AMCA CERT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++ 2024/2025
Phlebotomist performs a venous blood draw on a 91 year old patient. The phlebotomist should use
what method?
Hand draw
What is the first thing a phlebotomist must do when performing a finger stick?
Confirm the correct identity of a patient
When performing a blood draw the phlebotomist notices red spots forming, what action should the
phlebotomist do?
Release the tourniquet immediately
What is appropriate to use when collecting serum chemistry?
SST (Serum Separator Tube)
A phlebotomist collects a blood alcohol level for forensic testing and hands the specimen off to a lab
tech. What represents the correct procedure?
The technologist writes both the time received and his initials on the chain of custody form
What result is affected when providone iodine is used to cleans the site for a dermal puncture?
Potassium
What can cause a hemolyzed specimen?
, Shaking the tube vigorously
What is an appropriate cleanser for cleansing around the urinary meatus in a clean catch urine
collection?
Benzalkonium chloride
What anti-coagulant should the phlebotomist use to collect a PT/PTT test
Sodium citrate
A phlebotomist received an order to draw an infant screening card 02 levels, bilirubin, and DNA. What
should be drawn first?
O2 level
What is the correct order of draw?
Green, Lavender, and Grey
A phlebotomist is preparing a hand draw, what instrument should the phlebotomist assemble?
Winged infusion set and adapter
During a venipuncture the patient reports a sharp pain radiating down the arm. What action should
the phlebotomist take?
Release the tourniquet and remove the needle
A blood specimen was rejected based on QNS, what does this mean?
Specimen quantity was insufficient
When collecting a sample for CBC, what vessel should the phlebotomist attempt to draw from first?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++ 2024/2025
Phlebotomist performs a venous blood draw on a 91 year old patient. The phlebotomist should use
what method?
Hand draw
What is the first thing a phlebotomist must do when performing a finger stick?
Confirm the correct identity of a patient
When performing a blood draw the phlebotomist notices red spots forming, what action should the
phlebotomist do?
Release the tourniquet immediately
What is appropriate to use when collecting serum chemistry?
SST (Serum Separator Tube)
A phlebotomist collects a blood alcohol level for forensic testing and hands the specimen off to a lab
tech. What represents the correct procedure?
The technologist writes both the time received and his initials on the chain of custody form
What result is affected when providone iodine is used to cleans the site for a dermal puncture?
Potassium
What can cause a hemolyzed specimen?
, Shaking the tube vigorously
What is an appropriate cleanser for cleansing around the urinary meatus in a clean catch urine
collection?
Benzalkonium chloride
What anti-coagulant should the phlebotomist use to collect a PT/PTT test
Sodium citrate
A phlebotomist received an order to draw an infant screening card 02 levels, bilirubin, and DNA. What
should be drawn first?
O2 level
What is the correct order of draw?
Green, Lavender, and Grey
A phlebotomist is preparing a hand draw, what instrument should the phlebotomist assemble?
Winged infusion set and adapter
During a venipuncture the patient reports a sharp pain radiating down the arm. What action should
the phlebotomist take?
Release the tourniquet and remove the needle
A blood specimen was rejected based on QNS, what does this mean?
Specimen quantity was insufficient
When collecting a sample for CBC, what vessel should the phlebotomist attempt to draw from first?
