NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Questions 2025-2026
1. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a
patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the
patient?: Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container.
2. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of
which of the following substances and water?: Sodium hypochlorite
3. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a
patient who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the
facility. Which of the following actions by the patient indicates implied consent
for the venipuncture?: Rolling up his shirtsleeve
4. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?: EDTA
5. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?:
Potassium
6. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the
following temperatures?: 36 to 38 C
7. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an
inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This
action by the patient is an example of which of the following types of consent?:
Implied consent
8. A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?: Place the specimens
in a lockable container.
9. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a
medication that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the
patient received the medication, how long should the technician wait prior to
attempting the draw?: 2 hr after administration
, .
10. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for
thyroid studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of
the following colors?: Speckled
11 A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to
screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?: Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
12. A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's
WBC count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the
provider?: 1.8/mm3
13. A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's
capillary blood. Which of the following actions should the Technician take?: Use the second
drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
14. Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a
blood specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins?:
Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube.
15. How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a
glucometer in the laboratory?: Every day the meter is used.
16. A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's
(CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this
process, which of the following actions should the technician take?: Enter critical
laboratory data.
17. A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the
following?: Patient's information
18. Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when
obtaining dermal samples?: Lavender
19. A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining blood
specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition includes which
of the following information?: A specimen identification code 20. A phlebotomy technician
is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a
patient who had a right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the
technician select?: Medial cubital vein in the left arm
1. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a
patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the
patient?: Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container.
2. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of
which of the following substances and water?: Sodium hypochlorite
3. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a
patient who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the
facility. Which of the following actions by the patient indicates implied consent
for the venipuncture?: Rolling up his shirtsleeve
4. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?: EDTA
5. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?:
Potassium
6. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the
following temperatures?: 36 to 38 C
7. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an
inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This
action by the patient is an example of which of the following types of consent?:
Implied consent
8. A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?: Place the specimens
in a lockable container.
9. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a
medication that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the
patient received the medication, how long should the technician wait prior to
attempting the draw?: 2 hr after administration
, .
10. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for
thyroid studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which of
the following colors?: Speckled
11 A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to
screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?: Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
12. A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient's
WBC count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately notify the
provider?: 1.8/mm3
13. A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's
capillary blood. Which of the following actions should the Technician take?: Use the second
drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
14. Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a
blood specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins?:
Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube.
15. How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a
glucometer in the laboratory?: Every day the meter is used.
16. A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's
(CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this
process, which of the following actions should the technician take?: Enter critical
laboratory data.
17. A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the
following?: Patient's information
18. Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when
obtaining dermal samples?: Lavender
19. A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before obtaining blood
specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that the requisition includes which
of the following information?: A specimen identification code 20. A phlebotomy technician
is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a
patient who had a right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the
technician select?: Medial cubital vein in the left arm
