NHA Module 5 Quiz Answers

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to process a WBC differential test, testosterone test, and a glucose test. Which of the following actions should the technician take to process these tests?

prepare slide from a lavender topped tube and centrifuge a red topped tube and gray topped tube

A phlebotomy technician is preparing a peripheral blood slide from a capillary puncture. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Touch the slide to the second drop of blood

A phlebotomy technician is using a syringe method to collect a blood culture set, a PTT, and a CBC test. Which of the following should the technician identify as the proper order of the draw?

aerobic bottle, anaerobic bottle, light blue topped tube, EDTA

A phlebotomy technician is performing two sets of blood cultures for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

collect one set from the patients left arm and one set from a different site on the same arm

A phlebotomy technician is collecting a peripheral blood smear from a patient. The technician should identify that this collection technique is used for which of the following tests?

WBC differential test

A phlebotomy technician receives a forensic specimen. The technician should verify that which of the following specimen information matches the requisition form?

case number

A phlebotomy technician is collecting capillary blood from a patient for neonatal screening. Which of the following actions should the technician take to complete the newborn screening card?

touch the paper to a drop of blood and saturate each circle of the card

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform a neonatal screening test. The technician should identify that which of the following is the optimal time to perform the test?

between 24 and 72 hours after birth

A phlebotomy technician is screening potential blood donor. The technician should identify that which of the following patients is able to donate blood?

A 65 year old patient who weighs 54.4 kg (120 lbs)

A phlebotomy technician should identify that a patient who has which of the following blood types is a universal recipient?

AB

A phlebotomy technician is caring for a 3 year old child who weighs 15.9 kg (35 lbs) during a 1 month hospital stay. The technician should identify that which of the following blood collection amounts is within total volume guidelines for this patient?

95 mL

A phlebotomy technician is collecting blood culture from an infant who weighs 3 kg (6.6 lb) The technician should identify that which of the following is the total blood volume for this infant?

240 to 330 mL

A phlebotomy technician is instructing a patient about how to perform a pregnancy test. Which of the following statements should the technician include?

Collect your first urine specimen of the morning

A phlebotomy technician is instructing a patient about how to collect a sputum specimen. Which of the following statements should the technician make?

you should provide the specimen in the morning before eating and drinking

Which of the following additives should a phlebotomy technician use when performing a peripheral blood smear for a WBC count?

EDTA

A phlebotomy technician is preparing to perform blood collection for blood cultures, PTT, and testosterone levels. In which of the following orders should the technician collect these samples?

yellow topped tube, blue topped tube, red topped tube

A phlebotomy technician should recognize that which of the following blood types is compatible with type O?

type o

A phlebotomy technician is instructing a patient about how to collect a fecal specimen at home. Which of the following instructions should the technician include?

Do not mix urine with the fecal sample

A phlebotomy technician is performing a brief physical examination on a prospective blood donor. Which of the following measurements would indicate the donors eligibility to donate blood?

hematocrit level 42%

A phlebotomy technician has collected a neonatal screening card. Which of the following actions should the technician take to properly dry the blood spot collection card?

place the card on a flat dry surface