PHLEBOTOMY NCCT PRACTICE TEST (Latest Update) Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Grade A+.pdf

NCCT Phlebotomy Practice Test
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Questions and Verified Answers
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1. Which of the following should the phlebotomist do when collecting blood
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via finger stick?
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a. Position the lancet across the fingerprint lines.
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b. Wipe off any remaining alcohol from the finger before insertion.
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c. Disinfect the patient's finger with povidone-iodine.
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d. Milk the finger during the blood collection.
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Answer> a m




2. A physician orders a CBC and glucose tolerance test. Which of the following
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is the correct tube selection and order of draw?
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a. red, lavender
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b. lavender, gray m




c. green, lavender m




d. lavender, yellow m




Answer> b m

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,3. A phlebotomist has received a requisition to draw a bilirubin on an infant
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with jaundice. The phlebotomist should...
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a. protect the specimens from light
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b. invert the specimen immediately
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c. transport the specimen on ice m m m m




d. draw a waste tube
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Answer> a m




4. Gray-

topped sodium fluoride tubes should not be used to collect alanine aminot
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ransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) because the anticoa
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gulant...

a. destroys many enzymes m m




b. increases lipemia m




c. prevents hemoconcentrationm




d. causes hemolysis m




Answer> a m




5. Which of the following actions should the phlebotomist take when dispos-
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ing of a needle following a venipuncture?
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a. recap the needle and place it immediately in a sharp container
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,b. push the needle guard over the needle until it clicks and then place in a
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biohazard bag
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c. place the needle with safety device activated immediately in a sharps
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container
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d. recap the needle and place it on the blood collection tray
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Answer> c m




6. The phlebotomist applies the tourniquet, but then has trouble relocating
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the vein several minutes of palpation. Which of the following is an expected
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outcome in these test results?
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a. falsely elevated K levels from tissue damage
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b. fibrinolysis from hemodilution
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c. falsely decreased iron levels from hemolysis
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d. falsely increased platelets from clotting
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Answer> a m




7. Forceful shaking of blood in an evacuated collection tube will cause which
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of the following complications?
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a. hemostasis

b. hemoconcentration

c. hemolysis

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, d. contamination

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8. Instead of obtaining consent from a patient who is mentally competent, the
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m phlebotomist obtains from a family member. This is a violation of...
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a. HIPAA

b. The Patient's Bill of Rights
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9. The physician has ordered a prothrombin time (PT) and complete blood
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m count (CBC) for an adult patient with a diagnosis of thrombophlebitis. Th
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e phlebotomist should collect the evacuated tubes in which of the followi
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a. lavender, light blue m m




b. light blue, red m m




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10. If a patient has measles, which of the following is a required additional
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