NHA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
The following are components of the blood. - CORRECT ANSWER Leukocytes, erythrocytes, platelets
____________ is the preferred site for blood collection: - CORRECT ANSWER The ante-cubital fossa
The following is true of an arterial puncture: - CORRECT ANSWER it is not to be performed by a
phlebotomist unless the are a CPT 2
Blood collection for newborns must be: - CORRECT ANSWER Collected from a dermal puncture of the
lateral heel
.The veins of the dorsal surface of the hand may be used in the event that: - CORRECT ANSWER the
patient is geriatric
the veins of the antecubital fossa are twisted
all other preferable veins have already been used in previous collections
A dark blue stopper tube is used for - CORRECT ANSWER copper levels
The following is an example of vector transmission
Botulism - CORRECT ANSWER bubonic plaque
A nosocomial infection is also called: - CORRECT ANSWER hospital acquired infection
Personal protective equipment includes: - CORRECT ANSWER goggles, shoes, aprons , gloves
A "tiger top". (red and gray) container is used for - CORRECT ANSWER Chemistry panels
, A tourniquet is used , in part, to : - CORRECT ANSWER make the veins more prominent
The best collection tube for a sedimentation study is - CORRECT ANSWER a lavender top
A 16-gauge needle is used exclusively for: - CORRECT ANSWER blood bank collection
Autologous blood donation is the practice of: - CORRECT ANSWER Donating one's blood for future
surgical use
Heparin is an additive in these two containers - CORRECT ANSWER Light green top and dark green top
The largest needle is - CORRECT ANSWER 16-gauge
The correct time to remove a tourniquet is: - CORRECT ANSWER before the needle is widrawn
______________ contagion isa an example of droplet infection - CORRECT ANSWER influenza
Latrogenic anemia is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER Having too large a volume of blood drawn or
having blood drawn too frequently
Which government agency mandates the use of gloves during venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER OSHA
If a patient in the emergency room refuses to have blood drawn, and the phlebotomist does so at the
insistence of the physician, the phlebotomist may be charged with: - CORRECT ANSWER assault
Plasma differs from serum in that plasma contains: - CORRECT ANSWER fibrinogen
The muscle most commonly used for injection of the influenza vaccine is: - CORRECT ANSWER Deltoid
ANSWERS.
The following are components of the blood. - CORRECT ANSWER Leukocytes, erythrocytes, platelets
____________ is the preferred site for blood collection: - CORRECT ANSWER The ante-cubital fossa
The following is true of an arterial puncture: - CORRECT ANSWER it is not to be performed by a
phlebotomist unless the are a CPT 2
Blood collection for newborns must be: - CORRECT ANSWER Collected from a dermal puncture of the
lateral heel
.The veins of the dorsal surface of the hand may be used in the event that: - CORRECT ANSWER the
patient is geriatric
the veins of the antecubital fossa are twisted
all other preferable veins have already been used in previous collections
A dark blue stopper tube is used for - CORRECT ANSWER copper levels
The following is an example of vector transmission
Botulism - CORRECT ANSWER bubonic plaque
A nosocomial infection is also called: - CORRECT ANSWER hospital acquired infection
Personal protective equipment includes: - CORRECT ANSWER goggles, shoes, aprons , gloves
A "tiger top". (red and gray) container is used for - CORRECT ANSWER Chemistry panels
, A tourniquet is used , in part, to : - CORRECT ANSWER make the veins more prominent
The best collection tube for a sedimentation study is - CORRECT ANSWER a lavender top
A 16-gauge needle is used exclusively for: - CORRECT ANSWER blood bank collection
Autologous blood donation is the practice of: - CORRECT ANSWER Donating one's blood for future
surgical use
Heparin is an additive in these two containers - CORRECT ANSWER Light green top and dark green top
The largest needle is - CORRECT ANSWER 16-gauge
The correct time to remove a tourniquet is: - CORRECT ANSWER before the needle is widrawn
______________ contagion isa an example of droplet infection - CORRECT ANSWER influenza
Latrogenic anemia is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER Having too large a volume of blood drawn or
having blood drawn too frequently
Which government agency mandates the use of gloves during venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER OSHA
If a patient in the emergency room refuses to have blood drawn, and the phlebotomist does so at the
insistence of the physician, the phlebotomist may be charged with: - CORRECT ANSWER assault
Plasma differs from serum in that plasma contains: - CORRECT ANSWER fibrinogen
The muscle most commonly used for injection of the influenza vaccine is: - CORRECT ANSWER Deltoid
