PHLEBOTOMY NCCT PRACTICE QUESTIONS GRADED A+
1. POC Laboratory Tests
️ The point-of-care laboratory tests that fall within the CLIA defined scope of practice for a
phlebotomist include: Strep tests and urine dip tests.
2. Venipuncture in School-Age Child
️ To ease the apprehension...
✔️ The point-of-care laboratory tests that fall within the CLIA defined scope of practice for a
phlebotomist include: Strep tests and urine dip tests.
2. Venipuncture in School-Age Child
✔️ To ease the apprehension of a school-age child during a venipuncture, the phlebotomist should:
explain the procedure and reassure the child that their parent can remain with them.
3. Daily Use of POC Instrument
✔️ Before using a point-of-care instrument each day, a phlebotomist should: perform quality control
on the instrument.
4. Interpreting Lab Test Results
✔️ If a patient presents with written lab test results that include both point-of-care and complex
tests, the phlebotomist should: refer the patient to their physician for interpretation of all results.
5. Outside Scope of Practice for Phlebotomists
✔️ An activity that is outside the scope of practice for a phlebotomist is: performing CLIA moderate
complexity tests.
6. Chain-of-Custody Specimens
✔️ Specimens that require the phlebotomist to follow chain-of-custody protocols include: blood
control and drug testing.
7. Quality Control Measures
✔️ Quality control measures that are within the phlebotomist's scope of practice include: checking
expiration dates on venipuncture supplies, monitoring temperatures of specimen refrigerators, and
routinely cleaning surfaces where specimens are processed.
,8. Labeling Test Tubes
✔️ A test tube should be labeled with the patient's information: while in the patient's room after
blood collection.
9. Obtaining Consent from Family Member
✔️ If a phlebotomist obtains consent from a family member instead of the mentally competent
patient, it violates: The Patient's Bill of Rights.
10. Blood Draw on Non-Responsive Patient
✔️ When drawing blood from a non-responsive patient in an emergency department, this procedure
is conducted under: implied consent.
11. Consent for Diagnostic HIV Test
✔️ Prior to performing a venipuncture for a diagnostic HIV test, the phlebotomist must obtain:
informed consent.
12. Implied Consent by Patient
✔️ When a 19-year-old patient offers her arm for a venipuncture, this action is an example of:
implied consent.
13. CLIA Waived Test for Phlebotomists
✔️ A CLIA-waived test that can be conducted by phlebotomists is: chemical urinalysis.
14. Patient Rights
✔️ Commitment to privacy, continuity of care, advance directives, and the right to refuse treatment
is protected under: The Patient's Bill of Rights.
15. Needle Stick Incident
✔️ After experiencing a needlestick injury from a contaminated needle while giving an injection and
thoroughly washing their hands, the phlebotomist should first: complete an exposure incident report.
, 16. Performing Venipuncture with Cold Symptoms
✔️ A phlebotomist with active symptoms of a common cold may perform venipuncture if: they are
wearing a mask and are afebrile.
17. Further Education on Standard Precautions
✔️ A statement indicating that a new phlebotomist needs further education on standard precautions
is: "I will wear a gown, gloves, and mask for inpatient collections."
18. Available Immunization for Blood Borne Diseases
✔️ There is currently an immunization available for the prevention of: Hepatitis B.
19. Minimum PPE for HIV Patients
✔️ The minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) required when drawing lab work from a
patient suspected of having HIV is: gloves only.
Which of the following best describes the proper way to clean up a broken glass tube? ✔️Use a broom
and dust pan to sweep up the glass and fragments and place in a sharps container
The phlebotomist arrives at an inpatient room to collect a blood sample. There is an isolation cart
located outside the room. The phlebotomist washes her hands and puts on the following personal
protective equipment: gown, gloves, and mask. Which of the following types of precautions are being
used for this patient? ✔️Contact Airborne
The phlebotomist is preparing to remove her gloves after a venipuncture and notices blood on the
gloves. Where should the phlebotomist dispose of her gloves? ✔️a biohazard waste container
If a phlebotomist has questions about disposing of outdated hazardous chemicals, where should she
look to find this information? ✔️MSDS
A patient notices this symbol on a container on the room and asks what it means. the phlebotomist
should tell the patient the symbol means ✔️biohazard material present
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