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QuestionsAndAnswers 2026 Update
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Whatfisfphlebotomy?
A. Aftrainedfprofessionalfinfbloodfdrawing
B. Theflegalfstandardsfforfafpersonfwhofperformsfblood-drawingfskills
C. Thefprocessfoffdrawingfblood
D. Allfoffthefabovef-fCorrectfAnswer-C
Whatfisfafphlebotomist?
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A. Aftrainedfprofessionalfinfbloodfdrawing
B. Theflegalfstandardsfforfafpersonfwhofperformsfblood-drawingfskills
C. Thefprocessfoffdrawingfblood
D. Allfoffthefabovef-fCorrectfAnswer-A
Whichfofftheffollowingfisfnotfpartfoffafphlebotomist'sfpoint-of-carefjob-relatedfduties?
a. Takingfbloodfpressure
b. Instructingfpatientsfonfurinefspecimenfcollection
c. Performingfaftracheostomy
d. PerformingfPOCftestingf-fCorrectfAnswer-C
Allfofftheffollowingfarefconsideredfhazardsfexcept:
a. bendingfyourfkneesfwhenfliftingfheavyfobjects.
b. airbornefvirusesfandfbacteria.
c. handlingfbrokenfglassfwhenfwearingfgloves.
d. Allfoffthefabovefarefhazards.f-fCorrectfAnswer-A
Allfofftheffollowingfareftruefaboutflaboratoryfsafetyfexcept:
A. youfmayfstoreffoodfinftheflaboratoryfrefrigerator.
B. protectfyourffeetffromfspills.
C. alwaysfwearfrequiredfpersonalfprotectionfequipment.
D. Allfoffthefabovefarefcorrect.f-fCorrectfAnswer-A
AsfwrittenfinfthefPatientfCarefPartnershipffromfthefAmericanfHospitalfAssociation,fthefpatientfha
sfthefrightfto:
a. high-qualityfcare.
b. protectionfoffprivacy.
c. helpfwithfbillingfclaims.
d. Allfoffthefabove.f-fCorrectfAnswer-D
,Certificationfisfevidencefthat:
a. thefphlebotomistfisfworkingfinftheffield.
b. thefphlebotomistfhasfdemonstratedfproficiencyfinfthefareafoffbloodfdrawing.
c. thefphlebotomistfisflicensedfinftheffield.
d. thefphlebotomistfisfaccreditedfinftheffield.f-fCorrectfAnswer-B
WhichfofftheffollowingfisfnotfOSHA-requiredfpersonalfprotectionfequipment?
a. Steel-toefshoes
b. Goggles
c. Chin-lengthffacefshield
d. Full-lengthflabfcoatf-fCorrectfAnswer-A
ThefClinicalfLaboratoryfImprovementfActfoff1988ffollowsfguidelinesfandfstandardsfsetfbyfth
e:
a. CLIAf'88.
b. CLSI.
c. JCAHO.
d. CDCf-fCorrectfAnswer-B
Samplesfcollectedffromfafpatientfinfafnursingfhomefarefsentftofthe:
a. POL.
b. CDC.
c. referenceflaboratory.
d. urgentfcarefcenter.f-fCorrectfAnswer-C
Qualityfassurancefforflaboratoryfpersonnelfincludesfallfofftheffollowingfexcept:
a. specimenfcollectionfprocedures.
b. specimenftransportfprocesses.
c. specimen-processingfpolicies.
d. theflaboratoryfsupervisor'sfhomeftelephonefnumber.f-fCorrectfAnswer-D
Personalfprotectionfequipmentfmustfbefprovidedfbyfthe:
a. CDC.
b. OSHA.
c. employee.
d. employer.f-fCorrectfAnswer-D
Whichfofftheffollowingfpersonalfprotectionfequipmentfmustfafphlebotomistfusefwhenfperformingf
afskinfpunctureforfvenipuncture?
