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NHA PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM
(2025-2026) ACCURATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS A+
GRADED STUDY GUIDE
A Phlebotomy technician should identify that HIPAA protects which of the following rights
as part of the Patient Care Partnership?
Privacy
For which of the following conditions does emergency first aid treatment include
maintaining an open airway, control bleeding, and keeping the pt warm until help arrives?
Shock
A phlebotomy technician is selecting a site to collect a blood specimen from a patient.
After applying a tourniquet, the technician sees no
apparent vein to use for the venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
Have the patient dangle her arm for 1 to 2 min.
A phlebotomy technician is disposing of used supplies when he accidentally receives a
needlestick injury. According to OSHA guidelines, which of
the following actions should the technician take first?
Wash the puncture site with soap and water.
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A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture specimen
from an adult patient. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a blood sample from a patient for a glucose
tolerance test (GTT) and notices an empty breakfast
plate on a bedside table. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Ask the patient when he last ate or drank.
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture using a winged infusion set. The red-
topped tube fills, but the light blue-topped tube slows
and does not fill completely. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill.
A phlebotomy technician in an outpatient facility finds a patient who is in shock and
bleeding profusely from his leg. Which of the following
actions should the technician take first?
Apply direct pressure to the wound.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a patient's troponin T level. Which of the
following troponin T levels should the technician
immediately report to the provider?
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0.3 ng/mL
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take when reporting
laboratory results?
Send the results to the patient's ordering provider
A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The patient reports
experiencing a sharp, painful, and tingling sensation
going down her arm and into her hand. The technician should recognize that which of the
following complications of venipuncture is occurring?
Nerve injury
A patient asks a phlebotomy technician to use her finger for blood work. In which of the
following situations can the technician collect blood from
the patient's finger?
The ordered test can be performed on a capillary specimen
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood specimens from a patient who is alone
and unresponsive. The technician should collect the
specimens using which of the following forms of consent?
Implied consent
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT • ACADEMIC RESOURCES • PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE
NHA PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM
(2025-2026) ACCURATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS A+
GRADED STUDY GUIDE
A Phlebotomy technician should identify that HIPAA protects which of the following rights
as part of the Patient Care Partnership?
Privacy
For which of the following conditions does emergency first aid treatment include
maintaining an open airway, control bleeding, and keeping the pt warm until help arrives?
Shock
A phlebotomy technician is selecting a site to collect a blood specimen from a patient.
After applying a tourniquet, the technician sees no
apparent vein to use for the venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
Have the patient dangle her arm for 1 to 2 min.
A phlebotomy technician is disposing of used supplies when he accidentally receives a
needlestick injury. According to OSHA guidelines, which of
the following actions should the technician take first?
Wash the puncture site with soap and water.
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT • ACADEMIC RESOURCES • PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE
,MINDPLUG SOLUTIONS, EMPOWERING MINDS, BUILDING FUTURES
A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture specimen
from an adult patient. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a blood sample from a patient for a glucose
tolerance test (GTT) and notices an empty breakfast
plate on a bedside table. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Ask the patient when he last ate or drank.
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture using a winged infusion set. The red-
topped tube fills, but the light blue-topped tube slows
and does not fill completely. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Insert a new light blue-topped tube to see if it will fill.
A phlebotomy technician in an outpatient facility finds a patient who is in shock and
bleeding profusely from his leg. Which of the following
actions should the technician take first?
Apply direct pressure to the wound.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a patient's troponin T level. Which of the
following troponin T levels should the technician
immediately report to the provider?
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT • ACADEMIC RESOURCES • PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE
, MINDPLUG SOLUTIONS, EMPOWERING MINDS, BUILDING FUTURES
0.3 ng/mL
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take when reporting
laboratory results?
Send the results to the patient's ordering provider
A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The patient reports
experiencing a sharp, painful, and tingling sensation
going down her arm and into her hand. The technician should recognize that which of the
following complications of venipuncture is occurring?
Nerve injury
A patient asks a phlebotomy technician to use her finger for blood work. In which of the
following situations can the technician collect blood from
the patient's finger?
The ordered test can be performed on a capillary specimen
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood specimens from a patient who is alone
and unresponsive. The technician should collect the
specimens using which of the following forms of consent?
Implied consent
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