NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Questions 2025-2026
1. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from
a patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the
patient?: Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container.
2. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of
which of the following substances and water?: Sodium hypochlorite
3. A phlebotomy technician 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?: Rolling up his shirtsleeve
4. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?: EDTA
5. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?:
Potassium 6. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at
which of the following temperatures?: 36 to 38 C
7. 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?: Implied consent
8. A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a
laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician take?:
Place the specimens in a lockable container.
9. 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?: 2 hr after administration
10. 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?: Speckled
11. A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter
paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?: Apply blood to the printed side of the filter
paper.
12. 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?: 1.8/mm3
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13 A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a
patient's capillary blood. Which of the following actions should the
Technician take?: Use the second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
14. Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to
collect a blood specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-
collapse veins?: Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS
tube.
15. How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control
test on a glucometer in the laboratory?: Every day the meter is used.
16. A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory
Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of
the postexamination phase of this process, which of the following actions
should the technician take?: Enter critical laboratory data.
17. A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of
the following?: Patient's information
18. Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first
when obtaining dermal samples?: Lavender
19. A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before
obtaining blood specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that
the requisition includes which of the following information?: A specimen
identification code
20. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from
a patient who had a right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites
should the technician select?: Medial cubital vein in the left arm
21. For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician
centrifuge a serum specimen before transport to an outside reference
laboratory?: Cells must be separated from the serum
22. Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to
take before leaving a patient's room?: Initial and mark the date and time on each
tube drawn
23. A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following
colors signifies a health hazard in the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)
704 Marking System?: Blue
24. A phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a
healthy 10-month-old infant. Which of the following collection sites should
the technician select?: Either heel
1. A phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from
a patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the
patient?: Breathe deeply and then cough up a specimen into the container.
2. To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should
clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of
which of the following substances and water?: Sodium hypochlorite
3. A phlebotomy technician 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?: Rolling up his shirtsleeve
4. A phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the
following additives when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC?: EDTA
5. Which of the following test results are affected when a phlebotomy
technician uses povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture?:
Potassium 6. A phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at
which of the following temperatures?: 36 to 38 C
7. 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?: Implied consent
8. A phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a
laboratory. Which of the following actions should the technician take?:
Place the specimens in a lockable container.
9. 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?: 2 hr after administration
10. 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?: Speckled
11. A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter
paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?: Apply blood to the printed side of the filter
paper.
12. 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?: 1.8/mm3
, NHA Phlebotomy Practice Test Questions 2025-2026
13 A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a
patient's capillary blood. Which of the following actions should the
Technician take?: Use the second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture.
14. Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to
collect a blood specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-
collapse veins?: Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS
tube.
15. How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control
test on a glucometer in the laboratory?: Every day the meter is used.
16. A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory
Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of
the postexamination phase of this process, which of the following actions
should the technician take?: Enter critical laboratory data.
17. A phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of
the following?: Patient's information
18. Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first
when obtaining dermal samples?: Lavender
19. A phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory requisition before
obtaining blood specimens from a patient. The technician should verify that
the requisition includes which of the following information?: A specimen
identification code
20. A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from
a patient who had a right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following sites
should the technician select?: Medial cubital vein in the left arm
21. For which of the following reasons should a phlebotomy technician
centrifuge a serum specimen before transport to an outside reference
laboratory?: Cells must be separated from the serum
22. Which of the following actions is a phlebotomy technician required to
take before leaving a patient's room?: Initial and mark the date and time on each
tube drawn
23. A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following
colors signifies a health hazard in the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA)
704 Marking System?: Blue
24. A phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a
healthy 10-month-old infant. Which of the following collection sites should
the technician select?: Either heel
