PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN (CPT) PRACTICE TEST 2.0 A
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1. What should a phlebotomy technician do when washing her hands at the start of her shift?
a) Use a little soap
b) Use enough soap to form a lather
c) Just rinse with water
d) None of the above
- ANSWER b) Use enough soap to form a lather
2. Which test results are affected if a technician uses providone-iodine to cleanse a site for a fingerstick?
a) Calcium
b) Sodium
c) Potassium
d) Glucose
- ANSWER c) Potassium
3. How should a phlebotomy technician remove gloves after a venipuncture?
a) Pull both gloves off at once
b) Remove the first glove so it turns inside out
c) Just drop them on the floor
d) None of the above
- ANSWER b) Remove the first glove so it turns inside out
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4. What should a technician do when disposing of contaminated sharps according to OSHA standards?
a) Replace the sharps container when it is half full
b) Replace the sharps container when it is two-thirds full
c) Wait until it is full
d) None of the above
- ANSWER b) Replace the sharps container when it is two-thirds full
5. What is the first action a technician should take before performing a fingerstick?
a) Prepare the equipment
b) Confirm the identity of the patient
c) Clean the site
d) None of the above
- ANSWER b) Confirm the identity of the patient
6. For which procedure should a technician follow chain of custody guidelines?
a) Blood glucose testing
b) Drug testing
c) Paternity testing
d) Routine blood tests
- ANSWER c) Paternity testing
7. After leaving a patient's room, what is the last piece of PPE a technician should remove?
a) Gloves
b) Gown
c) Mask
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d) Face shield
- ANSWER c) Mask
8. After verifying a patient's identity, what should a technician do when the lab results are ready?
a) Share the results with the patient
b) Inform the patient to contact the ordering provider for results
c) Keep the results private
d) None of the above
- ANSWER b) Inform the patient to contact the ordering provider for results
9. What does HIPAA protect?
a) Hospital equipment
b) Patient's information
c) Staff schedules
d) None of the above
- ANSWER b) Patient's information
10. What anticoagulant should a technician select for a PT/PTT test?
a) EDTA
b) Heparin
c) Sodium citrate
d) Lithium heparin
- ANSWER c) Sodium citrate
11. When using an evacuated needle holder and blood collection tubes, what should the technician do?
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