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