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PRACTICE PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION TEST BANK EXAM FULLYSOLVED #32
1. A patient reports that during a previous blood draw he felt lightheaded and almost
passed out. What should the phlebotomy technician do?
(A) call the patient's doctor to verify that the draw should be performed
(B) give the patient a cup of juice or light snack before the draw
(C) perform the draw according to standard procedures, but make sure a trained first aid
provider is nearby
(D) perform the draw with the patient reclined or in supine position - correct answer D.
Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a supine position.
2. A phlebotomy technician at a primary care clinic is performing venipuncture on a
patient with suspected influenza. The patient is wearing a mask. What PPE should the
technician wear?
(A) gloves and a mask
(B) gloves, gown, and a mask
(C) gloves only
(D) gloves, gown, mask, and goggles - correct answer A. Gloves and a mask
3. A requisition calls for the following tests: CBC, CMP, and PTT. Which of the following
reflects the proper order of draw?
(A) EDTA, SST, citrate
(B) citrate, SST, EDTA
(C) SST, citrate, EDTA
(D) EDTA, citrate, SST - correct answer B. Citrate, SST, EDTA
4. Blood exits the heart through the body's largest artery, the _______________.
(A) atrium
(B) aorta
(C) vena cava
(D) carotid artery - correct answer B. Aorta
5. What part of the evacuated tube system allows multiple collection tubes to be filled
with one puncture?
(A) the interior needle/ tube holder
(B) the syringe barrel
(C) the bevel
(D) the lumen - correct answer A. The interior needle/ tube holder
6. When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a phlebotomy technician
have ready for specimen transportation?
(A) a heating block
(B) an amber transport tube
,(C) an ice slurry
(D) ice cubes - correct answer C. An ice slurry
7. A phlebotomy technician asks a patient to state and spell his name. He says, "Chris
morgan, c-h-r-I-s m-o-r-g-a-n." the name listed on the requisition is "Chris morgan."
what should the phlebotomy technician do?
(A) assume the requisition has a typographical error and complete the draw
(B) ask if the patient minds that his name is misspelled on the requisition, then complete
the blood draw if the patient agrees
(C) cross out "Criss" on the requisition and write "Chris"
(D)call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get a new requisition with the
correct spelling if the spelling was an error. - correct answer D. Call the ordering
provider to resolve the issue and get a new requisition with the correct spelling if the
spelling was an error.
8. When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is filled first?
(A) yellow ACD
(B) yellow SPS
(C) lavender EDTA
(D) light blue sodium citrate - correct answer B. Yellow SPS
9. Which of these patient reactions should be documented, but is not a cause for
discontinuing a draw or likely to affect analytes?
(A) syncope in a seated patient
(B) petechiae
(C) hematoma
(D) nerve involvement - correct answer B. Petechiae
10. A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture collection on a young adult
and needs to draw a citrate tube, a serum separator tube, and an EDTA tube. The
citrate tube and SST fill quickly. The EDTA tube fills part way and then blood flow stops.
What is the most likely explanation?
(A) the patient's vein has collapsed
(B) a clot has formed in the needle
(C) the tube's vacuum is compromised
(D) the patient's vein is empty - correct answer C. The tube's vacuum is compromised
11. Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient whose requisition requires CBC and
electrolytes. After finding no acceptable venipuncture site on either arm or hand, the
phlebotomy technician sees that the scarring does not extend to the fingertips. Which of
the following is true?
(A) the phlebotomy technician can do a capillary draw and submit specimens without
additional comment
(B) the phlebotomy technician can do a capillary draw and document that where the
blood was collected and why
(C) the phlebotomy technician can draw blood from a vein in the foot or ankle
, (D) the phlebotomy technician can dismiss the patient and report that the draw could not
be completed - correct answer B. The phlebotomy technician can do a capillary draw
and document that where the blood was collected and why.
12. When is a sharps receptable considered to be overfilled according to OSHA
standards?
(A) when it is more than 1/2 full
(B) when it is more than 2/3 full
(C) when it is more than 3/4 full
(D) when it is filled to a point one inch below the opening - correct answer C. When it is
more than 3/4 full
13. Of the three veins commonly assessed for venipuncture, which is considered the
least favorable?
(A) the median cubital vein
(B) the cephalic vein
(C) the basilic vein
(D) the radial vein - correct answer C. The basilic vein
14. An emergency room physician directs a phlebotomist to draw blood from an
unconscious patient of unknown identity. This is what?
(A) illegal and the phlebotomist should refuse
(B) legal under the concept of implied consent
(C) legal under the concept of informed consent
(D) illegal unless the patient becomes responsive and agrees to the draw - correct
answer B. Legal under the concept of implied consent
15. When performing a draw on an inpatient with a recent mastectomy, the phlebotomy
technician finds that an IV is running in the arm on the non-mastectomy side. Which site
should the phlebotomy technician use?
(A) the dorsal aspect of the hand on the mastectomy side
(B) the third or fourth finger of the hand on the mastectomy side, documenting that
capillary blood was drawn
(C) a site proximal to the IV on the non-mastectomy side
(D) a site distal to the IV on the non-mastectomy side - correct answer D. A site distal to
the IV on the non-mastectomy side
16. An infant's blood volume may be approximated by multiplying the child's
___________________ by _________________.
(A) weight in pounds, 65
(B) weight in kilograms, 65
(C) weight in pounds, 80
(D) weight in kilograms, 80 - correct answer D. Weight in kilograms, 80
17. Two sets of blood culture bottles are to be filled for a patient. Which of the following
is true?
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