PTC Mock Certification Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
WhatAisAphlebotomy?
A.AAAtrainedAprofessionalAinAbloodAdrawing
B.ATheAlegalAstandardsAforAaApersonAwhoAperformsAblood-drawingAskills
C.ATheAprocessAofAdrawingAblood
D.AAllAofAtheAAboveA-AAnswerAC.ATheAprocessAofAdrawingAblood
WhatAisAaAphlebotomist?
A.AAAtrainedAprofessionalAinAbloodAdrawing
B.ATheAlegalAstandardsAforAaApersonAwhoAperformsAbloodAdrawingAskills
C.ATheAprocessAofAdrawingAblood
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswerAA.AAAtrainedAprofessionalAinAbloodAdrawing
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotApartAofAaAphlebotomist'sApoint-of-careAjob-relatedAduties?
A.ATakingAbloodApressure
B.AInstructingApatientsAonAurineAspecimenAcollection
C.APerformingAaAtracheostomy
D.APerformingAPOCAtestingA-AAnswerAC.APerformingAaAtracheostomy
AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAconsideredAhazardsAexcept:
A.ABendingAyourAkneesAwhenAliftingAheavyAobjects
B.AAirborneAvirusesAandAbacteria
C.AHandlingAbrokenAglassAwhenAwearingAgloves
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveAareAhazardsA-
AAnswerAA.ABendingAyourAkneesAwhenAliftingAheavyAobjects
,AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAtrueAaboutAlaboratoryAsafetyAexcept:
A.AYouAmayAstoreAfoodAinAtheAfridge
B.AProtectAyourAfeetAfromAspills
C.AAlwaysAwearArequiredApersonalAprotectionAequipment
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveAareAcorrectA-AAnswerAA.AYouAmayAstoreAfoodAinAtheAfridge
AsAwrittenAinAtheAPatientACareAPartnershipAfromAtheAAmericanAHospitalAAssociation,AtheApa
tientAhasAtheArightAto:
A.AHigh-qualityAcare
B.AProtectionAofAprivacy
C.AHelpAwithAbillingAclaims
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswerAD.AAllAofAtheAabove
CertificationAisAevidenceAthat:
A.ATheAphlebotomistAisAworkingAinAtheAfield
B.ATheAphlebotomistAhasAdemonstratedAproficiencyAinAtheAareaAofAbloodAdrawing
C.ATheAphlebotomistAisAlicensedAinAtheAfield
D.ATheAphlebotomistAisAaccreditedAinAtheAfieldA-
AAnswerAB.ATheAphlebotomistAhasAdemonstratedAproficiencyAinAtheAareaAofAbloodAdrawing
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAOSHA-requiredApersonalAprotectionAequipment?
A.ASteel-toeAshoes
B.AGoggles
C.AChin-lengthAfaceAshield
D.AFull-lengthAlabAcoatA-AAnswerAA.ASteel-toeAshoes
TheAClinicalALaboratoryAImprovementAActAofA1988AfollowsAguidelinesAandAstandardsAsetAby
Athe:
,A.ACLIAA'88
B.ACLSI
C.AJCAHO
D.ACDCA-AAnswerAB.ACLSI
SamplesAcollectedAfromAaApatientAinAaAnursingAhomeAareAsentAtoAthe:
A.APOL
B.ACDC
C.AReferenceAlaboratory
D.AUrgentAcareAcenterA-AAnswerAC.AReferenceAlaboratory
QualityAassuranceAforAlaboratoryApersonnelAincludesAallAofAtheAfollowingAexcept:
A.ASpecimenAcollectionAprocedures
B.ASpecimenAtransportAprocesses
C.ASpecimen-processingApolicies
D.ATheAlaboratoryAsupervisor'sAhomeAtelephoneAnumberA-
AAnswerAD.ATheAlaboratoryAsupervisor'sAhomeAtelephoneAnumber
PersonalAprotectionAequipmentAmustAbeAprovidedAbyAthe:
A.ACDC
B.AOSHA
C.AEmployee
D.AEmployerA-AAnswerAD.AEmployer
WhichAofAtheAfollowingApersonalAprotectionAequipmentAmustAaAphlebotomistAuseAwhenAperf
ormingAaAskinApunctureAorAvenipuncture?
