NHA CPT Practice Test/Study Guide| 281 QUESTIONS| WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1st vein of choice Correct Answer: Median Cubital
2nd vein of choice/1st vein of choice for obese patients Correct Answer: Cephalic
3rd vein of choice Correct Answer: Basilic
1st choice area to stick for a venipuncture Correct Answer: Antecubital area.
Point Of Care Correct Answer: In a patient's home/bedside
What does NAACLS stand for? Correct Answer: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
What does PPE stand for? Correct Answer: Personal Protective Equipment
Verbal Communication Correct Answer: The actual words spoken, the pace and tone of voice.
What does STAT mean? Correct Answer: Short Turn Around Time
What is quality control? Correct Answer: Daily controls that are used in analytical testing to determine acceptable ranges of test results.
Iatrogenic Anemia Correct Answer: Too much blood loss from a blood draw.
Negligence Correct Answer: Failure to act or perform duties according to the standards of the profession.
Assault Correct Answer: The threat of carrying out bodily harm.
Battery Correct Answer: Actually touching or hurting someone.
Fomites Correct Answer: Germs/doorknobs.
Standard of Care Correct Answer: Is typically defined as the level and type of care that a reasonably competent and skilled health care professional, with a similar background and in the same medical community, would have provided under the circumstances that led to the alleged malpractice; measuring stick.
Informed Consent Correct Answer: Voluntary permission by a patient to allow touching after given information.
Implied Consent Correct Answer: Sticking arm out. How long should you wash your hands? Correct Answer: 15 seconds
How long should patient's wait if they are dizzy? Correct Answer: 20 minutes
What does HIPAA stand for? Correct Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
What's HIPAA? Correct Answer: Protects security, privacy and confidentiality of personal health information.
What does CLIA stand for? Correct Answer: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
What's CLIA? Correct Answer: Federal guidelines that regulate all clinical laboratories across the U.S.
Nosocomial Correct Answer: Hospital acquired infections.
What does BBP stand for? Correct Answer: Blood Born Pathogens.
Universal Precautions Correct Answer: Treat all blood as if it was infected.
Chain of Infection Correct Answer: The process by which infections are transmitted; source - mode - host.
Standard Precautions Correct Answer: A set of safe guards designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms.
PPE ON Correct Answer: Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves
PPE OFF Correct Answer: Goggles, Mask, Gown& gloves
What does PASS stand for? Correct Answer: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.
When chemicals get in your eyes, how long do you wash your eyes for? Correct Answer: 15 minutes
Osteomyletis Correct Answer: Inflammation of the bone caused by bacterial infection.
Osteochondritis Correct Answer: Inflammation of the bone and cartlidge.
Order of Collection - Capillary Draw Correct Answer: Blood gases - EDTA - Tubes with Additives - Serum Tubes
Hemolysis Correct Answer: Destruction of blood cells. Preanalytical Phase Correct Answer: Before the actual testing and analysis are performed, labeling, transporting, evaluating, processing.
Analytical Phase Correct Answer: Examination process-quality control, troubleshooting, erroneous results.
Postanalytical Phase Correct Answer: Reporting final test results, storing specimens, obtain info for follow-up.
Critical Values Correct Answer: Ranges
EPA Correct Answer: Regulates chemical disinfectants.
True or False: You can't use fingersticks for coagulation test. Correct Answer: True.
Within what time frame should you transport blood to the lab? Correct Answer: 45 minutes.
How long can you prewarm a site for? Correct Answer: 3-5 minutes
What degrees should warm towels be? Correct Answer: 42 degrees C
Why do we wipe away the 1st drop of blood? Correct Answer: Interstitial Fluid
How long does it take to clot without an additive? Correct Answer: 30- 60 min
How many links are there in the chain of infection? Correct Answer: 2
How do you organize supplies? Correct Answer: By expiration date.
What are Ethics? Correct Answer: a set of principles or values based on religious and moral teachings.
