NHCO Phlebotomy Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
Which of the following is the best indication that a patient might be at risk of
syncope?
a. Involuntary movement
b. Lightheadedness and shallow breath
c. Small red spots appearing on skin
d. Paleness and sweating - Correct answer-d. Paleness and sweating
Why is it important for a phlebotomist to invert anticoagulant tubes?
a. To prevent a pH imbalance
b. To prevent hemolysis
c. To ensure proper mixing of blood and additive
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,d. To prevent hemoconcentration - Correct answer-c. To ensure proper mixing of
blood and additive
Which of the following protects a patient's information?
a. OSHA
b. HIPPA
c. The Joint Commission
d. AAHSA - Correct answer-b. HIPPA
Which of the following needle sizes is NOT used for laboratory assays but for
collection of donor units of blood?
a. 18-gauge
b. 23-gague
c. 21-gague
d. 22-gague - Correct answer-a. 18-gauge
How many minutes within collection of a urine sample should the phlebotomist
take the temperature of the specimen?
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,a. Within 10 minutes
b. Within 45 minutes
c. Within 30 seconds
d. Within 4 minutes - Correct answer-d. Within 4 minutes
Quality control checklists ensure machines are inspected for compliance at time
intervals specific to the equipment and ________.
a. Clinical application
b. Chemical measurement
c. Expiration date
d. Stock rotation - Correct answer-a. Clinical application
Which of the following actions will most likely prevent a needle stick injury?
a. Having a nurse or other healthcare team member dispose of used needles for the
phlebotomist
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, b. Replacing sharps containers when they have reached their fill line
c. Recapping every needle prior to discarding it in the sharps container
d. Wearing rubber gloves during venipuncture - Correct answer-b. Replacing
sharps containers when they have reached their fill line
Which of the following pieces of information need to be on a laboratory requisition
form before a phlebotomist should proceed with obtaining a blood specimen?
a. The patient's status as an organ donor
b. A specimen identification code
c. A laboratory's CLIA number
d. The patient's emergency contact - Correct answer-b. A specimen identification
code
A patient is listening to a phlebotomist explain the venipuncture process before
initiating the blood draw. The patient communicates their understanding but seems
hesitant and confused. How should the phlebotomist handle the situation?
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and Answers
Which of the following is the best indication that a patient might be at risk of
syncope?
a. Involuntary movement
b. Lightheadedness and shallow breath
c. Small red spots appearing on skin
d. Paleness and sweating - Correct answer-d. Paleness and sweating
Why is it important for a phlebotomist to invert anticoagulant tubes?
a. To prevent a pH imbalance
b. To prevent hemolysis
c. To ensure proper mixing of blood and additive
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,d. To prevent hemoconcentration - Correct answer-c. To ensure proper mixing of
blood and additive
Which of the following protects a patient's information?
a. OSHA
b. HIPPA
c. The Joint Commission
d. AAHSA - Correct answer-b. HIPPA
Which of the following needle sizes is NOT used for laboratory assays but for
collection of donor units of blood?
a. 18-gauge
b. 23-gague
c. 21-gague
d. 22-gague - Correct answer-a. 18-gauge
How many minutes within collection of a urine sample should the phlebotomist
take the temperature of the specimen?
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,a. Within 10 minutes
b. Within 45 minutes
c. Within 30 seconds
d. Within 4 minutes - Correct answer-d. Within 4 minutes
Quality control checklists ensure machines are inspected for compliance at time
intervals specific to the equipment and ________.
a. Clinical application
b. Chemical measurement
c. Expiration date
d. Stock rotation - Correct answer-a. Clinical application
Which of the following actions will most likely prevent a needle stick injury?
a. Having a nurse or other healthcare team member dispose of used needles for the
phlebotomist
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, b. Replacing sharps containers when they have reached their fill line
c. Recapping every needle prior to discarding it in the sharps container
d. Wearing rubber gloves during venipuncture - Correct answer-b. Replacing
sharps containers when they have reached their fill line
Which of the following pieces of information need to be on a laboratory requisition
form before a phlebotomist should proceed with obtaining a blood specimen?
a. The patient's status as an organ donor
b. A specimen identification code
c. A laboratory's CLIA number
d. The patient's emergency contact - Correct answer-b. A specimen identification
code
A patient is listening to a phlebotomist explain the venipuncture process before
initiating the blood draw. The patient communicates their understanding but seems
hesitant and confused. How should the phlebotomist handle the situation?
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