A.AGoggles
, B.AGloves
C.AAAmask
D.ACapsAandAbootiesA-AAnswerAB.AGloves
UnderAHIPAA,AprotectedAhealthAinformationAisAdefinedAas:
A.AInformationAthatAtheApatientArefusesAtoAdiscloseAtoAtheAdoctor
B.AAnyAtestAresult
C.AAnyApartAofAaApatient'sAhealthAinformationAthatAisAlinkedAtoAinformationAthatAidentifies
AtheApatient
D.AInformationAthatAsummarizesAtheApatient'sAinsuranceAcoverageA-
AAnswerAC.AAnyApartAofAaApatient'sAhealthAinformationAthatAisAlinkedAtoAinformationAthatA
identifiesAtheApatient
EmployersAmustAprovideAvaccinationAagainstA______AfreeAofAcharge.
A.AHepatitisAAAvirus
B.AHepatitisABAvirus
C.AHepatitisACAvirus
D.AHepatitisAdeltaAvirusA-AAnswerAB.AHepatitisABAvirsus
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAaAreasonAforArejectionAofAaAspecimenAbyAtheAlab?
A.ATheApatient'sAname,AdateAofAbirth,AandAtheAdateAandAtimeAareAwrittenAonAtheAlabelAan
dArequisitionAslip
B.AAAspecimenAcontainingAanAadditiveAhasAbeenAinverted
C.AAnAESRAhasAbeenAcollectedAinAaAred-toppedAtube
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveAareAreasonsAforArejectionsA-
AAnswerAC.AAnAESRAhasAbeenAcollectedAinAaAred-toppedAtube.
TheAqualityAofAtheAtestAresultAdependsAon:
A.ATheAtypeAofAspecimen
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
WhatAisAphlebotomy?
A.AAAtrainedAprofessionalAinAbloodAdrawing
B.ATheAlegalAstandardsAforAaApersonAwhoAperformsAblood-drawingAskills
C.ATheAprocessAofAdrawingAblood
D.AAllAofAtheAAboveA-AAnswerAC.ATheAprocessAofAdrawingAblood
WhatAisAaAphlebotomist?
A.AAAtrainedAprofessionalAinAbloodAdrawing
B.ATheAlegalAstandardsAforAaApersonAwhoAperformsAbloodAdrawingAskills
C.ATheAprocessAofAdrawingAblood
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswerAA.AAAtrainedAprofessionalAinAbloodAdrawing
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotApartAofAaAphlebotomist'sApoint-of-careAjob-relatedAduties?
A.ATakingAbloodApressure
B.AInstructingApatientsAonAurineAspecimenAcollection
C.APerformingAaAtracheostomy
D.APerformingAPOCAtestingA-AAnswerAC.APerformingAaAtracheostomy
AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAconsideredAhazardsAexcept:
A.ABendingAyourAkneesAwhenAliftingAheavyAobjects
B.AAirborneAvirusesAandAbacteria
C.AHandlingAbrokenAglassAwhenAwearingAgloves
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveAareAhazardsA-
AAnswerAA.ABendingAyourAkneesAwhenAliftingAheavyAobjects
,AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAtrueAaboutAlaboratoryAsafetyAexcept:
A.AYouAmayAstoreAfoodAinAtheAfridge
B.AProtectAyourAfeetAfromAspills
C.AAlwaysAwearArequiredApersonalAprotectionAequipment
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveAareAcorrectA-AAnswerAA.AYouAmayAstoreAfoodAinAtheAfridge
AsAwrittenAinAtheAPatientACareAPartnershipAfromAtheAAmericanAHospitalAAssociation,AtheApa
tientAhasAtheArightAto:
A.AHigh-qualityAcare
B.AProtectionAofAprivacy
C.AHelpAwithAbillingAclaims
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswerAD.AAllAofAtheAabove
CertificationAisAevidenceAthat:
A.ATheAphlebotomistAisAworkingAinAtheAfield
B.ATheAphlebotomistAhasAdemonstratedAproficiencyAinAtheAareaAofAbloodAdrawing
C.ATheAphlebotomistAisAlicensedAinAtheAfield
D.ATheAphlebotomistAisAaccreditedAinAtheAfieldA-
AAnswerAB.ATheAphlebotomistAhasAdemonstratedAproficiencyAinAtheAareaAofAbloodAdrawing
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAOSHA-requiredApersonalAprotectionAequipment?
