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NHCO PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {100 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW!
Which of the following is a right under the patient's bill of rights?
a. The right to decline medical treatment
b. The right to know the medical status of family members in
the hospital
c. The right to refuse to pay for medical treatment
d. The right to escort their specimens to and from the laboratory
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. The right to decline medical treatment
Why should a phlebotomist not transfer a specimen to a different
labeled tube if they accidentally mislabel the first collection tube?
a. Because the laboratory will process it either way; it is a
waste of time and resources
b. Because the phlebotomist should just notify a supervisor
and they will take care of the mislabel
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c. Because the laboratory personnel will change the
information on the label
d. Because the collection tube already has a specific measured
of additive that could be altered if the specimen was
transferred into another tube - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Because
the collection tube already has a specific measured of additive
that could be altered if the specimen was transferred into
another tube
CDC is the abbreviation for which of the following?
a. Center of Disease Connection
b. Centers for Disease Control and prevention
c. Civic Disease Control
d. Civil Damage Center - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Centers for
Disease Control and prevention
When a phlebotomist centrifuges blood in a Gray Top Tube
containing an anticoagulant, which is the resulting fluid portion?
a. Plasma
b. Serum
c. Nosocomial
d. Dehydration - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Plasma
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To avoid damaging test results, a tourniquet should not be left
on a patient's arm longer than:
a. 30 seconds
b. 180 seconds
c. 60 seconds
d. 90 seconds - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. 60 seconds
According to OSHA requirements, a phlebotomist must replace a
sharps container:
a. When the container has an uncapped needle inside
b. When it is too full to add other contaminated needles
c. When the container is two-thirds full
d. When the technician has discarded all lancets into metal
trash bins - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. When the container is two-
thirds full
The needle should be inserted into the arm with the bevel
facing in which direction?
a. Downwards
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b. Towards either side
c. Upwards
d. It makes no difference which direction the bevel is facing - ✔✔✔
c. Upwards
Which piece of information is critical for a phlebotomist to
document when following a Chain of Custody guideline?
a. Identifying the patient's next-of kin
b. Identifying everyone who has possession of the specimen
c. Identifying the CLIA protocol that was breached
d. Identifying the lawyers involved - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b.
Identifying everyone who has possession of the
specimen
What is the process by which blood vessels repair after injury?
a. Hemodialysis
b. Hemodynamics
c. Hemolysis
d. Hemostasis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Hemostasis
NHCO PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {100 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW!
Which of the following is a right under the patient's bill of rights?
a. The right to decline medical treatment
b. The right to know the medical status of family members in
the hospital
c. The right to refuse to pay for medical treatment
d. The right to escort their specimens to and from the laboratory
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. The right to decline medical treatment
Why should a phlebotomist not transfer a specimen to a different
labeled tube if they accidentally mislabel the first collection tube?
a. Because the laboratory will process it either way; it is a
waste of time and resources
b. Because the phlebotomist should just notify a supervisor
and they will take care of the mislabel
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c. Because the laboratory personnel will change the
information on the label
d. Because the collection tube already has a specific measured
of additive that could be altered if the specimen was
transferred into another tube - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Because
the collection tube already has a specific measured of additive
that could be altered if the specimen was transferred into
another tube
CDC is the abbreviation for which of the following?
a. Center of Disease Connection
b. Centers for Disease Control and prevention
c. Civic Disease Control
d. Civil Damage Center - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Centers for
Disease Control and prevention
When a phlebotomist centrifuges blood in a Gray Top Tube
containing an anticoagulant, which is the resulting fluid portion?
a. Plasma
b. Serum
c. Nosocomial
d. Dehydration - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Plasma
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To avoid damaging test results, a tourniquet should not be left
on a patient's arm longer than:
a. 30 seconds
b. 180 seconds
c. 60 seconds
d. 90 seconds - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. 60 seconds
According to OSHA requirements, a phlebotomist must replace a
sharps container:
a. When the container has an uncapped needle inside
b. When it is too full to add other contaminated needles
c. When the container is two-thirds full
d. When the technician has discarded all lancets into metal
trash bins - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. When the container is two-
thirds full
The needle should be inserted into the arm with the bevel
facing in which direction?
a. Downwards
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b. Towards either side
c. Upwards
d. It makes no difference which direction the bevel is facing - ✔✔✔
c. Upwards
Which piece of information is critical for a phlebotomist to
document when following a Chain of Custody guideline?
a. Identifying the patient's next-of kin
b. Identifying everyone who has possession of the specimen
c. Identifying the CLIA protocol that was breached
d. Identifying the lawyers involved - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b.
Identifying everyone who has possession of the
specimen
What is the process by which blood vessels repair after injury?
a. Hemodialysis
b. Hemodynamics
c. Hemolysis
d. Hemostasis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Hemostasis
