NHA Phlebotomy certification EXAM(
n n n n
2022/2023) Already Passed n n
1. Whatntemperaturenshouldnansemennsamplenbentransported?n ✔✔36-38ndegreesnC
2. Whichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnresultninnangrosslynhemolyzednspecimen?
a. Incorrectnordernofndraw
b. Incorrectnneedlengauge
c. Applyingntourniquetntoonclosentonthendrawnsite
d. Failurentoninvertntuben✔✔b.nIncorrectnneedlengauge
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnpropernprocedurenafterncollectingnammonianspecimen?
a. Protectnfromnlight
b. Keepnspecimennwarm
c. Keepnspecimennatnbodyntemp
d. Placenspecimenninnicewaternslurryn(ornancupnofnice)n✔✔d.nPlacenspecimenninnicewaternslurryn(or
ancupnofnice)
,4. ThenphlebotomistnhasnanrequestntoncollectnanCBCnfromnanhealthyn10nmonthnold.nWhichnisna
ppropriate?n✔✔a.nEithernheel
5. Anphlebotomistnisnpreparingntondrawnbloodnfromnanpatientninnhospital/nThenpatientnextendsnhisna
rmnandnturnsnheadnaway.nWhichnconsentndoesnthisnindicate?n ✔✔a.n Impliednconsent
6. Whynshouldnphlebotomistndocumentnvolumenofnbloodndrawnnfromnanpatient?n✔✔a.nIatrogenic
anemiancouldnbenanresultnfontoonmuchntaken
7. AnphlebotomistnhasnanrequisitionntondrawnbloodnonnanpatientnwithnseverenDown'snsyndrome.n
Whatnstepsnwouldnyountake?n✔✔a.nSpeaknwithnthenpatientnguardiannbeforenperforming
venipuncturentonenmsurenthenpatientnunderstands
8. An69nyearnoldnunconsciousnpatientnisnbroughtnotnthenER.nSeveralnbloodntestsnarenordered.nThenp
hlebotomistncollectsnbloodnundern✔✔a.nImpliednconsent
9. Whichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnisnappropriatenwhennlabelingnspecimens?n ✔✔a.nLabel
specimensnatnthentimenofncollectionninnfrontnofnthenpatient
,10. Beforencollectingnbloodnonnanninpatient,nthenphlebotomistnnoticesnthere'snnonwristbandnonn
wrist.nTherenisnonenonnthenIVnpole.nWhatndonyoundo?n✔✔a.nDon'tndrawnuntilnnursenputsnan
armbandnonnpatient
11. Whichnisnappropriatenformnofnidentificationninninpatientnsetting?n ✔✔a.nVerbalnandnwristnband
12. WBC,nRBC,nElectrolytesnarenordered.nWhichntubesnarenusednforncapillary?n✔✔a.nLavender
andnred
13. AnbloodnspecimennisnrejectednbynlabnwithnQNSnasnthenreason?nWhy?n✔✔a.nThenspecimennwas
insufficient-notnenoughnblood
14. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnbestnmethodntonpreventninternalnornexternalnbleedingnfromnvenipunct
urensitenafternneedlenisnremoved?n✔✔a.nApplynpressurentonpreventnleakagenofnbloodninto
thentissues
15. AnphysiciannordersnanSTATnbutnphlebotomistnforgetsntonfillnoutnpatientnIDnnumber.nWhatnisna
ppropriatenprocedurenfornannimproperlynlabelednspecimennwhennreceivedninnlab?n✔✔a.nLab
rejectsnthenmislabelednspecimen
, 16. Phlebotomistnisnperformingnvenipuncturenandnpatientnbeginsntonseize.nWhatnisncorrectnaction?
✔✔a.nDiscontinuenthendraw
17. Phlebotomistnreceivesnordersntondrawnanninfantnscreeningncard,nO2nlevels,nbilirubin,nandn
DNA.nWhichnisntonbendrawnnfirst?n✔✔a.nO2nlevels
18. Whennperformingnanvenipuncturenonnanpatientnofnaveragenweight,nwhichnisnthencorrectnt
echniquenfornneedleninsertion?n✔✔a.nInsertnuntilnanchangeninnresistance
19. Whichnisnthenbestnmethodntoncollectnanbloodnspecimennfromnannoldernadultnpatientnwhonhasnfr
agile,neasyntoncollapsenveins?n ✔✔a.nChoosenansyringenandnbutterflynassembly
20. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthentermnforndonationnofnanpatient'snownnbloodnfornannupcomingns
urgery?n✔✔a.nAutologousndonation
21. Thenordernofndrawnforncapillaryncollectionsnisndifferentnthannvenipuncturenbecausen✔✔a.
Increasednrisknofncoagulationn(remembernplateletsnstartntonform)
n n n n
2022/2023) Already Passed n n
1. Whatntemperaturenshouldnansemennsamplenbentransported?n ✔✔36-38ndegreesnC
2. Whichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnresultninnangrosslynhemolyzednspecimen?
a. Incorrectnordernofndraw
b. Incorrectnneedlengauge
c. Applyingntourniquetntoonclosentonthendrawnsite
d. Failurentoninvertntuben✔✔b.nIncorrectnneedlengauge
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnpropernprocedurenafterncollectingnammonianspecimen?
