostridium Difficile infection. Which of the following precautions should the technician follow?
Answer: Contact precautions
13. A phlebotomy technician collects multiple specimens from a premature infant. Which of the following is a possibly result of the procedure?
Answer: Latrogenic anemia
14. A phlebotomy technician is introducing herself to a patient and explaining the venipuncture procedure. In which of the following comfort zones is the technician working? [Show Less]