NHA Exam Questions and answers,
rated A+
24 hour specimen - ✅✅-Tests for substance released sporadically
*discard first specimen
300-175-150-100-75-60-50 heart rate calculation - ✅✅-Find R wave then with each 5mm boxes
thereafter mark 300, 175, etc. The number closest to the next R wave is the number of beats/min
1500 heart rate calculation - ✅✅-1500/ (# of boxes between RR or PP interval)
ACD - ✅✅-Found in light yellow stopper tubes
*used to draw culture for micro-organisms
Advance Booking - ✅✅-Appts are scheduled months in advance
*24 hour cancellation notice is required
*advantage: you can know your schedule months in advance
*disadvantage: pts forget their appts and causes gaps in scheduling
,Blood Pressure - ✅✅-Normal: <120 / <80
Prehypertension: 120--89
Hypertension Stage I: 140--99
Hypertension Stsge II: >160 / >100
Hypertensive Crisis: >180 / >110
Hypotensive: <90 / <60
Blue tops - ✅✅-Includes sodium citrate to prevent blood clot and
*used for coagulation tests
*invert 3-4 times
Capillary collection - ✅✅-Draw sites include: scalp, wrist, and medial ankle
*for >2 yrs old: middle/ring finger
*for <1 yrs old: medial/lateral planter portions of heel
*includes using finger/heel sticks
*for finger sticks, pt should be in a sitting or supine position
-use the side of the pts middle or ring finger
, *for heel sticks, pts should be in the supine position
-use the lateral and medial sides of the heel
Catherization - ✅✅-Plastic tube through urethra into bladder to draw urine
Chain of Custody - ✅✅-Used in cases such as suspected drug and alcohol abuse, DNA testing, and rape
cases
*anyone who had the specimen in their hands must also sign and date time
*for alcohol testing, do NOT use isopropyl alcohol to clean the site of the blood draw as it may lead to
false results
Clean catch midstream - ✅✅-Urine testing used yo diagnose UTI and evaluate drug effectiveness
*clean perineal area
*taken after initial void
CLIA Waived Procedure - ✅✅-Established guidelines that can be performed at home and in labs
*test include: blood glucose, fecal occult blood, spun micro hematocrit, urine chemical screening, visual
color comparison urine test (pregnancy)
rated A+
24 hour specimen - ✅✅-Tests for substance released sporadically
*discard first specimen
300-175-150-100-75-60-50 heart rate calculation - ✅✅-Find R wave then with each 5mm boxes
thereafter mark 300, 175, etc. The number closest to the next R wave is the number of beats/min
1500 heart rate calculation - ✅✅-1500/ (# of boxes between RR or PP interval)
ACD - ✅✅-Found in light yellow stopper tubes
*used to draw culture for micro-organisms
Advance Booking - ✅✅-Appts are scheduled months in advance
*24 hour cancellation notice is required
*advantage: you can know your schedule months in advance
*disadvantage: pts forget their appts and causes gaps in scheduling
,Blood Pressure - ✅✅-Normal: <120 / <80
Prehypertension: 120--89
Hypertension Stage I: 140--99
Hypertension Stsge II: >160 / >100
Hypertensive Crisis: >180 / >110
Hypotensive: <90 / <60
Blue tops - ✅✅-Includes sodium citrate to prevent blood clot and
*used for coagulation tests
*invert 3-4 times
Capillary collection - ✅✅-Draw sites include: scalp, wrist, and medial ankle
*for >2 yrs old: middle/ring finger
*for <1 yrs old: medial/lateral planter portions of heel
*includes using finger/heel sticks
*for finger sticks, pt should be in a sitting or supine position
-use the side of the pts middle or ring finger
, *for heel sticks, pts should be in the supine position
-use the lateral and medial sides of the heel
Catherization - ✅✅-Plastic tube through urethra into bladder to draw urine
Chain of Custody - ✅✅-Used in cases such as suspected drug and alcohol abuse, DNA testing, and rape
cases
*anyone who had the specimen in their hands must also sign and date time
*for alcohol testing, do NOT use isopropyl alcohol to clean the site of the blood draw as it may lead to
false results
Clean catch midstream - ✅✅-Urine testing used yo diagnose UTI and evaluate drug effectiveness
*clean perineal area
*taken after initial void
CLIA Waived Procedure - ✅✅-Established guidelines that can be performed at home and in labs
*test include: blood glucose, fecal occult blood, spun micro hematocrit, urine chemical screening, visual
color comparison urine test (pregnancy)
