NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Study Guide 2.0

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 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 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 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 or drinking"

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

Hematocrit level 42%

A phlebotomy technician is collecting a 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 collecting capillary blood form a patient for a 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 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 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 ta slide from a lavender topped tube and centrifuge a red topped tube and a grey tube topped tube

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

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

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 diferent site on the same arm

A phlebotomy technician is caring for a 3-year-old child in an inpatient setting who weighs 15.9 kg (35 lb). The technician should identify that which of the following blood collection amounts is within total volume guidelines for a 1-month period for this patient?

95 mL

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 screening potential blood donors. 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 (120lbs)

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

Type O

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

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

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 hr after birth

A phlb tech instrucng pt collct fecal specmn home. whch follng instr tech incld?

"Do not mix urine with the fecal sample"

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

AB