NHA: (CPT) Practice Test 2.0 A. 1/6 test
Questions and Answers.
A Phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has
cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal
protective equipment should the technician wear? -
\Gown
Phlebotomy receives a chemical splash to his forearm. After removing his contaminated
clothing, which of the following is the minimum amount of the time the technician should
rinse the affected area? -
\15 minutes
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items
that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution which of the following
substances and water? -
\Sodium Hypochlorite
After exiting a patient's room, which of the following is the last piece of personal
protective equipment (PPE) a phlebotomy technician should remove? -
\Mask
A phlebotomy 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 technician take? -
\Describe the procedure to the patient
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who
signed a general informed consent from upon admission to the facility. Which of the
following actions by the patient indicated implied consent for the venipuncture? -
\Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician 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? -
\Enter critical laboratory data
When should a phlebotomy technician perform liquid controls for quality control on a
CLIA-waived glucose point-of-care? -
\When a new lot number or kit is opened
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein of
an older adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take to keep
the vein from collapsing? -
\Use a small needle for the draw
, A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who is
allergic to alcohol. Which of the following antiseptic solutions should the technician use
to prepare the insertion site? -
\Chlorhexidine
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take to maintain
compliance with HIPAA? -
\Clear phone numbers from the fax machine
A phlebotomy technician is using a glucose monitor for point of care testing of a patient
who has been fasting 12 hr. For which of the following results should the technician
request from the patient? -
\130 mg/dL
A phlebotomy technician is verifying a patient's identity before performing a
venipuncture procedure. Which of the following information should
the technician request from the patient? -
\The patient's full name and date of birth
After placing a tourniquet on a patients arm, a phlebotomy technician notices small red
spots below the tourniquet. Which of the following terms describes these spots? -
\Petechiae
A phlebotomy technician is applying a tourniquet prior to collecting a blood specimen
from a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician do? -
\Tuck a partial loop of tourniquet underneath the tourniquet.
A phlebotomy technician has a requisition form for a series of tests on a patient's serum.
The technician should select a collection tube that contains which of the following
additive? -
\Thrombin
Which of the following sources for patient identification should a phlebotomy technician
use in an inpatient setting? -
\Verbal and wristband
A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture specimen
from an adult patient. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? -
\Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe
A phlebotomy technician is interviewing a patient before performing a venipuncture.
During the interview, the patient states that he lives nearby and ran to the facility to "get
in some running time today" which of the following precautionary actions should the
technician take? -
Questions and Answers.
A Phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has
cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal
protective equipment should the technician wear? -
\Gown
Phlebotomy receives a chemical splash to his forearm. After removing his contaminated
clothing, which of the following is the minimum amount of the time the technician should
rinse the affected area? -
\15 minutes
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items
that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution which of the following
substances and water? -
\Sodium Hypochlorite
After exiting a patient's room, which of the following is the last piece of personal
protective equipment (PPE) a phlebotomy technician should remove? -
\Mask
A phlebotomy 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 technician take? -
\Describe the procedure to the patient
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who
signed a general informed consent from upon admission to the facility. Which of the
following actions by the patient indicated implied consent for the venipuncture? -
\Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician 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? -
\Enter critical laboratory data
When should a phlebotomy technician perform liquid controls for quality control on a
CLIA-waived glucose point-of-care? -
\When a new lot number or kit is opened
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein of
an older adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take to keep
the vein from collapsing? -
\Use a small needle for the draw
, A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who is
allergic to alcohol. Which of the following antiseptic solutions should the technician use
to prepare the insertion site? -
\Chlorhexidine
Which of the following actions should a phlebotomy technician take to maintain
compliance with HIPAA? -
\Clear phone numbers from the fax machine
A phlebotomy technician is using a glucose monitor for point of care testing of a patient
who has been fasting 12 hr. For which of the following results should the technician
request from the patient? -
\130 mg/dL
A phlebotomy technician is verifying a patient's identity before performing a
venipuncture procedure. Which of the following information should
the technician request from the patient? -
\The patient's full name and date of birth
After placing a tourniquet on a patients arm, a phlebotomy technician notices small red
spots below the tourniquet. Which of the following terms describes these spots? -
\Petechiae
A phlebotomy technician is applying a tourniquet prior to collecting a blood specimen
from a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician do? -
\Tuck a partial loop of tourniquet underneath the tourniquet.
A phlebotomy technician has a requisition form for a series of tests on a patient's serum.
The technician should select a collection tube that contains which of the following
additive? -
\Thrombin
Which of the following sources for patient identification should a phlebotomy technician
use in an inpatient setting? -
\Verbal and wristband
A phlebotomy technician is using the syringe method to obtain a blood culture specimen
from an adult patient. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? -
\Withdraw the blood into a sterile safety syringe
A phlebotomy technician is interviewing a patient before performing a venipuncture.
During the interview, the patient states that he lives nearby and ran to the facility to "get
in some running time today" which of the following precautionary actions should the
technician take? -