A.ASteel-toeAshoes
B.AGoggles
C.AChin-lengthAfaceAshield
D.AFull-lengthAlabAcoatA-AAnswerAA.ASteel-toeAshoes
TheAClinicalALaboratoryAImprovementAActAofA1988AfollowsAguidelinesAandAstandardsAsetAby
Athe:
,A.ACLIAA'88
B.ACLSI
C.AJCAHO
D.ACDCA-AAnswerAB.ACLSI
SamplesAcollectedAfromAaApatientAinAaAnursingAhomeAareAsentAtoAthe:
A.APOL
B.ACDC
C.AReferenceAlaboratory
D.AUrgentAcareAcenterA-AAnswerAC.AReferenceAlaboratory
QualityAassuranceAforAlaboratoryApersonnelAincludesAallAofAtheAfollowingAexcept:
A.ASpecimenAcollectionAprocedures
B.ASpecimenAtransportAprocesses
C.ASpecimen-processingApolicies
D.ATheAlaboratoryAsupervisor'sAhomeAtelephoneAnumberA-
AAnswerAD.ATheAlaboratoryAsupervisor'sAhomeAtelephoneAnumber
PersonalAprotectionAequipmentAmustAbeAprovidedAbyAthe:
A.ACDC
B.AOSHA
C.AEmployee
D.AEmployerA-AAnswerAD.AEmployer
WhichAofAtheAfollowingApersonalAprotectionAequipmentAmustAaAphlebotomistAuseAwhenAperf
ormingAaAskinApunctureAorAvenipuncture?
A.AGoggles
, B.AGloves
C.AAAmask
D.ACapsAandAbootiesA-AAnswerAB.AGloves
UnderAHIPAA,AprotectedAhealthAinformationAisAdefinedAas:
A.AInformationAthatAtheApatientArefusesAtoAdiscloseAtoAtheAdoctor
B.AAnyAtestAresult
C.AAnyApartAofAaApatient'sAhealthAinformationAthatAisAlinkedAtoAinformationAthatAidentifies
AtheApatient
D.AInformationAthatAsummarizesAtheApatient'sAinsuranceAcoverageA-
AAnswerAC.AAnyApartAofAaApatient'sAhealthAinformationAthatAisAlinkedAtoAinformationAthatA
identifiesAtheApatient
EmployersAmustAprovideAvaccinationAagainstA______AfreeAofAcharge.
A.AHepatitisAAAvirus
B.AHepatitisABAvirus
C.AHepatitisACAvirus
D.AHepatitisAdeltaAvirusA-AAnswerAB.AHepatitisABAvirsus
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAaAreasonAforArejectionAofAaAspecimenAbyAtheAlab?
A.ATheApatient'sAname,AdateAofAbirth,AandAtheAdateAandAtimeAareAwrittenAonAtheAlabelAan
dArequisitionAslip
B.AAAspecimenAcontainingAanAadditiveAhasAbeenAinverted
C.AAnAESRAhasAbeenAcollectedAinAaAred-toppedAtube
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveAareAreasonsAforArejectionsA-
AAnswerAC.AAnAESRAhasAbeenAcollectedAinAaAred-toppedAtube.
TheAqualityAofAtheAtestAresultAdependsAon:
A.ATheAtypeAofAspecimen
