NHA PHLEOTOMY TECHNICIAN EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM
AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 550
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who
has pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment should the technician wear? - ANSWER: Face mask
while collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician notices the glass
collection tube is cracked. Which of the following actions should the technician use?
- ANSWER: Dispose of the tube in a sharps container
A phlebotomy technician is performing a glucometer reading for a young adult
patient. The patients parent id in the room and asks about the patients glucose level.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER: Ask the
patient for permission to disclose the results with the parent present
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third set of blood draws for a
glucose tolerance test, The patient starts to cry and refuses to extend her arm for
the draw. Which of the following statements should the technician make? -
ANSWER: "May I please perform the draw?"
CPT is preparing to complete the glucose monitor quality control (QC) log. Which
information should the technician record in the quality control record? - ANSWER:
Date of battery change
A technician experiences a needlestick injury while performing a venipuncture. What
should the technician include in the sharps injury log? - ANSWER: The department
where the injury happened
When testing a p.t for pneumonia, a phlebotomist should implement what type of
transmission-based precaution? - ANSWER: Droplet
what actions should a phlebotomist take when performing a blood culture
collection? - ANSWER: cleanse site with chlorhexidine gluconate using back & forth
motions with friction
A technician experiences a needlestick injury while performing a draw. They are at
greater risk of exposure to what bloodborne pathogens? - ANSWER: Hep. B (HBV)
A tech. receives a splash of blood to the eye while transferring serum into an isolator
tube. What action should they take first? - ANSWER: Rinse eye with water
, A tech. is explaining a phlebotomy procedure to a pt. who wears hearing aids. The
pt. seems distracted. Which way should the tech. ask to ensure the pt. understands
the procedure? - ANSWER: "Would you like me to repeat the directions?"
A tech should identify which information is required for positive identification of a
pt. In an outpatient facility? - ANSWER: Picture ID, full name, DOB
A tech enters a pts. Room to perform a blood draw and notices that the patient's ID
band is sitting on the bedside table. The pt states "I hate wearing it, so I took it off"
what response should the tech make? - ANSWER: "I will ask the nurse to replace the
ID band"
A tech is seeking consent to perform a blood draw on an older adult pt who has been
accompanied to the facility by a younger adult. Which action should the tech take? -
ANSWER: Speak to the pt in a normal tone.
A tech is collecting a specimen to test a patients lithium level following a recent dose
of medication. Which levels should the tech collect? - ANSWER: Peak
A tech is preparing to collect specimens to determine a pts peak and trough levels.
Which actions should the tech take? - ANSWER: Ask the nurse when the medication
was administered.
A tech is preparing to draw a pts blood when the pt informs him that she is taking
warfarin. The tech should identify that the results of which of the tests is affected by
the medication? - ANSWER: PT/INR
A tech is preparing to collect blood from a pt who has experienced syncope during
previous draws. Which action should the tech take? - ANSWER: Place the pt in a
supine position
A pts asks a tech why his blood is being drawn. What response should the tech
make? - ANSWER: "You should ask your provider about the test"
A tech is positioning a pt for a veni. To prevent reflux or backflow, the tech should
instruct the pt to love arm into what position? - ANSWER: Fully extended in a
downward position.
A tech is preparing to collect a specimen from a 3-year old pt to perform a
coagulation test. What collection method should the tech use? - ANSWER: Winged-
infusion set
A tech is performing venipuncture on a pt. who currently has an IV in both arms.
What action should the tech take? - ANSWER: Ask the nurse to turn off the IV for 2
mins
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