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1/10 · Routine Blood Collections · difficulty 3/5
What is the reason the order of draw exists?
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- Safety and Compliance 26%
- Patient Preparation 20%
- Routine Blood Collections 28%
- Special Collections 12%
- Processing 14%
Free NHA phlebotomy practice test questions, answers explained
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20 of the free questions have their own page with the correct answer, why each other choice is wrong, and the primary source it was checked against. They are original items written against the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)'s published blueprint, not recalled exam questions.
Safety and Compliance (26% of the CPT)
- To which patients do standard precautions apply?
- Beyond immediate first aid, what does the exposure control plan require after a needlestick?
- Which body does the NHA test plan list as a source of operational standards rather than workplace safety regulation?
- Maintaining refrigerator and freezer temperature logs is part of which task in the test plan?
Patient Preparation (20% of the CPT)
- What is the correct way to positively identify an inpatient before a draw?
- A patient with dementia cannot give verbal or expressed consent. What does the test plan require?
- A patient has an arteriovenous fistula in the left arm. How does this affect site selection?
- A patient scheduled for a fasting test admits to eating breakfast. What does task 2K require?
Routine Blood Collections (28% of the CPT)
- Following the CLSI order of draw, which tube is collected immediately after the blood culture bottle?
- CLSI states that only certain tubes may be collected before the coagulation tube. Which describes them?
- What is the reason the order of draw exists?
- A lavender EDTA tube is mistakenly drawn before the light blue citrate tube. What is the principal concern?
- According to WHO's phlebotomy guidance, when should the tourniquet be released?
- Where should the thumb be placed when anchoring a vein for venipuncture?