NHA PHLEBOTOMY EXAM 4 2026 FINAL
ASSESSMENT PAPER PHLEBOTOMY
COMPETENCY COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Sodium heparin is the anticoagulant most commonly found in
which of the following tubes? Answer: Green
◉ Yellow-stoppered tubes are generally used for: Answer: Blood
Cultures
◉ The liquid portion of the blood collected from a red-stoppered
tube following centrifugation is: Answer: Serum
◉ A phlebotomy quality assurance program may include each of the
following except: Answer: Abnormal glucose quality-control results
◉ Which of the following defines quality control? Answer: Process
that validates final results and quantifies variations
◉ Hemolysis is a reason for specimen rejection. It may be caused by
all of the following except: Answer: Clotting, because of insufficient
mixing with the anticoagulant
,◉ The following procedures should be performed in the nursery
when a phlebotomist collects a capillary specimen from an infant
except: Answer: Applying a bandage when bleeding has stopped to
prevent infection
◉ The order of filling tubes once blood has been collected in a
syringe is: Answer: Yellow, Light Blue, Red, Purple
◉ The term that describes the interrelationship of the law and
medicine is: Answer: Medical-legal
◉ What is not a benefit of multitasking? Answer: Specialization
◉ Which of the following pertains to the absence of oxygen?
Answer: Anaerobic
◉ Medical malpractice lawsuits are most often brought under the
legal theory of: Answer: Negligence
◉ Laws passed by the US Congress are called: Answer: Statutes
◉ Standard Precautions is the practice of treating ________ as if they
are known to be infectious for HBV, HIV, and other blood borne
,pathogens. Answer: All human blood and other potential infectious
material (OPIM)
◉ The legal term for the intent to cause harm or injury to a person
without the person's consent, and which actually harms that person,
is: Answer: Battery
◉ When a patient refuses to have his or her blood drawn, the
phlebotomist should do the following except: Answer: Force the
patient to have his or her blood drawn
◉ Equipment error(s) causing no blood to be collected include:
Answer: No vacuum in the tube
◉ Which of the following s not a reason to avoid an area of the arm
to perform venipuncture? Answer: Obesity
◉ What is the first course of action if a patient has convulsions?
Answer: Remove the tourniquet and needle
◉ All of the following statements are true except: Answer: Gray-
stoppered tubes are used for CBC and WBC tests
, ◉ Spurious laboratory results can be caused by: Answer: Hemolysis
and lipemia, Improper blood to anticoagulant ratio, and improper
handling of sample or after blood collection
◉ Normally the serum produced after spinning blood in a red-
stoppered tube is: Answer: Clear or straw colored
◉ What gland regulates the pituitary gland? Answer: Hypothalamus
◉ This structure houses the vocal cords: Answer: Larnyx
◉ Which of the following is considered to be a noninfectious bodily
substance according to the CDC guidelines known as the Standard
Precautions? Answer: Tears
◉ Which of the following diseases requires the use of respiratory
precautions? Answer: Tuberculosis
◉ All of the following are vaccine-preventable diseases except:
Answer: AIDS
◉ These blood vessels generally carry blood that is high in oxygen:
Answer: Arteries
ASSESSMENT PAPER PHLEBOTOMY
COMPETENCY COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Sodium heparin is the anticoagulant most commonly found in
which of the following tubes? Answer: Green
◉ Yellow-stoppered tubes are generally used for: Answer: Blood
Cultures
◉ The liquid portion of the blood collected from a red-stoppered
tube following centrifugation is: Answer: Serum
◉ A phlebotomy quality assurance program may include each of the
following except: Answer: Abnormal glucose quality-control results
◉ Which of the following defines quality control? Answer: Process
that validates final results and quantifies variations
◉ Hemolysis is a reason for specimen rejection. It may be caused by
all of the following except: Answer: Clotting, because of insufficient
mixing with the anticoagulant
,◉ The following procedures should be performed in the nursery
when a phlebotomist collects a capillary specimen from an infant
except: Answer: Applying a bandage when bleeding has stopped to
prevent infection
◉ The order of filling tubes once blood has been collected in a
syringe is: Answer: Yellow, Light Blue, Red, Purple
◉ The term that describes the interrelationship of the law and
medicine is: Answer: Medical-legal
◉ What is not a benefit of multitasking? Answer: Specialization
◉ Which of the following pertains to the absence of oxygen?
Answer: Anaerobic
◉ Medical malpractice lawsuits are most often brought under the
legal theory of: Answer: Negligence
◉ Laws passed by the US Congress are called: Answer: Statutes
◉ Standard Precautions is the practice of treating ________ as if they
are known to be infectious for HBV, HIV, and other blood borne
,pathogens. Answer: All human blood and other potential infectious
material (OPIM)
◉ The legal term for the intent to cause harm or injury to a person
without the person's consent, and which actually harms that person,
is: Answer: Battery
◉ When a patient refuses to have his or her blood drawn, the
phlebotomist should do the following except: Answer: Force the
patient to have his or her blood drawn
◉ Equipment error(s) causing no blood to be collected include:
Answer: No vacuum in the tube
◉ Which of the following s not a reason to avoid an area of the arm
to perform venipuncture? Answer: Obesity
◉ What is the first course of action if a patient has convulsions?
Answer: Remove the tourniquet and needle
◉ All of the following statements are true except: Answer: Gray-
stoppered tubes are used for CBC and WBC tests
, ◉ Spurious laboratory results can be caused by: Answer: Hemolysis
and lipemia, Improper blood to anticoagulant ratio, and improper
handling of sample or after blood collection
◉ Normally the serum produced after spinning blood in a red-
stoppered tube is: Answer: Clear or straw colored
◉ What gland regulates the pituitary gland? Answer: Hypothalamus
◉ This structure houses the vocal cords: Answer: Larnyx
◉ Which of the following is considered to be a noninfectious bodily
substance according to the CDC guidelines known as the Standard
Precautions? Answer: Tears
◉ Which of the following diseases requires the use of respiratory
precautions? Answer: Tuberculosis
◉ All of the following are vaccine-preventable diseases except:
Answer: AIDS
◉ These blood vessels generally carry blood that is high in oxygen:
Answer: Arteries
