NHA Phlebotomy Exam With Answers
1. What is the most preferred site for venipuncture?: Median Cubital
2. Prior to preforming the capillary (dermal) puncture the PT should select
the: Lancet size
3. When collecting blood cultures from an adult patient it is recommended to
collect: 8-10 mL per bottle
4. Feather edge reflects the correct results for a: Peripheral Blood Smear
5. What tests require fasting: Glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, vitamin & mineral
problems and pregnancy
6. When entering a patients room you should: introduce yourself and explain
procedure
7. What two factors that determine weather a child should have capillary
collection by heel or stick?: Age & developmental factors
8. What is used to collect cerebrospinal fluid, which is a non blood specimen?-
: Lumbar tap
9. What type of alcohol compound is appropriate for a routine skin puncture?-
: 70% isopropyl alcohol
10. When running an IV what is the preferred site for drawing blood speci-
men?: Going Distal
11. If during a venipunture the patient moves needle and needle comes out PT
should: Release tourniquet
12. If patient notifies PT of fainting during blood collection you should: Position
in supine
13. OSHA guidelines are standards for: Reduction of risks and injuries to employ-
ee
14. The lavender evacuated tube contains: EDTA
15. Stool specimen should be refrigerated for 24 hours when conducting what
test: Ova and parasite test
16. If a PT needs to collect a prothrombin time from a patient with difficult
veins: A light blue tube is best
17. According to CISI order of draw guidelines, the following samples should
be collected first: Cultures
18. What is the most important info included on MSDS (material safety data
sheet): The composition of compounds
19. In order for blood alcohol level to be admitted by evidence in court of law
what must be done: PT must document the process of cleansing the site with
chlohexadine prep
20. What is needed for proper out patient ID: Name and DOB
21. If a patient is a contact isolation: Precaution gown and gloves must be worn
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22. If a female refuses to get blood drawn from a male for religious purposes: A
female PT should collect the specimen
23. A PT should explain the procedure prior to the venipuncture in order
to: Obtain patient consent
24. According to CISI the standard depth of dermal puncture for infants is: -
2mm
25. What are one of the complications associated with dermal puncture?: Os-
teomyelitis
26. What is the most common reason for glucose monitoring through point of
care testing: To monitor glucose levels
27. If a patient had a mastectomy when preforming a venipuncture you should-
: Draw from opposite arm
28. When is it appropriate to place specimen in ice when transporting: For ABG
analysis
29. The timing for a GTT begins when: Patient finishes drinking glucose solution
30. The proper order of draw of capillary specimen is: Lavender, green, gray,
SST
31. An alcohol level test is ordered: The sodium fluoride tube should be used
32. After collecting a billirubin test the specimen should: Be kept away from
direct light to ensure accurate results
33. Using antimicrobial sanitizers is a way of preventing: Nosocomial infections
34. The proper way a Pt should instruct their patient to collect a C&S stool
specimen is to tell them to: Chill stool specimen in a container
35. Which veins should be avoided by PT unless otherwise instructed by
Physician: Dorsalis Pedis
36. When receiving a specimen collected by a patient PT shoudl: Compare the
lab requisition form to patient photo ID
37. After cleansing a site PT should: Always let the spot dry
38. What is the most important to verify prior to obtaining specimen: Patient
identity
39. When performing a capillary collection serum tubes sample should be
drawn when?: Last
40. What is a complication that could happen is the needle is too small?: He-
molysis
41. Which veins should be used by a PT at first choice by a venipuncture on a
3 yr old?: Dorsal veins of the hand
42. What does warming the site do?: Increases blood flow
43. When collecting a bilirubin specimen from a newborn it must?: Be protected
from the light
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1. What is the most preferred site for venipuncture?: Median Cubital
2. Prior to preforming the capillary (dermal) puncture the PT should select
the: Lancet size
3. When collecting blood cultures from an adult patient it is recommended to
collect: 8-10 mL per bottle
4. Feather edge reflects the correct results for a: Peripheral Blood Smear
5. What tests require fasting: Glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, vitamin & mineral
problems and pregnancy
6. When entering a patients room you should: introduce yourself and explain
procedure
7. What two factors that determine weather a child should have capillary
collection by heel or stick?: Age & developmental factors
8. What is used to collect cerebrospinal fluid, which is a non blood specimen?-
: Lumbar tap
9. What type of alcohol compound is appropriate for a routine skin puncture?-
: 70% isopropyl alcohol
10. When running an IV what is the preferred site for drawing blood speci-
men?: Going Distal
11. If during a venipunture the patient moves needle and needle comes out PT
should: Release tourniquet
12. If patient notifies PT of fainting during blood collection you should: Position
in supine
13. OSHA guidelines are standards for: Reduction of risks and injuries to employ-
ee
14. The lavender evacuated tube contains: EDTA
15. Stool specimen should be refrigerated for 24 hours when conducting what
test: Ova and parasite test
16. If a PT needs to collect a prothrombin time from a patient with difficult
veins: A light blue tube is best
17. According to CISI order of draw guidelines, the following samples should
be collected first: Cultures
18. What is the most important info included on MSDS (material safety data
sheet): The composition of compounds
19. In order for blood alcohol level to be admitted by evidence in court of law
what must be done: PT must document the process of cleansing the site with
chlohexadine prep
20. What is needed for proper out patient ID: Name and DOB
21. If a patient is a contact isolation: Precaution gown and gloves must be worn
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22. If a female refuses to get blood drawn from a male for religious purposes: A
female PT should collect the specimen
23. A PT should explain the procedure prior to the venipuncture in order
to: Obtain patient consent
24. According to CISI the standard depth of dermal puncture for infants is: -
2mm
25. What are one of the complications associated with dermal puncture?: Os-
teomyelitis
26. What is the most common reason for glucose monitoring through point of
care testing: To monitor glucose levels
27. If a patient had a mastectomy when preforming a venipuncture you should-
: Draw from opposite arm
28. When is it appropriate to place specimen in ice when transporting: For ABG
analysis
29. The timing for a GTT begins when: Patient finishes drinking glucose solution
30. The proper order of draw of capillary specimen is: Lavender, green, gray,
SST
31. An alcohol level test is ordered: The sodium fluoride tube should be used
32. After collecting a billirubin test the specimen should: Be kept away from
direct light to ensure accurate results
33. Using antimicrobial sanitizers is a way of preventing: Nosocomial infections
34. The proper way a Pt should instruct their patient to collect a C&S stool
specimen is to tell them to: Chill stool specimen in a container
35. Which veins should be avoided by PT unless otherwise instructed by
Physician: Dorsalis Pedis
36. When receiving a specimen collected by a patient PT shoudl: Compare the
lab requisition form to patient photo ID
37. After cleansing a site PT should: Always let the spot dry
38. What is the most important to verify prior to obtaining specimen: Patient
identity
39. When performing a capillary collection serum tubes sample should be
drawn when?: Last
40. What is a complication that could happen is the needle is too small?: He-
molysis
41. Which veins should be used by a PT at first choice by a venipuncture on a
3 yr old?: Dorsal veins of the hand
42. What does warming the site do?: Increases blood flow
43. When collecting a bilirubin specimen from a newborn it must?: Be protected
from the light
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