phlebotomy study guide questions and answers all verified 2026 A+

phlebotomy study
guide questions and
answers all verified
2026 A+
whenBdrawingBbloodBonBanBoutpatient,BwhatBisBtheBnextBpositiveBidentificationBtoBas
kBforBafterBobtainingBDOB?

A.BphotoBID

B.BSSN

C.BcorrectBspellingBofBname

D.BmedicalBrecordBnumberB-BAnswerBA.BphotoBID



ABpatientBhasBaBrequisitionBforBaBurineBtest.BTheBpatientBasksBtoBhaveBtheirBbloodBd
rawn.BTheyBintendBtoBcallBtheBphysician'sBofficeBwhenBtheyBleaveBtoBfaxBtheBorders.B
WhatBshouldBtheBphlebotomyBtechnicianBdo?

A.BcallBtheBphysicianBbeforeBtheBdrawBtoBrequestBandBobtainBordersB

B.BdrawBtheBbloodBandBconfirmBwithBtheBphysicianBafterBtheBdraw

C.BlookBinBtheBcomputerBatBpatientBhistoryBtoBseeBwhatBlabsBhaveBbeenBdoneBinBth
eBpast

D.BmarkBtheBlabsBthatBtheBpatientBorderedBonBtheBrequisitionB-
BAnswerBA.BcallBtheBphysicianBbeforeBtheBdrawBtoBrequestBandBobtainBorders



ABrequisitionBformBrequiresBaBphlebotomistBtoBdrawBbloodBforBanBhgA1CBandBlipidBp
anel.BHowBshouldBtheBphlebotomyBtechnicianBdrawBbloodBfromBtheBpatientBtoBmeet
BthisBrequirement?

A.BgreyBtopBthenBSST/goldBtop

B.BgreyBtopBthenBlavenderBtop

C.BlavenderBtopBthenBSST/goldBtop

D.BSST/goldBtopBthenBlavenderBtopB-BAnswerBD.BSST/goldBtopBthenBlavenderBtop

,TheBphlebotomyBtechnicianBinitiatesBaBbloodBdrawBafterBreceivingBverbalBconsentBfro
mBtheBpatient.BWhatBkindBofBconsentBhasBbeenBgiven?

A.BInformed

B.BImplied

C.BExpressed

D.BManifestB-BAnswerBC.BExpressed



TheBphysicianBordersBanBerythrocyteBsedimentationBrateB(ESR)BlabBtest.BWhichBtubeBs
houldBtheBphlebotomyBtechnicianBuse?

A.BRed

B.BSST/Gold

C.BGreen

D.BLavenderB-BAnswerBD.BLavender



PatientBABisBinBtheBwaitingBroomBandBhasBbeenBwaitingBforBaBphlebotomyBtechnician
BforB15Bminutes.BPatientBBBisBinBtheBwaitingBroomBwaitingBforBaBphlebotomyBtechnic
ianBforB5Bminutes.BBothBpatientsBrequireBaBCBCBwithBdifferential.BTheBSTATBboxBonB
PatientBB'sBrequisitionBisBchecked.BWhatBshouldBtheBphlebotomistBdoBfirst?B

A.BdrawBbloodBfromBpatientBABusingBSST/goldBtopBtube

B.BdrawBbloodBfromBpatientBBBusingBaBlavenderBtopBtube

C.BdrawBbloodBfromBpatientBBBusingBSST/goldBtopBtube

D.BdrawBbloodBfromBpatientBABusingBaBlavenderBtopBtubeB-
BAnswerBB.BdrawBbloodBfromBpatientBBBusingBaBlavenderBtopBtube



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBisBreadyBtoBperformBvenipunctureBonBaBpatientBforBlabsBth
eBphysicianBhasBordered.BWhatBshouldBtheBphlebotomyBtechnicianBdoBfirst?

A.BgatherBtheBsupplies

B.BidentifyBtheBpatient

C.BroomBtheBpatient

, D.BpositionBtheBpatientB-BAnswerBB.BidentifyBtheBpatient



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBentersBaBpatient'sBroomBtoBdrawBbloodBandBnoticesBtheBpa
tient'sBdateBofBbirthBonBtheBIDBbandBisBdifferentBfromBtheBdateBofBbirthBonBtheBreq
uisitionBform.BHowBshouldBtheBphlebotomyBtechnicianBhandleBthisBsituation?

A.BtelephoneBtheBphysicianBtoBverifyBtheBpatient

B.BdelayBdrawingBtheBbloodBuntilBtheBissueBwithBtheBIDBbandBisBresolved

C.BchangeBtheBIDBbandBtoBmatchBtheBrequisition

D.BignoreBIDBbandBandBproceedBwithBdrawB-
BAnswerBB.BdelayBdrawingBtheBbloodBuntilBtheBissueBwithBtheBIDBbandBisBresolved



ABphlebotomyBtechnicianBreceivesBanBinpatientBlabBorder.BUponBenteringBtheBroom,Bt
heBtechnicianBobservesBanBunconsciousBpatientBwithBfamilyBpresent.BWhatBshouldBth
eBtechnicianBdoBtoBverifyBtheBpatientBtoBtheBorder,BpriorBtoBtheBbloodBdraw?

A.BaskBtheBnurse

B.BuseBtheBpatientBIDBband

C.BuseBtheBwhiteBboardBinBtheBroom

D.BaskBtheBfamilyBmemberBinBtheBroomB-BAnswerBB.BuseBtheBpatientBIDBband



PatientBABisBdrawnBbyBtheBphlebotomyBtechnicianBforBaBTypeBandBCrossBBloodBMatc
hBandBmistakenlyBlabeledBasBPatientBB.BTheBtubesBareBprocessed.BPatientBA'sBbloodBi
sBenteredBintoBPatientBB'sBchart.BLaterBthatBday,BPatientBBBhasBsurgery,BisBgivenBthe
BwrongBbloodBtype,BandBdiesBduringBsurgery.

WhatBshouldBtheBphlebotomyBtechnicianBhaveBdoneBdifferently?

A.BLabelBtheBtubesBbeforeBtheBdraw.

B.BProperlyBidentifyBtheBpatient.

C.BSwitchBtheBlabelsBonBtheBspecimen.

D.BContactBcorporateBcompliance,B-BAnswerBB.BProperlyBidentifyBtheBpatient.