NHA CPT Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

NHA CPT Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass A phleb tech is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the tech take? - Answer- only apply blood drops to the printed side of the filter paper. A phlebotomy tech is preparing a pt for a routine venipuncture. Which of the following antiseptic solutions should the technician use? - Answer- isopropyl alcohol A phleb tech is collecting a blood sample from a newborn who weighs 3.5 kg (6.6 lbs). Which of the following amounts is the maximum of blood the tech can draw from this newborn at one time is the maximum volume is 1%? - Answer- 3 mL Which of the following test results are affected when a phleb tech uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - Answer- potassium tests Which of the following collection tubes should a phlebotomy technician use when collecting for a routine chemistry test that requires serum? - Answer- SST tube A phleb tech is selecting a site to collect a blood specimen from a patient. After applying a tourniquet, the technician sees no apparent vein to use for the venipuncture. Which of the following actions should the tech take? - Answer- ask the patient to dangle her arm for 1 to 2 min A Phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a pt who had a right sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites should the tech select? - Answer- opposite arm of a mastectomy as a collection site Which of the following actions should a phleb tech take to locate a vein using the warming technique? - Answer- encase the warm towel in a plastic bag A phleb tech is preparing to draw blood from a pt who has scabies. Which of the following pieces of PPE should the tech use? - Answer- gloves and a gown. A phleb tech is educating a pt about the at home collection of a semen specimen. Which of the following statements by the pt indicates an understating of the procedure? - Answer- collected in a sterile container, kept warm, and delivered to the laboratory within 1 hr. Which of the following sources for the patient identification should a phlebotomy technician use in an impatient setting? - Answer- verbal confirmation According to standard precautions, a phlebotomy technician should take which of the following actions when shipping specimens to a reference laboratory in hot weather? - Answer- transport specimens in an enclosed container with ice packs and a biohazard label in hot weather. A phleb tech is collecting a blood specimen from a pt. Which of the following techniques should the tech use to anchor thee vein just before inserting the needle? - Answer- hold the vein in place to help anchor it After verifying a patients identity, a phleb tech sees that the pts lab results are ready. Which of the following actions should the tech take? - Answer- instruct the patient to contact the provider to obtain the laboratory results. A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patent who has cutaneous diphtheria besides. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of PPE should the tech wear? - Answer- wear a gown to protect the skin from infections A phlebotomy tech receives a chemical splash to his forearm. After moving his contaminated clothes, which is the minimum amt. of time the tech should rinse the affected area? - Answer- 15 min To prevent hospital acquired infections, a phleb technician should clean items that have been contaminated by blood witch a 1:10 dilution of which substance and water? - Answer- 1:10 dilution of sodium hypochlorite, or chlorine bleach, with water After exiting a patients room, which of the following is the last piece of PPE a phlebotomy tech should remove? - Answer- mask A phleb technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that this is his first blood draw, which of the following actions should the tech take? - Answer- explain the procedure A phleb technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a pt who signed a general info consent form upon admission to the facility. Which of the following actions by the pt indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - Answer- implied consent A phlebotomy tech is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the post examination phase of this process, which of the following actions should the technician take? - Answ