Cardio- Correct Answer: Heart
Erythro- Correct Answer: Red
Hemo- Correct Answer: Blood
Anti- Correct Answer: Against
-opsy Correct Answer: To View
Homeo- Correct Answer: Same or Similar
Serology Correct Answer: The study of antibodies in the serum.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1st vein of choice Correct Answer: Median Cubital
2nd vein of choice/1st vein of choice for obese patients Correct Answer: Cephalic
3rd vein of choice Correct Answer: Basilic
1st choice area to stick for a venipuncture Correct Answer: Antecubital area.
Point Of Care Correct Answer: In a patient's home/bedside
What does NAACLS stand for? Correct Answer: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
What does PPE stand for? Correct Answer: Personal Protective Equipment
Verbal Communication Correct Answer: The actual words spoken, the pace and tone of voice.
What does STAT mean? Correct Answer: Short Turn Around Time
What is quality control? Correct Answer: Daily controls that are used in analytical testing to determine acceptable ranges of test results.
Iatrogenic Anemia Correct Answer: Too much blood loss from a blood draw.
Negligence Correct Answer: Failure to act or perform duties according to the standards of the profession.
Assault Correct Answer: The threat of carrying out bodily harm.
Battery Correct Answer: Actually touching or hurting someone.
Fomites Correct Answer: Germs/doorknobs.
Standard of Care Correct Answer: Is typically defined as the level and type of care that a reasonably competent and skilled health care professional, with a similar background and in the same medical community, would have provided under the circumstances that led to the alleged malpractice; measuring stick.
Informed Consent Correct Answer: Voluntary permission by a patient to allow touching after given information.
Implied Consent Correct Answer: Sticking arm out. How long should you wash your hands? Correct Answer: 15 seconds
How long should patient's wait if they are dizzy? Correct Answer: 20 minutes
What does HIPAA stand for? Correct Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
What's HIPAA? Correct Answer: Protects security, privacy and confidentiality of personal health information.
What does CLIA stand for? Correct Answer: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
What's CLIA? Correct Answer: Federal guidelines that regulate all clinical laboratories across the U.S.
Nosocomial Correct Answer: Hospital acquired infections.
What does BBP stand for? Correct Answer: Blood Born Pathogens.
Universal Precautions Correct Answer: Treat all blood as if it was infected.
Chain of Infection Correct Answer: The process by which infections are transmitted; source - mode - host.
Standard Precautions Correct Answer: A set of safe guards designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms.
PPE ON Correct Answer: Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves
PPE OFF Correct Answer: Goggles, Mask, Gown& gloves
What does PASS stand for? Correct Answer: Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep.
When chemicals get in your eyes, how long do you wash your eyes for? Correct Answer: 15 minutes
Osteomyletis Correct Answer: Inflammation of the bone caused by bacterial infection.
Osteochondritis Correct Answer: Inflammation of the bone and cartlidge.
Order of Collection - Capillary Draw Correct Answer: Blood gases - EDTA - Tubes with Additives - Serum Tubes
Hemolysis Correct Answer: Destruction of blood cells. Preanalytical Phase Correct Answer: Before the actual testing and analysis are performed, labeling, transporting, evaluating, processing.
Analytical Phase Correct Answer: Examination process-quality control, troubleshooting, erroneous results.
Postanalytical Phase Correct Answer: Reporting final test results, storing specimens, obtain info for follow-up.
Critical Values Correct Answer: Ranges
EPA Correct Answer: Regulates chemical disinfectants.
True or False: You can't use fingersticks for coagulation test. Correct Answer: True.
Within what time frame should you transport blood to the lab? Correct Answer: 45 minutes.
How long can you prewarm a site for? Correct Answer: 3-5 minutes
What degrees should warm towels be? Correct Answer: 42 degrees C
Why do we wipe away the 1st drop of blood? Correct Answer: Interstitial Fluid
How long does it take to clot without an additive? Correct Answer: 30- 60 min
How many links are there in the chain of infection? Correct Answer: 2
How do you organize supplies? Correct Answer: By expiration date.
What are Ethics? Correct Answer: a set of principles or values based on religious and moral teachings.
Cardio- Correct Answer: Heart
Erythro- Correct Answer: Red
Hemo- Correct Answer: Blood
Anti- Correct Answer: Against
-opsy Correct Answer: To View
Homeo- Correct Answer: Same or Similar
Serology Correct Answer: The study of antibodies in the serum.
