NHA Phlebotomy Exam questions with
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A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen
from a patient. Which of the following instructions should the
technician give the patient? --- correct precise answer ---The
technician should instruct the patient to breathe deeply and then
cough up a specimen into the container.
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomist should clean
the items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:20 dilution
of which of the following substances and water? --- correct precise
answer ---Sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient
who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the
facility. Which of the following actions by the patient indicates
implied consent for the venipuncture? --- correct precise answer ---
Rolling up his shirt sleeve.
,A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for CBC? ---
correct precise answer ---EDTA (Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid)
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for dermal puncture?
--- correct precise answer ---Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transfer a semen sample at which of
the following temperatures? --- correct precise answer ---36 - 38 C
(98.6 F)
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in
an inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head
away. This action by the patient is an example of which of the
following types of consent? --- correct precise answer ---Implied
consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a
laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
--- correct precise answer ---Place the specimens in a lockable
container
, A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a
medication that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying
when the patient received the medication, how long should the
technician wait prior to attempting the draw? --- correct precise
answer ---2 hours
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from
a patient for thyroid studies. The technician should select a collection
tube that has a top with which of the following colors? --- correct
precise answer ---Speckled
A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood capillary blood drops on a
filter paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of
the following actions should the technician take? --- correct precise
answer ---Apply the blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to
determine a patient's WBC count. For which of the following results
should the technician immediately notify the provider? --- correct
precise answer ---1.8/mm3 (anything outside the range of 4.4-11/mm3
for WBC)
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a
patient's capillary blood. Which of the following actions should the
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latest updated version 2025-2026 Already
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A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen
from a patient. Which of the following instructions should the
technician give the patient? --- correct precise answer ---The
technician should instruct the patient to breathe deeply and then
cough up a specimen into the container.
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomist should clean
the items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:20 dilution
of which of the following substances and water? --- correct precise
answer ---Sodium hypochlorite
A phlebotomist is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient
who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the
facility. Which of the following actions by the patient indicates
implied consent for the venipuncture? --- correct precise answer ---
Rolling up his shirt sleeve.
,A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for CBC? ---
correct precise answer ---EDTA (Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid)
Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for dermal puncture?
--- correct precise answer ---Potassium
A phlebotomy technician should transfer a semen sample at which of
the following temperatures? --- correct precise answer ---36 - 38 C
(98.6 F)
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in
an inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head
away. This action by the patient is an example of which of the
following types of consent? --- correct precise answer ---Implied
consent
A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a
laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
--- correct precise answer ---Place the specimens in a lockable
container
, A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a
medication that was administered orally to a patient. After verifying
when the patient received the medication, how long should the
technician wait prior to attempting the draw? --- correct precise
answer ---2 hours
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from
a patient for thyroid studies. The technician should select a collection
tube that has a top with which of the following colors? --- correct
precise answer ---Speckled
A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood capillary blood drops on a
filter paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of
the following actions should the technician take? --- correct precise
answer ---Apply the blood to the printed side of the filter paper.
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to
determine a patient's WBC count. For which of the following results
should the technician immediately notify the provider? --- correct
precise answer ---1.8/mm3 (anything outside the range of 4.4-11/mm3
for WBC)
A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a
patient's capillary blood. Which of the following actions should the
