NHA PHLEOTOMY TECHNICIAN EXAM, PRACTICE

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NHA PHLEOTOMY TECHNICIAN EXAM, PRACTICE

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NHA PHLEOTOMY TECHNICIAN EXAM

• Besides gloves which of the following PPE should a phlebotomist

wear when drawing on a patient with pneumonia?

• Face mask
• Gown
• N95 Respirator
• Shoe covers - ANSWER- A. Face mask

• A phlebotomists noticed that a blood collection tube is cracked what

steps should the phlebotomists take?

• Send tube to the lab as is.
• Discard the tube in a glove.
• Discard tube in a sharp's container.
• Dispose of tube in the trash - ANSWER- C. Discard tube in a sharp's

container.

• A parent asks the phlebotomist for the results of their young adults

point of care test (POCT) test, what steps should the phlebotomists take?

• Write down the results for the parent and the patient. 1 / 4

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• Ask the patient to leave the room and tell the parent.
• Show the parent the results in the hallway.
• Ask the patient for the permission to disclose results with the parent

present. - ANSWER- B. Ask the patient to leave the room and tell the parent.

• A patient starts to cry and is unwilling to extend her arm for the third

draw of a glucose tolerance test (GTT), what is the proper statement for the phlebotomist to make?

• "I will get a nurse to hold your hand."
• "May I perform the draw?"
• "You may come back tomorrow to get the draw done."
• "I will draw the blood anyway." - ANSWER- B. "May I perform the

draw?"

• While performing a glucose monitor quality control check the

phlebotomist should record which of the following?

• Date of battery charge
• Water bath temperature
• Date of patient test results
• Time of lunch break - ANSWER- A. Date of battery charge

• A phlebotomist gets a glucometer reading of 250 mg/dL on a patient,

a second test reads in the normal range, which of the following could have happened? 2 / 4

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• Too little blood was used.
• The first drop of blood was used.
• The finger was dirty.
• The test strips were left open. - ANSWER- C. The finger was dirty.

• What should a phlebotomist use to clean up a large blood spill?
• Chlorine Bleach
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Povidone-Iodine
• Isopropyl Alcohol - ANSWER- A. Chlorine Bleach

• If a phlebotomist experiences an accidental needle stick which of the

following should be included in the sharps log?

• The patients vein location
• The time the phlebotomist got to work
• The department where the injury
• The nurse's name - ANSWER- C. The department where the injury

• Which of the following types of transmission-based precautions

should be used for streptococcal pharyngitis?

• Contact
• Standard
• Airborne
• Droplet - ANSWER- D. Droplet 3 / 4

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• Which of the following is true for blood culture collection?
• Scrub the site with chlorhexidine gluconate for 1 min.
• Do not clean the site.
• Palpate the vein after cleansing the site.
• Do not use a tourniquet. - ANSWER- A. Scrub the site with

chlorhexidine gluconate for 1 min.

• A medical professional should do which of the following when

performing CPR on an infant?

• 30 compressions, 3.8 cm (1.5 in) deep
• 3 compressions, .05 cm (-1 in) deep
• 10 compressions, 5.08 cm (2 in) deep
• 100 compressions, 3.7 cm (1.5 in) deep - ANSWER- A. 30

compressions, 3.8 cm (1.5 in) deep

• After a failed venipuncture attempt a phlebotomist collects blood in

a micro collection tube, why should the phlebotomist document that blood was collected in this manner?

• To alert the nurse of blood change
• To alert the physician that this is capillary blood
• To alert the laboratory of the presence of capillary blood
• To alert the patient of their bad veins - ANSWER- B. To alert the

physician that this is capillary blood

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