NHA CPT Study Guide 2023.A Phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary blood, which of this following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER Use the second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture
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NHA CPT Study Guide 2023.
A Phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear from a patient's capillary
blood, which of this following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER Use the
second drop of blood that emerges from the puncture
A Phlebotomy technician is way a point-of-court test system to determine a patients
WBC count. For which of the following results should the technician immediately modify
the provider? - ANSWER 1.8/mm3
A Phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to
screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ANSWER Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper
A Phlebotomy technician is preparing to obtain a blood specimen from a patient for
thyroid studies. The technician should select a collection tube that has a top with which
of the following colors? - ANSWER Speckled
A Phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw a peak level for a medication on that was
administered orally to a patient. After verifying when the patient received the medication
how long should the technician wait prior to attempting the draw? - ANSWER 2 hr after
A Phlebotomy technician is transporting blood specimens to a laboratory. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER Place the specimen in a
lockable container
A Phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in a inpatient setting.
The patients extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient is an
example of which of the following types of consent? - ANSWER Implied consent
A Phlebotomy technician should transport a semen sample at which of the following
temperatures? - ANSWER 36 to 38 degrees Celsius
Which of the following test results are affected when a Phlebotomy technician uses
povidone-iodine to cleanse a site for a dermal puncture? - ANSWER Potassium
A Phlebotomy technician should select a tube that has which of the following additives
when collecting a blood specimen for a CBC? - ANSWER EDTA
A Phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect blood specimen from a patient who
signed a general informed actions by the patient indicates implied consent for the
venipuncture? - ANSWER Rolling up his/her shirtsleeve
,To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items
that have been contaminated by blood with a 1;10 dilution of which of the following
substance and water? - ANSWER Sodium Hypochlorite
A Phlebotomy technician is planning to collect a sputum specimen from a patient from a
patient. Which of the following instructions should the technician give the patient? -
ANSWER "Breathe deeply and the cough up a specimen into the container."
Which of the following is the best method for a phlebotomy technician to collect a blood
specimen from an older adult patient who has fragile, easy-to-collapse veins? -
ANSWER Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube
How frequently should a phlebotomy technician perform a quality control test on a
glucometer in the laboratory? - ANSWER Every day the meter is used
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's
(CLSI) clinical laboratory workflow pathway. As part of the post examination phase of
this process, which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER
Enter critical laboratory data
A Phlebotomy technician should comply with HIPAA to protect which of the following? -
ANSWER Patients' information
Which of the following tubes should a phlebotomy technician collect first when obtaining
dermal samples? - ANSWER Lavender tops
A Phlebotomy technician is reviewing a laboratory a requisition before obtaining blood
specimens from a patients. The technician should verify that the requisition includes
which of the following information? - ANSWER A specimen identification code
A Phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who
had a right-sided mastectomy. Which of the following site should the technician select? -
ANSWER Medial cubital vein in the left arm
For which of the following reasons should a Phlebotomy technician centrifuge a serum
before transport to an outside reference laboratory - ANSWER Cells must be separated
from the serum
Which of the following actions is a Phlebotomy technician required to take before
leaving a patient's room? - ANSWER Initial and mark the date and time on each tube
drawn
A Phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following colors signifies a
health hazard in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Marking system? -
ANSWER Blue
, A Phlebotomy technician has a request to collect a routine CBC from a healthy 10-
month old infant. Which of the following collection sites should the technician select? -
ANSWER Either heel
A phlebotomy technician is performing a total cholesterol point-of-care test for a patient.
Which of the following findings should the technician immediately report to the provider?
- ANSWER 300 mg/dL
A Phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient to measure the
trough level of the medication. The technician should collect the specimen at which of
the following times? - ANSWER Within 15 min before the patient receives the next dose
of medication
According to OSHA standards, how often should a Phlebotomy technician wash her
hands with soap and water? - ANSWER After every third use of hand sanitizer
Which of the following personal protective equipment provides a Phlebotomy technician
with the best protection when drawing blood from a patient who has active tuberculosis?
- ANSWER N95 respirator
When collecting a routine blood sample, which of the following veins should a
Phlebotomy technician attempt to draw from first? - ANSWER Median Cubital
A Phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture on a patient who
states, "I faint at the sight of blood." Which of the following positions is optimal for the
patient's safety during the procedure? - ANSWER Lying in a reclined position
A Phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has
pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment should the technician wear? - ANSWER Mask
After placing the tourniquet on a patients arm, the phlebotomist notices small red spots
below the tourniquet. Which of the following terms describes these spots? - ANSWER
Petechiae
A Phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The patient
reports experiencing a sharp, painful, and tingling sensation going down her arm and
into her hand. The technician should recognize that which of the following complications
of venipuncture is occurring? - ANSWER Nerve injury
A Phlebotomy technician should identify that which of the following is an identifier for a
specimen as long as it remains in the laboratory? - ANSWER Accession number
A Phlebotomy technician is educating a patient about the at-home collection of a semen
specimen. Which of the following statements by the patients indicates an understanding
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