NHA phlebotomy technician exam 2023 Graded A+ 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? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct Answer Too much blood was used What solution should a technician used to clean a cerebral spinal specimen spill? - Correct Answer Chlorine bleach A technician experiences a needlestick injury while performing a venipuncture. What should the technician include in the online sharps injury log? - Correct 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? - Correct Answer Droplet what actions should a phlebotomist take when performing a blood culture collection? - Correct 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? - Correct Answer 30 compressions, 3.8 cm (1.5in) deep 1 / 2
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? - Correct 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? - Correct Answer class C A technician finishes performing a blood draw in an isolation room. What PPE should be removed FIRST? - Correct Answer Gloves A technician is preparing to aliquot a blood specimen. What PPE are the minimum requirments for the technician to wear? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct Answer chemistry A tech. is performing a blood alcohol test which antiseptic should the tech use? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct 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? - Correct Answer "I will ask the nurse to replace the ID band"
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