CMA: Phlebotomy exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A GRADED
The purpose of the pulmonary system is to carry: Correct Answer: Blood to and from the lungs
Electrolyte testing includes: Correct Answer: Sodium and potassium
Which of the following is not part of a complete blood count? Correct Answer: APTT (Activated Partial
Thromboplastin Time)
TB testing administration involves: Correct Answer: Injecting the antigen just under the skin
Which department would perform a CBC? Correct Answer: Hematology
A sample for fibrin degradation products (FDP) testing would be sent to which of the following
departments? Correct Answer: Coagulation
Which of the following tests may require a special chain-of-custody form? Correct Answer: Drug Screen
The most common point of the care test performed at home or the hospital is: Correct Answer: Glucose
Which test requires a whole blood specimen ? Correct Answer: CBC
The recommended sample for urine pregnancy testing is: Correct Answer: First morning
Blood collection tubes are labeled: Correct Answer: After specimen is collected
The three components of the chain of infection are: Correct Answer: source, mode of transmission,
susceptible host
Which of the following precautions require special handling and ventilation? Correct Answer: Airborne
The current CDC guideline for infection control is which of the following precautions? Correct Answer:
Standard
An example of a QC measures in phlebotomy is: Correct Answer: Recording QA indicator daily
The tourniquet should not be left on more than _____ minutes before a flow of blood is obtained.
Correct Answer: One
Venipuncture is usually performed in the antecubital area, which vein is usually the best to draw from?
Correct Answer: Median Cubital
What can happen if the tourniquet is left on too long before drawing blood? Correct Answer: Hemolysis
Blood drawn from the patient's arm too quickly. What happened as a result? Correct Answer: The vein
collapsed
, Jane has never has her blood drawn. The phlebotomist should allow her to: Correct Answer: Sit on a
chair with arm support
The bevel of the needle: Correct Answer: Should always be facing up when inserted into the skin
The doctor ordered a CBC (Lavender stopper) comprehensive metabolic panel (SST), PT(Light Blue), and
a set of blood cultures. What is the order of the draw? Correct Answer: Blood culture, light blue, SST,
lavender
The gauge of the needle indicates the following relationship- the larger the gauge number, the ____.
Correct Answer: Smaller the diameter of the bore
When drawing on blood thinners, what will you use after you complete the draw? Correct Answer:
Coband wrap
A needle safety feature that is not activated in the vein or automatically, should be activated: Correct
Answer: Immediately after the needle is withdrawn
The following items are minimum requirements for specimen labeling: Correct Answer: Patients
complete name, ID #, date, time of collection, physician
The lab is backed up and one of your patient's specimen testing is delayed for more than an hour after
collection-what should the phlebotomist do? Correct Answer: Tell the patient they will have to come
back to repeat the test
Which of the following is a reason for a sample to be rejected by QNS ? Correct Answer: Green PST half
full
In which of the following circumstances is it important to verify "chain of custody"? Correct Answer:
Legal (forensic) samples
How should you hold a winged infusion collection needle? Correct Answer: By the needle wings
Which of the following must be done for a blood culture evaluation microorganism growth for
septicemia? Correct Answer: Transport on ice and analyzed in 15 minutes
Which of the following is a normal result for the fasting glucose test? Correct Answer: Under 100
Sputum is defined as: Correct Answer: Mucus from the lungs
The procedure used to collect DNA from the cells on the inside of a person's cheek is known as: Correct
Answer: Buccal Swab
To avoid pattern ID errors in a hospital setting, the phlebotomist must identify the patient prior to
collecting a sample by: Correct Answer: Checking armbands for acceptable identifiers such as the
patient's full name and DOB
The purpose of the pulmonary system is to carry: Correct Answer: Blood to and from the lungs
Electrolyte testing includes: Correct Answer: Sodium and potassium
Which of the following is not part of a complete blood count? Correct Answer: APTT (Activated Partial
Thromboplastin Time)
TB testing administration involves: Correct Answer: Injecting the antigen just under the skin
Which department would perform a CBC? Correct Answer: Hematology
A sample for fibrin degradation products (FDP) testing would be sent to which of the following
departments? Correct Answer: Coagulation
Which of the following tests may require a special chain-of-custody form? Correct Answer: Drug Screen
The most common point of the care test performed at home or the hospital is: Correct Answer: Glucose
Which test requires a whole blood specimen ? Correct Answer: CBC
The recommended sample for urine pregnancy testing is: Correct Answer: First morning
Blood collection tubes are labeled: Correct Answer: After specimen is collected
The three components of the chain of infection are: Correct Answer: source, mode of transmission,
susceptible host
Which of the following precautions require special handling and ventilation? Correct Answer: Airborne
The current CDC guideline for infection control is which of the following precautions? Correct Answer:
Standard
An example of a QC measures in phlebotomy is: Correct Answer: Recording QA indicator daily
The tourniquet should not be left on more than _____ minutes before a flow of blood is obtained.
Correct Answer: One
Venipuncture is usually performed in the antecubital area, which vein is usually the best to draw from?
Correct Answer: Median Cubital
What can happen if the tourniquet is left on too long before drawing blood? Correct Answer: Hemolysis
Blood drawn from the patient's arm too quickly. What happened as a result? Correct Answer: The vein
collapsed
, Jane has never has her blood drawn. The phlebotomist should allow her to: Correct Answer: Sit on a
chair with arm support
The bevel of the needle: Correct Answer: Should always be facing up when inserted into the skin
The doctor ordered a CBC (Lavender stopper) comprehensive metabolic panel (SST), PT(Light Blue), and
a set of blood cultures. What is the order of the draw? Correct Answer: Blood culture, light blue, SST,
lavender
The gauge of the needle indicates the following relationship- the larger the gauge number, the ____.
Correct Answer: Smaller the diameter of the bore
When drawing on blood thinners, what will you use after you complete the draw? Correct Answer:
Coband wrap
A needle safety feature that is not activated in the vein or automatically, should be activated: Correct
Answer: Immediately after the needle is withdrawn
The following items are minimum requirements for specimen labeling: Correct Answer: Patients
complete name, ID #, date, time of collection, physician
The lab is backed up and one of your patient's specimen testing is delayed for more than an hour after
collection-what should the phlebotomist do? Correct Answer: Tell the patient they will have to come
back to repeat the test
Which of the following is a reason for a sample to be rejected by QNS ? Correct Answer: Green PST half
full
In which of the following circumstances is it important to verify "chain of custody"? Correct Answer:
Legal (forensic) samples
How should you hold a winged infusion collection needle? Correct Answer: By the needle wings
Which of the following must be done for a blood culture evaluation microorganism growth for
septicemia? Correct Answer: Transport on ice and analyzed in 15 minutes
Which of the following is a normal result for the fasting glucose test? Correct Answer: Under 100
Sputum is defined as: Correct Answer: Mucus from the lungs
The procedure used to collect DNA from the cells on the inside of a person's cheek is known as: Correct
Answer: Buccal Swab
To avoid pattern ID errors in a hospital setting, the phlebotomist must identify the patient prior to
collecting a sample by: Correct Answer: Checking armbands for acceptable identifiers such as the
patient's full name and DOB
