NHA CPT 2022-2023 REVISION PAST PAPER WITH
ACCURATE AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
1.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a
venipuncture for a patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following
pieces of personal protective equipment should the technician wear?
A. Gown
B. N95 respirator
C. Face mask
D. Goggles: C. The technician should wear a face mask when
performing a venipuncture for a patient who has a condition that
requires droplet precautions, such as pneumonia.
2.Safety and Compliance- While collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician
notices the glass collection tube is cracked. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
A. Wrap the tube in a pair of gloves and place it in a trash can.
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,B. Discard the tube in a biohazard bag.
C. Label the tube and send it to the laboratory.
D. Dispose of the tube in a sharps container.: D. The technician should discard
broken glass in a sharps container to reduce the risk of injury.
3.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician is performing a glucome- ter
reading in a young adult patient. The patient's parent is in the room and asks about the
patient's glucose level. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and the patient.
B. Ask the parent to leave the room and tell the patient.
C. Show the patient and parent the results in the patient and parent the results in the
patient's electronic health record. (EHR)
D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent present.: D.
The technician should not give the results directly to the patient's
parent. Because the patient is an adult, the technician should ask the
patient for permission to disclose results.
4.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third
set of blood draws for a glucose tolerance test (GTT). The patient starts to cry and
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,refuses to extend her arm for the draw. Which of the following statements should the
technician make?
A. "I will get in trouble if I don't perform the draw."
B. "I promise the draw won't hurt."
C. "May I come back in an hour to perform the draw?"
D. "May I please perform the draw?": D. The GTT is a timed test that requires
multiple blood draws performed at set intervals to adequately
determine values and ranges. The technician should ask the patient for
permission to perform the draw but should recognize the patient's right
to refuse the procedure.
5.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician is preparing to complete the
glucose monitor quality control record. Which of the following information should the
technician record in the quality control record?
A. Daily patient test results
B. Physician's NPI number
C. Date of battery change
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, D.Time that values were recorded: C. The technician should perform daily
quality control checks and record the results of these checks and any
other maintenance in the quality control record.
6.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician observes a glucometer reading of
250 mg/dL. A second test is performed and returns a reading within the expected
reference range. Which of the following circumstances could have caused the first
result to be inaccurate?
A. Too much blood was used.
B. The first drop of blood was used.
C. Too little blood was used.
D. The test strips were left open.: A. If too much blood is applied to a test
strip, it can cause false high glucose level readings.
7.Safety and Compliance- Which of the following solutions should a phleboto- my
technician use to clean a cerebral spine specimen spill?
A. Chlorine bleach
B. Hydrogen peroxide
C. Povidone-iodine
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ACCURATE AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
1.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a
venipuncture for a patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following
pieces of personal protective equipment should the technician wear?
A. Gown
B. N95 respirator
C. Face mask
D. Goggles: C. The technician should wear a face mask when
performing a venipuncture for a patient who has a condition that
requires droplet precautions, such as pneumonia.
2.Safety and Compliance- While collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician
notices the glass collection tube is cracked. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
A. Wrap the tube in a pair of gloves and place it in a trash can.
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,B. Discard the tube in a biohazard bag.
C. Label the tube and send it to the laboratory.
D. Dispose of the tube in a sharps container.: D. The technician should discard
broken glass in a sharps container to reduce the risk of injury.
3.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician is performing a glucome- ter
reading in a young adult patient. The patient's parent is in the room and asks about the
patient's glucose level. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Write down the results for the parent and the patient.
B. Ask the parent to leave the room and tell the patient.
C. Show the patient and parent the results in the patient and parent the results in the
patient's electronic health record. (EHR)
D. Ask the patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent present.: D.
The technician should not give the results directly to the patient's
parent. Because the patient is an adult, the technician should ask the
patient for permission to disclose results.
4.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third
set of blood draws for a glucose tolerance test (GTT). The patient starts to cry and
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,refuses to extend her arm for the draw. Which of the following statements should the
technician make?
A. "I will get in trouble if I don't perform the draw."
B. "I promise the draw won't hurt."
C. "May I come back in an hour to perform the draw?"
D. "May I please perform the draw?": D. The GTT is a timed test that requires
multiple blood draws performed at set intervals to adequately
determine values and ranges. The technician should ask the patient for
permission to perform the draw but should recognize the patient's right
to refuse the procedure.
5.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician is preparing to complete the
glucose monitor quality control record. Which of the following information should the
technician record in the quality control record?
A. Daily patient test results
B. Physician's NPI number
C. Date of battery change
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, D.Time that values were recorded: C. The technician should perform daily
quality control checks and record the results of these checks and any
other maintenance in the quality control record.
6.Safety and Compliance- A phlebotomy technician observes a glucometer reading of
250 mg/dL. A second test is performed and returns a reading within the expected
reference range. Which of the following circumstances could have caused the first
result to be inaccurate?
A. Too much blood was used.
B. The first drop of blood was used.
C. Too little blood was used.
D. The test strips were left open.: A. If too much blood is applied to a test
strip, it can cause false high glucose level readings.
7.Safety and Compliance- Which of the following solutions should a phleboto- my
technician use to clean a cerebral spine specimen spill?
A. Chlorine bleach
B. Hydrogen peroxide
C. Povidone-iodine
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