Phlebotomy Exam Guide including Questions with Full Correct and Verified
Answers 2025/2026
Terms in this set (20)
Correct Answer: Get three verbals, check the patient's
identification bracelet, and compare all this information to the
Which one of the following
requisition.
methods is the best way to
- Correct because the textbook states this is the required triple-
confirm your patient's identity?
check process before drawing blood.
(Pg. 12)
Correct Answer: Since latex gloves are sterile, you may use
your gloved finger without further preparation to feel the vein on
Which one of the following a prepped arm before making the stick.
statements about blood cultures - Correct because touching a sterile site after prepping with iodine
is incorrect? risks contamination, even if wearing gloves.
(Pg. 22)
In therapeutic drug monitoring Correct Answer: True
(TDM), determining the - Correct because peak and trough levels are specifically
concentration of a mentioned in the section on Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.
particular drug is done by (Pg. 28)
collecting two tests.
Correct Answer: 30 degrees
The angle of the needle should be Correct because the instruction for both syringe and vacutainer
inserted at an angle of between methods specifies 15-30 degrees.
15 and (Pg. 34)
Correct Answer: You may collect blood from any part of the heel.
Which one of the following - Correct because the heelstick should be performed only on the
statements about heelstick is sides of the heel to avoid injury.
incorrect? (Pg. 23)
Correct Answer: Bounce, depth, direction
Name three senses of touch when
- Correct because these are the three sensations listed for
palpating for a vein.
vein palpation. (Pg. 11)