NWCA CCMA - Certification Exam Review
Answered Questions (Latest 2026)
Which laboratory test result is affected most if the patient is
NOT fasting? - Correct Answers ✅Triglycerides
Hemolysis in collected blood can cause a falsely decreased
value for: - Correct Answers ✅Ammonia
After the needle is inserted for a venipuncture and the blood
begins to squirt out in pulses, this might indicate that: -
Correct Answers ✅An artery has been penetrated by the
needle
If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be
helpful in the specimen collection process? - Correct
Answers ✅A large blood pressure cuff
When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any,
can be used to improve the likelihood of a successful
puncture? - Correct Answers ✅Slight rotation of the
patient's arm to a different position
Warming the site
Palpating the entire antecubital area to trace vein path
*(All of the above)
During the venipuncture procedure, what should the
phlebotomist do after the needle is inserted and blood begins
, NWCA CCMA - Certification Exam Review
Answered Questions (Latest 2026)
to flow? - Correct Answers ✅Release the tourniquet about
half-way through the procedure
Steps in the identification process for a phlebotomy
procedure for a patient should include - Correct Answers
✅A 2-way match with the ID bracelet and the verbal
confirmation
Approximately how many minutes does it take for a specimen
without additives to clot? - Correct Answers ✅15 minutes
Yellow top tubes are used to collect blood for? - Correct
Answers ✅Blood cultures
What is the vacuum blood collection tube of choice for CBC
blood collection? - Correct Answers ✅Purple top tube
What is the anticoagulant of choice for coagulation blood
studies? - Correct Answers ✅Sodium citrate
A solid mass derived from blood constituents that occludes a
blood vessel is a - Correct Answers ✅Thrombus
When blood is to be collected for a glucose tolerance test, the
patient should fast for - Correct Answers ✅8-12 hours
Answered Questions (Latest 2026)
Which laboratory test result is affected most if the patient is
NOT fasting? - Correct Answers ✅Triglycerides
Hemolysis in collected blood can cause a falsely decreased
value for: - Correct Answers ✅Ammonia
After the needle is inserted for a venipuncture and the blood
begins to squirt out in pulses, this might indicate that: -
Correct Answers ✅An artery has been penetrated by the
needle
If a patient is obese, what special equipment, if any, would be
helpful in the specimen collection process? - Correct
Answers ✅A large blood pressure cuff
When a patient has "difficult" veins, what strategies, if any,
can be used to improve the likelihood of a successful
puncture? - Correct Answers ✅Slight rotation of the
patient's arm to a different position
Warming the site
Palpating the entire antecubital area to trace vein path
*(All of the above)
During the venipuncture procedure, what should the
phlebotomist do after the needle is inserted and blood begins
, NWCA CCMA - Certification Exam Review
Answered Questions (Latest 2026)
to flow? - Correct Answers ✅Release the tourniquet about
half-way through the procedure
Steps in the identification process for a phlebotomy
procedure for a patient should include - Correct Answers
✅A 2-way match with the ID bracelet and the verbal
confirmation
Approximately how many minutes does it take for a specimen
without additives to clot? - Correct Answers ✅15 minutes
Yellow top tubes are used to collect blood for? - Correct
Answers ✅Blood cultures
What is the vacuum blood collection tube of choice for CBC
blood collection? - Correct Answers ✅Purple top tube
What is the anticoagulant of choice for coagulation blood
studies? - Correct Answers ✅Sodium citrate
A solid mass derived from blood constituents that occludes a
blood vessel is a - Correct Answers ✅Thrombus
When blood is to be collected for a glucose tolerance test, the
patient should fast for - Correct Answers ✅8-12 hours