,a. Goggles
b. Gloves
c. Afmask
d. Capsfandfbootiesf-fCorrectfAnswer-B
UnderfHIPAA,fprotectedfhealthfinformationfisfdefinedfas:
a. informationfthatfthefpatientfrefusesftofdiscloseftofthefphysician.
b. anyftestfresult.
c. anyfpartfoffafpatient'sfhealthfinformationfthatfisflinkedftofinformationfthatfidentifiesfthefpatie
nt.
d. informationfthatfsummarizesfthefpatient'sfinsurancefcoverage.f-fCorrectfAnswer-C
Employersfmustfprovidefvaccinationfagainst freefoffcharge.
a. hepatitisfAfvirus
b. hepatitisfBfvirus
c. hepatitisfCfvirus
d. hepatitisfdeltafvirusf-fCorrectfAnswer-B
Whichfofftheffollowingfwouldfbefafreasonfforfrejectionfoffafspecimenfbyftheflaboratory?
a. Thefpatient'sfname,fdatefoffbirth,fandfthefdatefandftimefarefwrittenfonftheflabelfandfrequi
sitionfslip.
b. Afspecimenfcontainingfanfadditivefhasfbeenfinverted.
c. AnfESRfhasfbeenfcollectedfinfafred-toppedftube.
d. Allfoffthefabovefarefreasonsfforfrejections.f-fCorrectfAnswer-C
Thefqualityfofftheftestfresultfdependsfon:
a. theftypefoffspecimen.
b. thefsourcefoffthefspecimen.
c. theftimefbetweenfcollectingfthefspecimenfandfanalyzingfthefspecimen.
d. whetherfthefsamplefisfgoingftofbefanalyzedfforfglucoseforfphosphate.f-
fCorrectfAnswer-C
ThefpurposefoffTotalfQualityfManagementfisfto:
a. checkfmachineryfwithfautomatedfprocedures.
b. ensurefthatfproperflaboratoryfproceduresfarefbeingffollowed.
c. ensurefthatfadequatefpatientfcarefisfbeingfprovided.
d. Allfoffthefabove.f-fCorrectfAnswer-D
Afspecimenfmayfbefrejectedfbyftheflaboratoryfif:
, a. theftubefwasfnotfinitialed.
b. thefbloodfisfhemolyzed.
c. theftubefwasfnotftransportedfproperly.
d. Allfoffthefabovef-fCorrectfAnswer-D
Transportfbagsfhavefafseparatefcompartmentf(pouch)fforfrequisitionsfto:
a. safeguardfthefrequisition.
b. keepfthefspecimenffromfgettingflost.
c. preventfcontaminationfiffthefspecimenfleaks.
d. ensurefthefrequisitionfgoesftofcentralfreceivingfandfthefspecimenftofthefprocessingflabo
ratory.f-fCorrectfAnswer-C
isfthefmostfimportantffirstfstepfinfphlebotomyfandfotherftestingfpro
cedures.
a. Properfpatientfidentification
b. Properfhandfwashing
c. Properfspecimenfhandling
d. Collectingfsufficientfbloodf-fCorrectfAnswer-A
Acceptablefmethod(s)foffidentifyingfafpatientfinclude:
a. askfthefpatientftofgivefhisforfherfnamefandfDOB.
b. checkfthefpatient'sfIDfband.
c. askfthefpatientftofpresentfafphotofID.
d. Allfoffthefabovefarefacceptable.f-fCorrectfAnswer-D
WhenfanfadmittedfpatientfisfnotfwearingfanfIDfband,fthefphlebotomistfmust:
a. askfthefpatientfforfafpicturefID.
b. notfdrawfbloodffromfthisfpatient.
c. questionfthefpatientfandfconfirmfthefdatefoffbirth.
d. notfdrawfbloodfuntilfnursingfhasfplacedfanfIDfbandfonfthefpatient.f-fCorrectfAnswer-D
Whatfisfthefproperfprocedurefforfafphlebotomistftoffollowfiffafphysicianforfmemberfoffthefcler
gyfisfinfthefpatient'sfroomfatftheftimefoffdraw?
a. Askfthefphysicianforfclergyfmemberftofstepfoutside.
b. Drawfthefbloodfwithfthefphysicianforfclergyfmemberfpresent.
c. Returnfatfanotherftimefiffthefspecimenfisfnotfafstatfrequest.
d. Bothfafandfc.f-fCorrectfAnswer-D
Howfshouldfthefphlebotomistfproceedfifftherefisfaflanguagefbarrierfwithfthefpatient