CPT1 Missed Questions from NHA
Practice Exam 3 2021 Questions and
Answers.
A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood from a patient for donation. The collection
bag only fills halfway, and the vein collapses. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? -
\Use a new collection bag to draw a new unit of blood.
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? -
\Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient to measure the
trough level of a medication. The technician should collect the specimen at which of the
following times? -
\Within 15 min before the patient receives the next dose of medication
A phlebotomy technician 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 technician take? -
\Have the patient dangle her arm for 1 to 2 min.
A phlebotomy technician is drawing a patient's blood when the patient states that she is
becoming dizzy and light-headed. Which of the following actions should the technician
take first? -
\Remove the tourniquet and needle.
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses
povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? -
\Potassium
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood sample from a newborn who weighs 3 kg
(6.6 lb). Which of the following amounts is the maximum volume of blood the technician
can draw from this newborn at one time if the maximum allowable volume is 1%? -
\3 mL
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary
blood. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
\Use the second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives
when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? -
Practice Exam 3 2021 Questions and
Answers.
A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood from a patient for donation. The collection
bag only fills halfway, and the vein collapses. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? -
\Use a new collection bag to draw a new unit of blood.
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? -
\Lavender top
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient to measure the
trough level of a medication. The technician should collect the specimen at which of the
following times? -
\Within 15 min before the patient receives the next dose of medication
A phlebotomy technician 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 technician take? -
\Have the patient dangle her arm for 1 to 2 min.
A phlebotomy technician is drawing a patient's blood when the patient states that she is
becoming dizzy and light-headed. Which of the following actions should the technician
take first? -
\Remove the tourniquet and needle.
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy technician uses
povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? -
\Potassium
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood sample from a newborn who weighs 3 kg
(6.6 lb). Which of the following amounts is the maximum volume of blood the technician
can draw from this newborn at one time if the maximum allowable volume is 1%? -
\3 mL
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary
blood. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
\Use the second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives
when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? -
