A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the technician wear? - Answer- Face mask
while collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician notices the gl...
NHA phlebotomy technician exam
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who has
pneumonia. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective
equipment should the technician wear? - Answer- Face mask
while collecting a blood specimen, a phlebotomy technician notices the glass collection
tube is cracked. Which of the following actions should the technician use? - Answer-
Dispose of the tube in a sharps container
A phlebotomy technician is performing a glucometer reading for a young adult patient.
The patients parent id in the room and asks about the patients glucose level. Which of
the following actions should the technician take? - Answer- Ask the patient for
permission to disclose the results with the parent present
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform the third set of blood draws for a
glucose tolerance test, The patient starts to cry and refuses to extend her arm for the
draw. Which of the following statements should the technician make? - Answer- "May I
please perform the draw?"
phlebotomy Technician is preparing to complete the glucose monitor quality control
record. Which information should the technician record in the quality control record? -
Answer- Date of battery change
A technician observes a glucometer reading of 250 mg/dL. A second test is performed
and returns a reading within the expected reference range. What could have been the
cause of the first test to be inaccurate? - Answer- Too much blood was used
What solution should a technician used to clean a cerebral spinal specimen spill? -
Answer- Chlorine bleach
A technician experiences a needlestick injury while performing a venipuncture. What
should the technician include in the online sharps injury log? - Answer- The department
where the injury happened
When testing a p.t for streptococcal pharyngitis, a phlebotomist should implement what
type of transmission-based precaution? - Answer- Droplet
what actions should a phlebotomist take when performing a blood culture collection? -
Answer- scrub the site with isopropyl alcohol for 1 minute in outward, concentric circles.
Which of the following what is the current procedure for medical professionals
performing CPR on an infant? - Answer- 30 compressions, 3.8 cm (1.5in) deep
, A technician collects a specimen in a microcollection container after two failed veni.
attempts. What reason should the technician write on the requisition form why the blood
was collected in this manner? - Answer- To alert the Lab of the presence of capillary
blood
while a technician is using a centrifuge,the device catches on fire. The technician should
identify a centrifuge fire as what class of fire? - Answer- class C
A technician finishes performing a blood draw in an isolation room. What PPE should be
removed FIRST? - Answer- Gloves
A technician is preparing to aliquot a blood specimen. What PPE are the minimum
requirments for the technician to wear? - Answer- face shield and gloves
A technician experiences a needlestick injury while performing a draw. They are at
greater risk of exposure to what bloodborne pathogens? - Answer- Hep. B (HBV)
A tech. receives a splash of blood to the eye while transferring serum into an isolator
tube. What action should they take first? - Answer- Rinse eye with water
A tech. is collecting a sample for cholesterol, troporin, and HDL blood results. Which
department is responsible for processing these tests? - Answer- chemistry
A tech. is performing a blood alcohol test which antiseptic should the tech use? -
Answer- ethanol
a tech. is performing a venipuncture on a pt. who has a wound infected with methicillin-
resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and has been placed in isolation. what action
should a tech. take after the procedure? - Answer- dispose of the gown before leaving
the room
Which type of urine specimen should a tech. Instruct a pt. To collect for a pregnancy
test? - Answer- First-morning
A tech. Is explaining a phlebotomy procedure to a pt. Who wears hearing aids. The pt.
Seems distracted. Which way should the tech. Ask to ensure the pt. Understands the
procedure? - Answer- "Would you like me to repeat the directions?"
A tech should identify which information is required for positive identification of a pt. In
an outpatient facility? - Answer- Picture ID, full name, DOB
A tech enters a pts. Room to perform a blood draw and notices that the patient's ID
band is sitting on the bedside table. The pt states "I hate wearing it, so I took it off" what
response should the tech make? - Answer- "I will ask the nurse to replace the ID band"
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