NHA Phlebotomy Exam 2023
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient's arm and observes a
sore at the site where the tourniquet is to be placed. Which of the following actions
should the technician take? - correct answer Tie the tourniquet over the patient's
sleeve to prevent any further damage to the skin.
The Joint Commission recommends using the patient's full name and which of the
following pieses of information to ensure accurate inpatient identification? - correct
answer Medical record number
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to store a blood specimen. At which of the
following temperatures should the technician store the specimen? - correct answer 2°
to 8° C (35.6 ° to 46.4° F)
Which of the following tasks is within a phlebotomy technician's scope of practice? -
correct answer Providing instructions to patients for specimen collection.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing ti perform a venipuncture on a patient. Which of
the following types of consent is the patient providing when she extends her arm to
begin a procedure? - correct answer Implied consent.
A phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following is the first step in the
blood collection procedure? - correct answer Test requisition.
A phlebotomy technician is removing a bag of contaminated items from a collection
area. Which of the following actions should the technician take to properly dispose of
the items? - correct answer Place the bag inside a second hazardous waste bag
outside of the room.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a blood draw when the patient states
that he is severely allergic to latex. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? - correct answer Use a blood pressure cuff and inflate it to 40 mm Hg.
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a hand draw. Which of the following
equipment should the technician assemble? - correct answer Winged infusion set and
adapter.
While a phlebotomy technician is performing a blood collection, several drops pf blood
land on the drawing chair. Which of the following solutions should the technician use to
remove the blood? - correct answer 1:10 bleach
A phlebotomy technician has a requisition form to perform a chromosome analysis for a
patient. The technician should select a collection tube that contains which of the
following additives? - correct answer Heparin
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