NHA CPT PRACTICE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
A phlebotomy technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who has cutaneous diphtheria. Besides gloves, what piece of PPE should the technician wear? -
Answers :Gown
A phlebotomy technician receives aa chemical splash to his forearm. After removing his contaminated clothing, what is the minimum amount of time the technician should rinse
the affected area? - Answers :15 minutes
To prevent hospital-acquired infections, a phlebotomy technician should clean items that have been contaminated by blood with a 1:10 dilution of which substance with
water? - Answers :Sodium hypochlorite
After exiting a patient's room, what is the last piece of PPE a phlebotomy technician
should remove? - Answers :mask
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient who states that this is his first blood draw. What action should the technician take? - Answers :Describe the procedure to the patient
A phlebotomy technician is performing a venipuncture using a winged infusion set. The red top tube fills, but the light blue top tube slows and does not fill completely. What action should the technician take? - Answers :Insert a new light blue topped tube to see if it will fill
What 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? - Answers :Choose a syringe and butterfly assembly and transfer to an ETS tube
A phlebotomy technician is using an evacuated needle holder and blood collection tubes to collect blood from a patient. What action should the technician take? - Answers
:Push the first collection tube gently into the holder
A phlebotomy technician is using a point-of-care test system to determine a patient White blood cell count. What result value should the technician immediately notify the
provider? - Answers :1.8/mm cubed
According to OSHA standards, What vaccines must employers offer to their
phlebotomists at no cost? - Answers :Hepatitis B
A phlebotomy technician is washing her hands at the beginning of her shift. What action
should the technician take? - Answers :Use enough soap to form a lather
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A phlebotomy technician is performing a total cholesterol point of care test for a patient.What findings should the technician immediately report to the provider? - Answers :300 mg/dl
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to draw blood from a patient in an inpatient setting. The patient extends his arm and turns his head away. This action by the patient
is an example of what type of consent? - Answers :Implied consent
For what reason should a phlebotomy technician examine the antecubital areas in both of The patients arms? - Answers :The median cubital vein could be more assessable on one side then the other
According to standard precautions, a phlebotomy technician should take what action when shipping specimens to a reference lab in hot weather? - Answers :Placed the specimens in a box with cold packs and a biohazard label
A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screening newborn for phenylketonuria. What action should the technician take? -
Answers :Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who signed a general informed consent form upon admission to the facility. What action by the patient indicates implied consent for the venipuncture? - Answers :Rolling up his shirtsleeve
A phlebotomy technician is following the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute's (CLSI) clinical lab workflow pathway. As part of the postexamination phase of this process, what following action should the technician take? - Answers :Enter critical laboratory data
When should a phlebotomy technician perform external liquid controls for quality control on a CLIA-waived glucose point-of-care test? - Answers :When a new lot number or kit is opened
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a small vein of an older adult patient. What action should the technician take keep the vein from
collapsing? - Answers :Use a small needle for the draw
A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who is allergic to alcohol. What antiseptic solution should the technician used to prepare the
insertion site? - Answers :Chlorhexidine
What action should a phlebotomy technician take to maintain compliance with HIPAA? -
Answers :Clear phone numbers from the fax machine
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