NHA Certification Exam Questions and
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When should the phlebotomist run contrals for QA on POC test
macchines? - ✔✔When a new lot number or kit is opened.
What is the correct way to obtain blood from the heel of an infant and apply
to card? - ✔✔Saturate each circle with blood from heel.
When preparing for transport, what should be placed in an ice bath within
30 minutes of collection? - ✔✔ABGs
What would result in a grossly hemolyzed specimen collection? -
✔✔Incorrect needle gauge size.
You have to collect an O2, bilirubin, DNA, and screen card from an infant,
which do you collect first? - ✔✔O2
What action should the phlebotomist do before leaving a patient's room? -
✔✔Label, initial, mark date/time each tube is drawn.
During the draw, the patient becomes unresponsive. What should the
phlebotomist do? - ✔✔Check for breathing.
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What identifies a specimen as long as it is in the lab? - ✔✔Accession
number
A phlebotomist is drawing blood and notices red spots appearing. What
action does the phlebotomist need to take? - ✔✔Apply pressure after
collecting the specimen.
The order of draw for capillary specimens is different than venipuncture
because: - ✔✔Increase rate of coagulation.
Appropriate agent for cleansing around the urinary meatus for clean catch
collection is: - ✔✔benzalkonian chloride
What is the total blood volume for an infant weighing 3.3kg? - ✔✔240-
330ml
A phlebotomist educates a patient about proper collection of a semen
specimen at home. What would indicate the patient understands? - ✔✔"I
will abstain from ejaculation 3 days prior to testing."
You have obtained a specimen for a CBC. You arrive at the lab at 8:00pm
and they closed at 7:30pm. At what temperature can you safely store the
CBC until the lab opens as 7:30am? - ✔✔2-10 degrees Celsius
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Phlebotomists must always do this to comply with OSHA when drawing
blood. - ✔✔Wear gloves.
What is the first step in the collection of your specimen? - ✔✔Lab
requisition.
You need to collect blood from an older adults with fragile, easy to collapse
veins. What equipment would you use in this situation? - ✔✔A syringe
and butterfly assembly then transfer to ETS tube.
Prior to a venipuncture, alcohol must be allowed to dry because -
✔✔Must allow time for the antiseptic to act.
What test is affected if iodine is used to clean the site for a dermal
puncture? - ✔✔Potassium.
Patient is brought to the ER and is unconscious. The doctor has ordered
multiple labs. Blood drawn under this circumstance is drawn under -
✔✔Implied consent
For which condition is therapeutic phlebotomy used? - ✔✔Polycythemia
and hemochromatosis
In infancts, no more than what perfect of blood volume should be drawn in
a month? - ✔✔10%