NHA Phlebotomy 2025-2026 Test 4 Questions
A phlebotomist encounters an irate patient who refuses blood extraction. He threatens the
patient that someone will hold him down. Which of the following is the phlebotomist
committing?
A. Negligence
B. Defamation
C. Malpractice
D. Assault - correct answer D. Assault
As a phlebotomist, you should always behave professionally in the facility. Which of the
following should you do?
A. Keeping requisitions in disarray at the end of your shift; after all, the next shift can take care
of it.
B. Wearing a lot of cologne.
C. Announcing your name with a smile as you enter the patient's room.
D. Wearing an unwashed and wrinkled lab coat. - correct answer C. Announcing your name with
a smile as you enter the patient's room.
Being sensitive to cultural diversity is a desirable professional trait in the health care staff. A
phlebotomist can respond appropriately by doing which of the following?
A. Stereotyping patients.
B. Asking politely first before proceeding with the venipuncture.
C. Examining the patient's are very quickly.
D. Invading the patient's personal space. - correct answer B. Asking politely first before
proceeding with the venipuncture.
Risk management aims to reduce risks to protect the interests of which of the following?
A. Patients
B. Employers
C. Healthcare staff
D. All of the above - correct answer D. All of the above
,As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration prescribes, the phlebotomist must wear
which of the following?
A. Dangling jewelry
B. Personal protective equipment
C. Long nail extensions
D. Hard hat and reflective gear - correct answer B. Personal protective equipment
Blood-borne pathogens may be transmitted through which of the following modes of
exposure?
A. Mucous membranes around the eyes.
B. Lesions on the skin.
C. Puncture from a used needle
D. All of the above - correct answer D. All of the above
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends hand hygiene in which of the
following scenarios?
A. Before performing an aseptic procedure (such as insertion of a catheter).
B. Before touching a patient
C. After removing gloves
D. All of the above - correct answer D. All of the above
Which of the following is a disinfecting agent to clean surface contaminated with blood?
A. Acetic acid
B. Sodium hypochlorite
C. Salicylic acid
D. Hydrogen peroxide - correct answer B. Sodium hypochlorite
Body systems are made up of a few organs that coordinate to perform interrelated functions.
One example is which of the following?
A. Integument
B. Muscle
C. Heart
, D. Keratin - correct answer A. Integument
The frontal lobe is located anterior to the parietal lobes of the brain. This means that the frontal
lobe is which of the following?
A. Beside the parietal lobes
B. Behind the parietal lobes
C. On the surface of the parietal lobes
D. At the front of the parietal lobes - correct answer D. At the front of the parietal lobes
Which of the following planes cuts through vertially into equal right and left sections?
A. Frontal
B. Sagittal
C. Midsgittal
D. Transverse - correct answer B. Sagittal
The forearm is located distally from the arm. This means which of the following?
A. The forearm is nearer to the center of the body than the arm.
B. The forearm is farther from the center of the body than the arm.
C. The forearm sits directly on the surface of the arm.
D. The forearm is behind the arm. - correct answer B. The forearm is farther from the center of
the body than the arm.
Which of the following is an artery that runs along the lateral side of the wrist? A specific pulse
is felt on the ventral surface of the wrist below the thumb.
A. Radial
B. Carotid
C. Superior vena cava
D. Inferior vena cava - correct answer A. Radial
Which of the following is not a vein in the antecubital fossa of the forearm?
A. Median cubital
B. Cephalic
C. Bicipital
A phlebotomist encounters an irate patient who refuses blood extraction. He threatens the
patient that someone will hold him down. Which of the following is the phlebotomist
committing?
A. Negligence
B. Defamation
C. Malpractice
D. Assault - correct answer D. Assault
As a phlebotomist, you should always behave professionally in the facility. Which of the
following should you do?
A. Keeping requisitions in disarray at the end of your shift; after all, the next shift can take care
of it.
B. Wearing a lot of cologne.
C. Announcing your name with a smile as you enter the patient's room.
D. Wearing an unwashed and wrinkled lab coat. - correct answer C. Announcing your name with
a smile as you enter the patient's room.
Being sensitive to cultural diversity is a desirable professional trait in the health care staff. A
phlebotomist can respond appropriately by doing which of the following?
A. Stereotyping patients.
B. Asking politely first before proceeding with the venipuncture.
C. Examining the patient's are very quickly.
D. Invading the patient's personal space. - correct answer B. Asking politely first before
proceeding with the venipuncture.
Risk management aims to reduce risks to protect the interests of which of the following?
A. Patients
B. Employers
C. Healthcare staff
D. All of the above - correct answer D. All of the above
,As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration prescribes, the phlebotomist must wear
which of the following?
A. Dangling jewelry
B. Personal protective equipment
C. Long nail extensions
D. Hard hat and reflective gear - correct answer B. Personal protective equipment
Blood-borne pathogens may be transmitted through which of the following modes of
exposure?
A. Mucous membranes around the eyes.
B. Lesions on the skin.
C. Puncture from a used needle
D. All of the above - correct answer D. All of the above
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends hand hygiene in which of the
following scenarios?
A. Before performing an aseptic procedure (such as insertion of a catheter).
B. Before touching a patient
C. After removing gloves
D. All of the above - correct answer D. All of the above
Which of the following is a disinfecting agent to clean surface contaminated with blood?
A. Acetic acid
B. Sodium hypochlorite
C. Salicylic acid
D. Hydrogen peroxide - correct answer B. Sodium hypochlorite
Body systems are made up of a few organs that coordinate to perform interrelated functions.
One example is which of the following?
A. Integument
B. Muscle
C. Heart
, D. Keratin - correct answer A. Integument
The frontal lobe is located anterior to the parietal lobes of the brain. This means that the frontal
lobe is which of the following?
A. Beside the parietal lobes
B. Behind the parietal lobes
C. On the surface of the parietal lobes
D. At the front of the parietal lobes - correct answer D. At the front of the parietal lobes
Which of the following planes cuts through vertially into equal right and left sections?
A. Frontal
B. Sagittal
C. Midsgittal
D. Transverse - correct answer B. Sagittal
The forearm is located distally from the arm. This means which of the following?
A. The forearm is nearer to the center of the body than the arm.
B. The forearm is farther from the center of the body than the arm.
C. The forearm sits directly on the surface of the arm.
D. The forearm is behind the arm. - correct answer B. The forearm is farther from the center of
the body than the arm.
Which of the following is an artery that runs along the lateral side of the wrist? A specific pulse
is felt on the ventral surface of the wrist below the thumb.
A. Radial
B. Carotid
C. Superior vena cava
D. Inferior vena cava - correct answer A. Radial
Which of the following is not a vein in the antecubital fossa of the forearm?
A. Median cubital
B. Cephalic
C. Bicipital
