PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN 1 NHA PRACTICE TEST

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PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN 1 NHA PRACTICE TEST

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-Guarantee passing score -100 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: A 13-yr old girl came into your clinic for a pregnancy test. The same day she returned without her parents and wants the results of her test. The phlebotomist should?

Answer:

Tell her she should contact her physician

Question 2: To draw for coagulation studies the phlebotomist should?

Answer:

Fill the tube to the top:

Lt Blue tube Question 3: A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a blood specimen from a patient who is allergic to alcohol. Which of the following antiseptic solutions should the technician use to prepare the insertion site?

Answer:

Chlorhexidine:

alternative antiseptic solution for patients who have allergies to alcohol or latex

Question 4: Patient confidentiality is defined as?

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A patients right to authorize the use of their information Question 5: Drugs used to destroy or kill bacteria that cause disease are called?

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Antibiotics Question 6: An unconscious patient is brought to the emergency department, and several blood tests are ordered. A phlebotomy technician should collect the patients blood because he has received which of the following types of consent?

Answer:

IMPLIED Consent:

implied consent can be obtained when a patient is unconscious and in an emergency situation Question 7: To insure hemostasis which of these must be in working order and or adequate supply?

Answer:

Coagulation factors

Question 8: A specimen for blood lead level is drawn in a?

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Royal Blue top tube Question 9: If a test requires serum rather than plasma, a tube with what color top should be drawn?

Answer:

Red

Question 10: Anticoagulant specimens should be mixed / inverted?

Answer:

Eight to ten times

Question 11: When the heart is contracting, the pressure is highest. This pressure is called?

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Systolic Pressure Question 12: The rubber sleeve (at the end opposite the needle tip) on an evacuated tube needle makes it possible for use with?

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Multiple Tubes Question 13: A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood drops on a filter paper card to screen a newborn for phenylketonuria. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Answer:

Apply blood to the printed side of the filter paper:

only apply blood to the printed side of the paper Question 14: For which of the following laboratory tests should a patient be fasting?

Answer:

Lipid profile:

fats Question 15: What could be the danger of drawing too much blood from an infant with low birth weight?

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Anemia Question 16: A phlebotomy technician is preparing to collect a vancomycin peak level for a patient in an inpatient setting. Which of the following actions should the technician take prior to collecting the blood specimen?

Answer:

Ask the attending nurse in the patients vancomycin dose schedule accurate:

the technician should ask this prior to collection. The action ensures an accurate peak level for therapeutic medication monitoring (TMM)

Question 17: Disposable health care equipment is primarily used because it?

Answer:

Can reduce the spread of infection

Question 18: The heart, lymphatic organs, and blood vessels are in the?

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Cardiovascular System Question 19: The venipuncture site should be cleansed in a circular motion from the center to the?

Answer:

Periphery: the outer limits or edge of an area or object

Question 20: If a patient is dehydrated due to severe vomiting and the physician orders a test for STAT electrolytes, which of the following tubes would be used?

Answer:

Green top tube

Question 21: What transports oxygen to the tissue is the?

Answer:

Red blood cells (RBC)

Question 22: A grossly hemolyzed sample can be caused by?

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A traumatic venipuncture Question 23: A phlebotomy technician is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The patient reports experiencing a sharp, painful, and tingling sensation going down her arm and into her hand. The technician should recognize that which of the following complications of venipuncture is occurring?

Answer:

Nerve injury:

the patient is experiencing nerve injury, which causes a sharp, painful, and tingling sensation that radiates down the patients arm