a. Protectnfromnlight
b. Keepnspecimennwarm
c. Keepnspecimennatnbodyntemp
d. Placenspecimenninnicewaternslurryn(ornancupnofnice)n✔✔d.nPlacenspecimenninnicewaternslurryn(or
ancupnofnice)
,4. ThenphlebotomistnhasnanrequestntoncollectnanCBCnfromnanhealthyn10nmonthnold.nWhichnisna
ppropriate?n✔✔a.nEithernheel
5. Anphlebotomistnisnpreparingntondrawnbloodnfromnanpatientninnhospital/nThenpatientnextendsnhisna
rmnandnturnsnheadnaway.nWhichnconsentndoesnthisnindicate?n ✔✔a.n Impliednconsent
6. Whynshouldnphlebotomistndocumentnvolumenofnbloodndrawnnfromnanpatient?n✔✔a.nIatrogenic
anemiancouldnbenanresultnfontoonmuchntaken
7. AnphlebotomistnhasnanrequisitionntondrawnbloodnonnanpatientnwithnseverenDown'snsyndrome.n
Whatnstepsnwouldnyountake?n✔✔a.nSpeaknwithnthenpatientnguardiannbeforenperforming
venipuncturentonenmsurenthenpatientnunderstands
8. An69nyearnoldnunconsciousnpatientnisnbroughtnotnthenER.nSeveralnbloodntestsnarenordered.nThenp
hlebotomistncollectsnbloodnundern✔✔a.nImpliednconsent
9. Whichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnisnappropriatenwhennlabelingnspecimens?n ✔✔a.nLabel
specimensnatnthentimenofncollectionninnfrontnofnthenpatient
,10. Beforencollectingnbloodnonnanninpatient,nthenphlebotomistnnoticesnthere'snnonwristbandnonn
wrist.nTherenisnonenonnthenIVnpole.nWhatndonyoundo?n✔✔a.nDon'tndrawnuntilnnursenputsnan
armbandnonnpatient
11. Whichnisnappropriatenformnofnidentificationninninpatientnsetting?n ✔✔a.nVerbalnandnwristnband
12. WBC,nRBC,nElectrolytesnarenordered.nWhichntubesnarenusednforncapillary?n✔✔a.nLavender
andnred
13. AnbloodnspecimennisnrejectednbynlabnwithnQNSnasnthenreason?nWhy?n✔✔a.nThenspecimennwas
insufficient-notnenoughnblood
14. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnbestnmethodntonpreventninternalnornexternalnbleedingnfromnvenipunct
urensitenafternneedlenisnremoved?n✔✔a.nApplynpressurentonpreventnleakagenofnbloodninto
thentissues
15. AnphysiciannordersnanSTATnbutnphlebotomistnforgetsntonfillnoutnpatientnIDnnumber.nWhatnisna
ppropriatenprocedurenfornannimproperlynlabelednspecimennwhennreceivedninnlab?n✔✔a.nLab
rejectsnthenmislabelednspecimen
, 16. Phlebotomistnisnperformingnvenipuncturenandnpatientnbeginsntonseize.nWhatnisncorrectnaction?
✔✔a.nDiscontinuenthendraw
17. Phlebotomistnreceivesnordersntondrawnanninfantnscreeningncard,nO2nlevels,nbilirubin,nandn
DNA.nWhichnisntonbendrawnnfirst?n✔✔a.nO2nlevels
18. Whennperformingnanvenipuncturenonnanpatientnofnaveragenweight,nwhichnisnthencorrectnt
echniquenfornneedleninsertion?n✔✔a.nInsertnuntilnanchangeninnresistance
19. Whichnisnthenbestnmethodntoncollectnanbloodnspecimennfromnannoldernadultnpatientnwhonhasnfr
agile,neasyntoncollapsenveins?n ✔✔a.nChoosenansyringenandnbutterflynassembly
20. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthentermnforndonationnofnanpatient'snownnbloodnfornannupcomingns
urgery?n✔✔a.nAutologousndonation
21. Thenordernofndrawnforncapillaryncollectionsnisndifferentnthannvenipuncturenbecausen✔✔a.
Increasednrisknofncoagulationn(remembernplateletsnstartntonform)