NHA Phlebotomy Exam Practice
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,1. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient 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?
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